K. Chandrashekar Rao
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao | |
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| Member of Parliament, Mahbubnagar | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Constituency | Mahbubnagar , Andhra Pradesh |
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| 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 (Template:Te) (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 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]
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 TRS was part of the UPA coalition government led by Congress until it had withdrawn its support citing the reason that UPA was not in a mood to give nod for separate Telangana state.[6] In 2009, it fought the general elections part of the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.