Devineni Nehru Explained

Devineni Nehru
Birth Name:Devineni Rajasekhar[1]
Birth Date:1954 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Kankipadu Mandal, Krishna District
Office1:Minister of Employment & Technical Education
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Governor1:Krishan Kant
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:N. T. Rama Rao
Term Start1:12 December 1994
Term End1:1 September 1995
Successor1:Balli Durga Prasad Rao
Office2:Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
Term Start2:2004
Term End2:2009
Predecessor2:Yalamanchili Nageswara Rao
Successor2:Constituency Abolished
Constituency2:Kankipadu
Term Start3:1983
Term End3:1999
Predecessor3:Koneru Ranga Rao
Successor3:Yalamanchili Nageswara Rao
Constituency3:Kankipadu
Party:Telugu Desam Party (1982-1995, 2016-2017)
Otherparty:Indian National Congress (1996-2016)
Children:Devineni Avinash (Son), Devineni Kranthi (Daughter)

Devineni Nehru (born Devineni Rajasekhar; 22 June 1954 – 17 April 2017) represented Kankipadu Assembly Constituency in Krishna District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[2]

Life

Nehru was born on 22 June 1954 in Vijayawada. He received B.A. degree from S.R.R & C.V.R college, Vijayawada. His first career was in agriculture. He is the son of Sri D. Rama Krishna Vara Prasad. He married Smt. Devineni Lakshmi. They have a daughter Kranthi and a son Devineni Avinash.[3]

Career

Rajasekhar served as a Minister (1994–96) in the cabinet of late Chief Minister NTR's TDP Government. Rajasekhar won five terms (1983, 1985, 1989, 1994 and 2004) as an MLA from Kankipadu Assembly Constituency. In 2004 he won from Congress Party (Indian National Congress) when Y.S Raja Sekhar Reddy was the Chief Minister. He lost in 2009 elections with 190 votes difference. After the Andhra state bifurcation he lost 2014 elections from Congress Party (INC). He later rejoined Telugu Desam Party.[4]

Death

He died of cardiac arrest on 17 April 2017 at his house in Hyderabad.[5] [6] [7] [8]

References

9. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/devineni-rajasekhar-the-nehru-who-dominated-krishna-district-politics-for-3-decades/articleshow/58219034.cms10. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/devineni-nehru-firebrand-tdp-neta-who-always-swore-by-ntr/articleshow/58232956.cms

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IANS. Former Andhra minister Devineni Nehru dies of cardiac arrest. Indian Express. 17 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1989 . Elections.in . 5 November 2016.
  3. http://www.andhrawishesh.com/home/telugu-headlines-top-stories/42257:vijayawada-roars-save-andhra-pradesh.html Devineni Avinash
  4. News: 2016-09-15. Nehru to join TDP today. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-11-30. 0971-751X.
  5. Web site: Reason Behind Devineni Nehru aka Rajasekhar . 17 April 2017.
  6. Web site: Devineni Nehru is dead - Today's Paper - The Hindu.
  7. News: Staff Reporter. 2017-04-18. Devineni Nehru is dead. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-11-30. 0971-751X.
  8. Web site: Thousands attend funeral of Devineni Nehru Vijayawada News - Times of India.