Summary
Dr. Daggubati Venkateswara Rao, M.B.,B.S., (born 14 December 1953) is a former member of the Indian National Congress.[1]
Daggubati Venkateswara Rao | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 2 April 1996 – 1 April 2002 | |
| Preceded by | P. Upendra |
| Succeeded by | Ravula Chandrasekhar Reddy |
| Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1991–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Salagala Benjamin |
| Succeeded by | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu |
| Constituency | Bapatla |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2004–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jagarlamudi Padmavathi |
| Succeeded by | Yeluri Sambasiva Rao |
| Constituency | Parchur |
| In office 1983–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Maddukuri Narayan Rao |
| Succeeded by | Gade Venkata Reddy |
| Constituency | Parchur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 December 1953[citation needed] Karamchedu, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Hyderabad |
Personal life edit
Rao is the 2nd son-in-law in order for N. T. Rama Rao, actor and founder of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He is the son of Daggubati Chenchu Ramaiah. He married politician Daggubati Purandareswari on 9 May 1979. The couple have two children, Nivedita and Hitesh Chenchuram, a daughter and a son respectively.[citation needed]
Career edit
Rao is an ex-Minister, ex-Member of Parliament and an ex-Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Parchur constituency in Prakasham District up to 2014. He won the 2009 General Election by getting 73,691 votes and a majority of 2,776 votes. Rao was elected to the State Assembly in 1983, 1985, 1989, 2004, 2009 and to Lok Sabha (Indian lower house) in 1991–1996, and to the Rajya Sabha (Indian Upper House) in 1996. He was an independent member in the 2014 elections but in 2019 he joined the YSR Congress Party. He contested the 2019 Legislative Assembly[which?] elections from Parchur Assembly Constituency, Prakasham district. He was defeated by TDP candidate Eluri Sambasiva Rao with a narrow margin.[citation needed]
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