K. Chandrashekar Rao
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao | |
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 KCR | |
| Member of Parliament, Mahbubnagar | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Constituency | Mahbubnagar , Andhra Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | image 17 February 1954 Small village in Chintamadaka, Medak, Andhra Pradesh |
| Died | image |
| Resting place | image |
| Political party | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
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| Residence(s) | 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.
Early life
Rao was born in Chintamadaka village in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh.[2][3] He attained a Masters in Telugu Literature .[4]
Political career
He lost once in 1983 assembly elections.He first elected as MLA in 1985 from Telugu Desam Party.He served as the cabinet minister.He never lost an election since 1985. 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]
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 TRS was part of the UPA coalition government led by Congress until it had withdrawn its support citing the reason that UPA was not in a mood to give nod for separate Telangana state.[6] In 2009, it fought the general elections part of the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.
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.
References
- ^ Farooq, Omer (10 December 2009). "India's 'Tiger of Telangana' feted". BBC News.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ Nag, Kingshuk (11 December 2009). "From 'Dubai Shekhar' to mover and shaker". India Times.
- ^ 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.