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.
Koneru Ranga Rao | |
|---|---|
| 4th Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 9 October 1992 – 12 December 1994 | |
| Preceded by | C. Jagannatha Rao |
| Succeeded by | Damodar Raja Narasimha |
| Constituency | Tiruvuru |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1936 Vijayawada, Madras Presidency, British Raj (now in Andhra Pradesh, India ) |
| Died | 15 March 2010 (aged 73) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Hyderabad, Telangana, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Early life
editKoneru Ranga Rao was a Dalit Madiga leader born at Gudavalli, Vijayawada. He did his BA.
Political career
editKoneru 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
editKoneru Ranga Rao died on 15 March 2010.[2]
Personal life
editKoneru Ranga Rao was married and had four children. His son in law is an Ex. Member of Parliament, Mallu Ravi.
References
edit- ^ "Koneru Ranga Rao Dead - Hyderabad News on fullhyd.com". Fullhyderabad.com. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Press Information Bureau English Releases". Pib.nic.in. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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