Summary
Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah (18 June 1921 – 12 October 1993) was an Indian politician. He was the Governor of Bihar from 15 March 1985 to 25 February 1988 and the Governor of Karnataka, India from 26 February 1988 to 5 February 1990.[1] He was elected to the Lok Sabha and was the Union Minister of State for Home and Parliamentary Affairs in both Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi cabinet.[2][3][4]
Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Bihar | |
| In office 15 March 1985 – 25 February 1988 | |
| Chief Minister | Bindeshwari Dubey Bhagwat Jha Azad |
| Preceded by | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai |
| Succeeded by | Govind Narain Singh |
| Governor of Karnataka | |
| In office 26 February 1987 – 5 February 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Ashoknath Banerji |
| Succeeded by | Bhanu Pratap Singh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1957–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Rayasam Seshagiri Rao |
| Succeeded by | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| In office 1977–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Maddur Subba Reddy |
| Constituency | Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1921 Sanjamala, Banganapalle, Kurnool District, Madras Presidency, British India (Now Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 12 October 1993 (aged 72) Hyderabad, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Kanakamma, |
| Source: [1] | |
Life and career edit
Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah was born on 18 June 1921 into an affluent family of agriculturists at Sanjamala, a village in the erstwhile Princely State of Banaganapalli in Madras Presidency, British India.
Venkatasubbaiah founded the Vasavi Academy of Education, an organisation which runs several educational institutions including the Vasavi College of Engineering, Pendekanti Law College, and Vasavi High School.[citation needed]
Venkatasubbaiah died in Hyderabad on 12 October 1993, at the age of 72.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "States of India since 1947". World Statesman. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Governors Of Karnataka Since 1956". Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ Venkatasubbaiah Pendekanti Profile
- ^ Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah Profile from Lok Sabha Website Archived 31 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lok Sabha Debates (PDF). Parliament of India. 2 December 1993. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
External links edit
- Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website