R. Ramakrishna | |
Birth Name: | Rangasayee Ramakrishna |
Birth Date: | 15 March 1934 |
Birth Place: | Chidambaram, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, British India |
Office: | MP of Rajya Sabha for Karnataka |
Term Start: | 3 April 2012 |
Term End: | 2 April 2018 |
Successor: | Syed Naseer Hussain, INC |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse: | Shanta |
Rangasayee Ramakrishna (born 15 March 1934) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also a civil servant and political activist.
Ramakrishna joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1957 and served in different positions till his retirement in 1992. He is Active Member of BJP since 1995 and was Co-convener of Economic Cell of BJP during 1995–2000; He is National Convener of Election Cell of BJP since 1998 and is Permanent Invitee in the National Executive of BJP.
He was elected to Rajya Sabha from state of Karnataka of the ticket of BJP in April 2012.[1]
His wife, Dr Shanta Ramakrishna, is a retired professor from JNU New Delhi.[2]