Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani

Pemmasani was born on 7 March 1976 at Burripalem, Guntur district in present-day Andhra Pradesh in an agricultural family to Pemmasani Sambasiva Rao and his wife Suvarchala. He has a brother named Ravi Shankar Pemmasani. Although he was born in Burripalem, he spent some time in his childhood in Narasaraopet because of his father's hotel business. He completed his 10th class in 1991 and his intermediate in 1993. With aspirations to become a doctor, he secured 27th rank in the EAMCET in 1993–94 and obtained a seat at Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad. He finished his postgraduate training in internal medicine at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania. In the course of his postgraduate training, he served as the representative of Pennsylvania in a national medical knowledge competition for two consecutive years. Subsequently, he served as an attending physician at Johns Hopkins University and Sinai Hospital for approximately five years, teaching residents and medical students. ==Social activities==

Pemmasani contributed to the provision of free potable water to residents of the Palnadu region in Andhra Pradesh, within the Guntur district. He provided funding for educational support for children and adults, and has contributed charitably to local community entities. ==Political career==

Pemmasani's father, Sambasivarao, was fond of N.T. Rama Rao. Due to this connection, he joined the Telugu Desam Party. He later served as the Deputy Chairman of Narasaraopet town. Following his father's involvement in politics, Pemmasani also joined the same party. He admired N. Chandrababu Naidu greatly. When Naidu became Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Pemmasani actively participated in organizing events held in the US during his visits. In 2014 and 2019, Pemmasani attempted to secure a Narasaraopet Lok Sabha ticket from Telugu Desam Party. However, due to the opportunity given to the former Indian National Congress leader Rayapati Sambasiva Rao, he withdrew for a considerable period. and won with 344,695 votes, succeeding former member Galla Jayadev who had announced he was taking a break from politics in January 2024. ==Election statistics==