Koneru Ranga Rao

Koneru Ranga Rao
Succeeded by koneru jitendra kumar
Constituency tiruvuru
Personal details
Born 26 July 1936
Vijayawada, AP, India
Died 15 March 2010 (aged 73)
hyderabad
Political party Indian National Congress

Koneru Ranga Rao (26 July 1936 – 15 March 2010) was an Indian politician. He belonged to Congress party. He was Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Early life

Koneru Ranga Rao was born in a Dalit family in Gudavalli village in Vijayawada, AP. He did his BA.

Political career

Koneru Ranga Rao was elected as sarpanch of his village Gundavalli and worked for 20 years in the village.

He was elected from Kanipadu constituency to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and became Social welfare minister. He was also elected from Tiruviru constituency twice. He also served as Minister for Municipal Development, Endowments. He was the Deputy Chief Minister during the reign of Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy.[1]

Death

Koneru Ranga Rao died on 15 March 2010.[2]

Personal life

Koneru Ranga Rao was married and had four children. His son in law was Ex. Member of Parliament, Mallu Ravi.

References

  1. ↑ "Koneru Ranga Rao Dead - Hyderabad News on fullhyd.com". Fullhyderabad.com. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  2. ↑ "Press Information Bureau English Releases". Pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2013-08-04.


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