Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao
| Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao | |
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| KCR | |
| Member of Parliament, Mahbubnagar | |
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| Assumed office 2009 |
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| Constituency | Mahbubnagar , Andhra Pradesh |
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| Born | 17 February 1954 Small village in Chintamadaka, Medak, Andhra Pradesh |
| Political party | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| Residence | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (Telugu: కల్వకుంట్ల చంద్రశేఖర రావు) (born 17 February 1954), abbreviated KCR, is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He is a Member of Parliament from the Mahaboobnagar constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is the president of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi.[1] He was the cabinet minister for Labour and Employment.
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[edit] Early life
Rao was born in Chintamadaka village in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh.[2][3] He attained a Masters in Telugu Literature .[4]
[edit] Political career
He lost once in 1983 assembly elections.He was elected as a MLA in 1985 from Telugu Desam Party.He served as the cabinet minister. He was a member of the Telugu Desam Party and served as Deputy Speaker until he resigned from the party due to differences with then Chief minister Chandra Babu Naidu. [5]
[edit] TRS party formation
He formed the Telangana Rashtra Samithi for the cause of Telangana as a separate state. TRS fought the 2004 general elections in alliance with Congress. It was able to win 5 MP seats. TRS was part of the UPA coalition government led by Congress until it had withdrawn its support citing the reason that UPA was not in a mood to give nod for separate Telangana state.[6] In 2009, it fought the general elections part of the opposition coalition.
[edit] Personal life
K. Chandrashekhar Rao is married to Shobha {Daughter of well-known Freedom Fighter J.Keshava Rao, Kodurpaaka} and has two children, a son K. T. Rama Rao, a legislator, and daughter Kavitha.[7] His nephew Harish Rao is Member of Legislative Assembly for the Siddipet constituency.
[edit] References
- ^ Farooq, Omer (10 December 2009). "India's 'Tiger of Telangana' feted". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8406456.stm.
- ^ "Rao,Shri Kalva Kuntla Chandrasekhar". Retrieved on 2011-06-30.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh News : ‘KCR is our dora and we will never disown him’". The Hindu. 2009-03-31. http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/31/stories/2009033154880400.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ Nag, Kingshuk (11 December 2009). "From 'Dubai Shekhar' to mover and shaker". India Times. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/From-Dubai-Shekhar-to-mover-and-shaker/articleshow/5324903.cms.
- ^ Telangana finds a new man and moment. Hinduonnet.com (2001-05-19). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.
- ^ Telangana isn’t scary. Hindustan Times (2009-12-10). Retrieved on 2011-06-30.
- ^ "Politics/Nation". The Times Of India. 10 December 2009. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/KCR-breaks-fast/articleshow/5321203.cms.
