Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju Explained

Pusapati Vijayrama Gajapati Raju
Residence:Phool Bagh Royal Palace, Fort Vizianagaram
Birth Date:2 May 1924
Birth Place:Vizianagaram, Vizianagaram estate (now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency2:Visakhapatnam
Constituency1:Visakhapatnam
Term Start:1977
Term End:1984
Constituency:Bobbili
Term Start2:1957
Term End2:1962
Term Start1:1971
Term End1:1977
Predecessor:Karri Narayana Rao
Successor:Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju
Predecessor1:Tenneti Viswanadham
Successor1:Dronamraju Satyanarayana
Successor2:Pusapati Vijaya Ananda Gajapathi Raju
Party:Socialist Party
Indian National Congress
Children:6, including Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju and Ashok Gajapathi Raju

Maharaja Pusapati Vijayrama Gajapati Raju D.Litt. was an Indian parliamentarian and philanthropist. He was the eldest son of Maharaja Alak Narayanadev Gajapathi Raju and Vidyavathi Devi[1] of Vizianagaram estate in Andhra Pradesh.[2] He was born at Phool Bagh Palace in Vizianagaram.

He purchased the Korukonda Palace and the 1000acres of land surrounding it and donated it to the Government of India for the establishment of the Sainik School in 1961–1962. It is one of the 20 Sainik Schools established in India and the only one in Andhra Pradesh.[3]

He was elected as a member of the Madras and Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assemblies during 1952–1956 and 1956–1957 respectively. He again became a member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 1960 and 1971 and served as a Minister in the State Council of Ministers and held various important portfolios. He was elected to the second and fifth Lok Sabha from Visakhapatnam parliamentary constituency in 1957–1960 and 1971–1977 respectively. He was also elected to the sixth and seventh Lok Sabha from Bobbili parliamentary constituency in 1977–1980 and 1980–1984 respectively.[4]

Raju served as the president of the Andhra Cricket Association.

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  1. News: Vijayanagaram Maharani Dead. 9 February 2018. The Indian Express. 8 March 1957. 8.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 15 July 2022 . 25 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120925185348/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2002080501120200.htm&date=2002%2F08%2F05%2F&prd=mp& . dead .
  3. Web site: Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju. https://web.archive.org/web/20140525235522/http://www.in.com/pusapati-vijayarama-gajapati-raju/profile-225673.html. dead. 2014-05-25. in.com/.
  4. Web site: Members Bioprofile. 47.132. 1 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110502164457/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/1318.htm. 2 May 2011. dead.