| Birthname: | Vuthpulla Hanumantha Rao |
| Birth Date: | 1948 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Amberpet, Hyderabad, India |
| Office: | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha |
| Term Start: | 22 June 2004 |
| Term End: | 21 June 2016 |
| Predecessor: | R. Ramachandraiah |
| Successor: | D. Srinivas |
| Constituency1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start2: | 3 April 1992 |
| Term End2: | 2 April 1998 |
| Predecessor2: | Kalvala Prabhakar Rao |
| Successor2: | K. Kala Venkat Rao |
| Constituency2: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Office3: | 14th President of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee |
| Term3: | 1989 - 1992 |
| 1Blankname3: | AICC President |
| 1Namedata3: | Rajiv Gandhi P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Predecessor3: | N. Janardhana Reddy |
| Successor3: | Majji Tulasi Das |
| Office4: | Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh |
| Term4: | 1989 - 1992 |
| Constituency4: | Amberpet |
| Term5: | 1978 - 1983 |
| Constituency5: | Amberpet |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse: | V. Chandrakala |
| Children: | 3 daughters |
| Residence: | 11, Janpath, New Delhi, India (official) 2-2-185/56/14-B, Bagh Amberpet, Hyderabad, India (private) |
| Alma Mater: | Osmania University (BA) |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Profession: | Politician |
| Website: | Official website |
V. Hanumantha Rao (aka VHR, Hanumantha Rao Vuthpulla) is a political leader from the Indian National Congress party. He is former AICC(All India Congress Committee) Secretary of Congress Party in Telangana. He was the Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha. After Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh he is allotted to Telangana state by draw of lots.[1]