Koneru Ranga Rao Explained

Koneru Ranga Rao
Birth Date:26 July 1936
Birth Place:Vijayawada, Madras Presidency, British Raj (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Death Date:15 March 2010 (aged 73)
Death Place:Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Hyderabad, Telangana, India)
Constituency:Tiruvuru
Office:4th Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Term Start:9 October 1992
Term End:12 December 1994
Predecessor:C. Jagannatha Rao
Successor:Damodar Raja Narasimha
Party:Indian National Congress

Koneru Ranga Rao (26 July 1936  - 15 March 2010) was an Indian politician. He belonged to Congress party. He was Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Early life

Koneru Ranga Rao was a Dalit Madiga leader born at Gudavalli, Vijayawada. He did his BA.

Political career

Koneru Ranga Rao was elected as sarpanch of his village Gundavalli and worked for 20 years in the village.

He was elected from Kanipadu constituency to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and became Social welfare minister. He was also elected from Tiruviru constituency twice. He also served as Minister for Municipal Development, Endowments. He was the Deputy Chief Minister during the reign of Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy.[1]

Death

Koneru Ranga Rao died on 15 March 2010.[2]

Personal life

Koneru Ranga Rao was married and had four children. His son in law is an Ex. Member of Parliament, Mallu Ravi.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Koneru Ranga Rao Dead - Hyderabad News on fullhyd.com . Fullhyderabad.com . 2013-08-04.
  2. Web site: Press Information Bureau English Releases . Pib.nic.in . 2013-08-04.