Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Narasapur (Andhra Pradesh )
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Party Name :
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Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Late Shri Uppalapati Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Raju
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Date of Birth
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20.01.1940
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Place of Birth
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Mogaltur, Distt. West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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20 Sep 1996
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. U. Shyamala Devi
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No.of Daughters
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3
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Educational Qualifications
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Under Graduate
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Artist
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Permanent Address |
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114, M.L.A. Colony, Banjara Hills,
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Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
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Present Address |
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AB-87, Shahjahan Road,
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New Delhi – 110011
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(011) 23782338, 23073456
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Position Held |
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1998
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Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Commerce
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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1999
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee on Finance
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Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development
Scheme
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2000
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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30 Sept. 2000- 21 July 2001
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs
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22 July 2001- 30 June 2002
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
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1 July 2002 – 28 Jan. 2003
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Consumer Affairs , Food
& Public Distribution
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29 Jan. 2003- onwards
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Rural Development
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Research in yoga, Hinduism and Culture; as film actor, in Telugu won several awards
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Worked for the relief of cyclone affected people; collected funds for the rehabilitation of families
of police personnel; and instrumental in establishing open air theatres at Nellore, Ellore
and Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
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Special Interests
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Welfare of the people
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading, studying rural folk, religious rituals, educating people and sports and games
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Sports and Clubs
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Kabaddi and volleyball; selected for national games in Kabaddi and was a renowned
inter-collegiate volleyball player
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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President, Telugu Artists Association for 18 years; educating rural masses and making them aware
of fiscal, academic and political policies; and actively engaged in Sangh Pariwar activities
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Reference: Loksabha