Killi Krupa Rani Explained

Killi Krupa Rani
Birth Date:19 November 1965
Birth Place:Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh
Residence:Tekkali
Office:Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology
Term Start:28 October 2012
Term End:26 May 2014
Alongside:Milind Deora
Primeminister:Manmohan Singh
Minister:Kapil Sibal
Predecessor:Sachin Pilot
Successor:Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre
Office1:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start1:2009
Term End1:2014
Predecessor1:Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu
Successor1:Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
Constituency1:Srikakulam
Spouse:Rammohan Rao
Children:2
Profession:Doctor, Politician

Dr. Killi Krupa Rani (born 19 November 1965) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. She is a former member of the Indian Parliament and previously represented Srikakulam from 2009 to 2014.[1] She belongs to Kalinga caste.[2] [3] In April 2024, she resigned from YSRCP and joined the Indian National Congress.[4] [5]

Personal life

She hails from Tekkali, Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh. Her parents are Kamayya and Kouosalya. She married Rammohan Rao in 1985 and has two children. She did her MBBS from Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam. She is the convenor of Rammohan Rao Charitable Trust, which works towards providing free drinking water in rural areas, free medical camps, free deliveries and free cataract operations to the blind.[6] She plays shooting sport and squash as pass time activity.[7]

Career

She entered politics and joined the Indian National Congress party, on the eve of completion of Y. S. Rajashekar Reddy's padhayatra. She lost the 2004 general election but won in 2009 defeating four-time MP, Yerran Naidu.[8] In October 2012, she was inducted into the 15th Lok Sabha and Manmohan Singh's cabinet as Minister of State, Communications and Information Technology.[9] [10] She was a Member, Committee on Health and Family Welfare; Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs and Member, Central Social Welfare Board.

In 2014, she lost to Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu.[11] She quit Indian National Congress and later joined YSRCP on 28 February 2019.[12] In 2024, she quit the YSRCP citing her dissatisfaction with the leadership and rejoined the INC in the presence of the state unit president Y. S. Sharmila.[13] [14] [15]

Interests

She is an avid reader and takes an interest in music, history, literature and travelling. She also published a book entitled The 100 years saga of Nehru's family.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of Members. Government of India. 1 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130201155638/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/Members/Biography.aspx?mpsno=4524. 1 February 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: 2019-02-20 . Killi entry irks YSRCP leaders . 2023-04-22 . . en.
  3. Web site: 6 November 2012 . Cabinet reshuffle compounds problems for the ruling Congress in Andhra Pradesh . 2023-04-22 . India Today . en.
  4. Web site: Rao . Chowdari Lakshmana . 2024-04-04 . Srikakulam: Former Union minister Killi Kruparani resigns from YSRCP . 2024-04-06 . www.thehansindia.com . en.
  5. Web site: Killi Kruparani: అవమానాలు ఎదుర్కోలేకే.. వైకాపాకు రాజీనామా : కిల్లి కృపారాణి . 2024-04-06 . EENADU . te.
  6. Web site: DoT Page . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130706051650/http://www.dot.gov.in/about-us/dr-smt-kruparani-killi . 6 July 2013 . 14 February 2014 . DoT.
  7. Web site: Loksabha members : Killi, Dr. (Smt.) Kruparani - Data is Info: Data is more useful if it is made available in a better format. . 2024-04-06 . Data is Info . en.
  8. Web site: The Hindu : States / Andhra Pradesh : Cabinet berths likely for 4 Congress leaders from State. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121029080135/http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/andhra-pradesh/cabinet-berths-likely-for-4-congress-leaders-from-state/article4035835.ece. 2012-10-29.
  9. Web site: Killi Krupa Rani PRSIndia . 2024-04-06 . PRS Legislative Research . en-US.
  10. Web site: New ministers sworn in . 2024-04-06 . The Economic Times.
  11. News: Election Results 2014: TDP-BJP combine bags 15 Lok Sabha seats in Seemandhra region. 16 May 2014. The Economic Times.
  12. Web site: Former Union Minister Killi Kruparani meets YS Jagan. 19 February 2019. The Hans India.
  13. Web site: Rao . Chowdari Lakshmana . 2024-04-04 . Srikakulam: Former Union minister Killi Kruparani resigns from YSRCP . 2024-04-05 . www.thehansindia.com . en.
  14. Web site: Arikatla . Venkat . 2024-04-05 . Ex-Union Minister Kruparani returns to Congress . 2024-04-05 . greatandhra.com . en.
  15. News: Telangana Today . Ex-Union Minister Killi Kruparani returns to Congress . 5 April 2024 . 5 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240405185218/https://telanganatoday.com/ex-union-minister-killi-kruparani-returns-to-congress . 5 April 2024 . en.