Dadichiluka Veera Gouri Sankara Rao (born 30 April 1968), sometimes called D. Shankar Rao or D.V.G. Shankar Rao, is an Indian anesthesiologist and politician who served as a Telugu Desam Party member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and of the Lok Sabha.
Dadichiluka Veera Gouri Sankara Rao | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1999 -2004 | |
| Preceded by | Vyricherla Kishore Chandra Suryanarayana Deo |
| Succeeded by | Vyricherla Kishore Chandra Suryanarayana Deo |
| Constituency | Parvathipuram constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1968 Palika valasa, Vizianagaram(Dt.), Andhra Pradesh |
| Political party | Telugu Desam Party and YSR Congress Party |
| Spouse | Swarnalatha |
| Children | 2; 1 son and 1 daughter |
Background
editShankar Rao is an adivasi, and was born 30 April 1968 in Palika Valasu village. He earned his M.B.B.S and later specialised in anesthesiology both from Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam in earning his medical doctorate. He became active in the T.D.P. in his district, and was nominated to and served in the Andhra Pradesh L.A.
Political life
editLok Sabha
editIn the 1999 general election Shankar Rao was elected as a member of the Lok Sabha from Parvathipuram constituency, a seat reserved for members of the scheduled tribes. He won with 304,000 votes (49.54%) to 290,719 (47.38%) for his Congress opponent, Vyricherla Kishore Chandra Suryanarayana Deo, and 18,952 for two minor opponents. He was appointed to the Lok Sabha Standing Committee on Labour and Welfare, and served until the 2004 election, when he sought unsuccessfully re-election.[1]
State politics
editHe has joined YSR Congress Party in 2021[2] and held the position of Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Commission for Scheduled Tribes.[3]
Personal life
editHe is married to Swarnalata. They have two children, one son and a daughter. He enjoys reading and writing poetry; a collection of his poetry in Telugu, Assa Geevulu, has been published. His Telugu poems are published entitled DVG Kavithalu in 2021.[4]
References
edit- ^ Rao, V.Chalapati "Andhra Pradesh: VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT: Irrigation, health major areas of concern"[usurped] The Hindu 4 March 2004
- ^ Y. Srinivasa Rao (1 July 2021). "Former TDP MP D.V.G.Sankara Rao joins YSRCP". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ APCST. Andhra Pradesh Commission for Scheduled Tribes https://apstc.in/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Dr. DVG Kavithalu (2021) available at Logili.com[1]