Jakkampudi Rammohan Rao Explained

Jakkampudi Rammohan Rao
Birth Date:1953 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Adurru, Mamidikuduru Mandal, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Office:Roads & Buildings and Excise & Prohibition Minister
Term Start:2004–2009
Constituency1:Kadiyam Assembly Constituency
Party: Indian National Congress
Parents:Peda Veeraiah, Sitaratnam
Spouse:Jakkampudi Vijayalakshmi
Children:Jakkampudi Raja, Jakkampudi Ganesh and a daughter

Jakkampudi Rammohan Rao (6 August 1953 – 9 October 2011) was a three-term member of the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh for Kadiyam constituency.[1]

Early life

Rao was born in Adurru on 6 August 1953 and died at Bollineni Hospital on 9 October 2011, having suffered from diabetic neuropathy for several years. He married Vijayalakshmi, who contested election in 2009 due to his poor health, and the couple had two sons and a daughter.[2] One of his sons, Jakkampudi Raja, is the MLA from Rajanagaram Assembly Constituency from 2019 to 2024.

Career

Rao had joined the YSR Congress in 2010. He won elections in 1989, 1999 and 2004 as an Indian National Congress candidate. He was appointed State Minister of Roads and Buildings in 2004 and later became Minister of Excise.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rammohan Rao Cremated With State Honours . . 10 October 2011 . 11 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111011094118/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?737806 . 11 October 2011 .
  2. News: The New Indian Express . Former Minister Jakkampudi is dead . 20 January 2022 . 10 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220120044105/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2011/oct/10/former-minister-jakkampudi-is-dead-298805.html . 20 January 2022.
  3. News: 10 October 2011 . Former Minister Jakkampudi is dead . dead . https://archive.today/20130719181052/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/former-minister-jakkampudi-is-dead/191671-60.html . 19 July 2013 . 19 July 2013 . IBN.