Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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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 G. Venkateswara Rao
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. G. Sitaravamma
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Date of Birth
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06.10.1958
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Place of Birth
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Vill. Kavali, Nellore (Andhra Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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07 Dec 1985
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Spouse’s Name
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Shri Panabaka Krishnaiah
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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M.A.(Public Administration)
Educated at Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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25-1-484, Postal Colony, A.K. Nagar,
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Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
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Telefax. (0861) 2318888
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Present Address |
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22, Mother Teressa Crescent Road,
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New Delhi – 110 0011
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Tels. (011) 23019972, 23010807 (R)
(011) 23385823 (O), 09810644684 (M)
Fax: (011) 23019972 (R), 23384082 (O),
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Position Held |
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1996
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Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
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1996-97
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Member, Committee on Commerce
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1998
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Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
Member Executive Committee, Congress
Parliamentary Party (C.P.P.)
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Railways
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Member, Comittee to review the rate of dividend
payable by the Railway Undertakings to General
Revenues
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Science
and Technology and other Departments
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May 2004
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Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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2009 – 30 Oct. 2012
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Union Minister of State, Textiles
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30 Oct. 2012 onwards
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Union Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Secretary, South-Central Railway Women`s Welfare
Organisation, Secunderabad Division; associated
with State social and cultural organisations; viz.
(i) Snehalaya; and (ii) Nrityabharathi
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Special Interests
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Social service, working for Congress Party, upliftment
of the downtrodden and the poor; especially interested in women
and child development
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading, listening to music and spending time with
children
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Sports and Clubs
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Chess, Badminton, Tennis and Carrom
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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Working for boosting the image of Congress Party in Prakasam, Guntur and Nellore District; and frequent interaction with women
workers of the party
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Reference: Loksabha