G. Krishnaiah
Civil Servant

Indian Bhairapuram village, Jogulamba Gadwal district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Quick Info

Profession	Civil Servant
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	08/02/1957
Age	37 years (died on 05, Dec, 1994)
Birthplace	Bhairapuram village, Jogulamba Gadwal district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date of Death	05/12/1994

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Bio/Wiki

G. Krishnaiah was an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1985 Bihar cadre.
He was born on 8 February 1957 and was killed on 5 December 1994 in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, while serving as District Magistrate of Gopalganj district.
He held a postgraduate degree in English and a graduate degree in Botany.

Physical Stats & More

Height	168 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Dark Brown

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	Maharani Adi Lakshmi Devamma (M.A.L.D) Government Arts and Science Degree College, Gadwal, Telangana Osmania University, Hyderabad
Degrees	BSc (Botany) MA (English Literature)

Personal Life

Place of Death	Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India
Cause of Death	Killed by mob led by politician Anand Mohan Singh

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Wife	Uma Krishnaiah
Affairs/Girlfriends	Uma Krishnaiah
Marriage Date	1986

Family

Father	G Seshanna (deceased
Mother	Venkamma (deceased
Siblings	Ayyanna Krishnaiah (elder)
Spouse	Uma Krishnaiah (teacher)
Children	Niharika Krishnaiah banker Padma Krishnaiah software engineer

Career

Service	Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
Batch	1985
Cadre	Bihar
Previous Assignments	Year: 1986 Organization: West Champaran Position: Assistant Collector Organization: Nalanda district Position: Assistant Collector Organization: Hazaribagh Position: Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Organization: Bettiah Position: District Magistrate (DM) From: 01/09/1987 To: 01/12/1989 Organization: Department of Land Revenue Management & District Administration Position: Assistant Collector, Additional District Magistrate (ADM) From: 01/08/1989 To: 01/04/1992 Organization: Home Ministry of the Bihar government Position: Joint Secretary From: 01/12/1989 To: 01/04/1992 Organization: Department of Land Revenue Management & District Administration Position: Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC) From: 01/04/1992 To: 01/12/1994 Organization: Department of Land Revenue Management & District Administration Position: District Magistrate (DM) From: 01/04/1992 To: 01/12/1994 Organization: Department of Land Revenue Management & District Administration Position: District Magistrate (DM), Saharsa district From: December 1994 To: 05/12/1994 Organization: Gopalganj district Position: District Magistrate (DM)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. G. Krishnaiah started as a porter to support his family financially.
2. He funded his education independently without family assistance.
3. Krishnaiah shifted from a government job to become a journalist for local newspapers.
4. Later, he became an English teacher in an educational institute in Andhra Pradesh.
5. He succeeded in his first attempt at the civil services examination.
6. Krishnaiah received administrative training at LBSNAA in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.
7. He played a crucial role in implementing land reform acts in Bihar, benefiting poor peasants.
8. Krishnaiah tragically lost his life in 1994 while trying to protect his bodyguard from a mob attack.
9. Anand Mohan Singh was found guilty of his murder, released by the Bihar government in 2023.
10. G. Krishnaiah is remembered as a sincere and devoted civil servant.
11. A statue of him with a pen in his pocket has been erected in Gopalganj in his memory.
12. The Krishnaiah Memorial Award was established in 1996-97 to recognize the best essay on law and order by trainee IAS officers.

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