Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Kakinada (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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Dr. M.S. Sanjeevi Rao
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Mother’s Name
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Late Smt. Rama Rajeshwari
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Date of Birth
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31.08.1962
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Place of Birth
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Pithapuram, Distt. East 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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15 Feb 1989
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Mamatha
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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B.E., M.B.A.,
Educated at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, and Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
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Profession
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Engineer
Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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13-2-41, Latchi Raju Variveedhi,
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Kakinada – 533 001
Andhra Pradesh
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Tel. (0884) 2361891
Fax. (0884) 2362123
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Present Address |
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AB – 3, Pandara Road,
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New Delhi – 110 003
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Tels. (011) 23782698, 23782387 (O)
Telefax. (011) 23385054 (R), 9868180180 (M)
Fax. (011) 23382365 (O)
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Position Held |
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1989-91
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Elected to 9th Lok Sabha
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1990
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Member, Committee on Science and Technology
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Food Processing Industries
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1995-2000
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General Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (A.P.C.C.)
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1997-2000
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Member, All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.)
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2000
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Chairman, Science and Technology Cell, APCC
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Member, General Purposes Committee
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Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
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Chairman, Committee on Information Technology
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Jan. 2006 to May 2009
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Union Minister of State, Defence
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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2009 – 28 Oct. 2012
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Union Minister of State, Defence
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28 Oct. 2012 onwards
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Union Cabinet Minister, Human Resource Development
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Conferred with the title of `Fellow` by the Institution of Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering in 2006; Conferred ` Honorary Doctorate` by the Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University(JNTU) in 2008
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Member, Rotary Club,Kakinada; Honarary President, Pantam Padmanabhan Memorial Cultural & Charitable Trust
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Special Interests
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Developments in international affairs, scientific developments, sports, computers and telecommunications
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Music, photography and travelling
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Sports and Clubs
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Atheletics, football, swimming & horseriding; Member, (i)Secunderabad Club,(ii) India International Centre; Life Member, Equestrian Federation of India
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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Chairman,Department of Policy Planing;Member (i) Institution of Electronics & Telecommunications Engineers, New Delhi, 1987-88; (ii) Indian Parliamentary Group, New Delhi , and Research Assistant, Temple University, U.S.A., 1985-86; Research Associate, Federal Group Incorporated , South Natick, MA, U.S.A. (Management Consulting Firm), 1986-87; Sales Coordinator, International Operations, Norsk Data A.S., Oslo, Norway (Computer Company); Board Director, Air India & Indian Airlines 1994-97; Managing Director, TTM (India) Private Limited (ASIC Design Services) Secunderabad since 1999;
As minister for the 2nd consecutive term in the same Ministry, he led the Indian Delegation to Paris Air Show in France in June 2009;as Minister, visited the Indian Regiment serving in Lebanon in September 2008, as part of the UNIFIL( United Nations interim force in Lebanon) forces as per the UN mandate; as Minister headed the delegation from the Ministry and spoke at the important SHANGRI LA DIALOGUE(Annual Conference of Defence Ministers from the world) in Singapore in May 2008
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Reference: Loksabha