K. Keshava Rao
| Dr K. Keshava Rao | |
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| డాక్టర్ కె కేశవ రావు | |
| MP of Rajya Sabha for Telangana | |
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Assumed office 10 April 2014 |
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Member of Parliament for Andhra Pradesh |
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In office May 2006 – 2012 |
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| Chairman, Rajiv Gandhi Technology Mission, Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
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In office 1992–1994 |
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| Deputy Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council | |
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In office 1979–1980 |
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| Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council | |
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In office 1979–1985 |
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| Chairman, Minimum Wages Board, Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
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In office 1972–1979 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Kancherla Keshava Rao 4 June 1939 Mahbubabad, Hyderabad State, British India (now in Telangana, India) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party |
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (May 2013 - Present) Indian National Congress (- May 2013) |
| Spouse(s) | Vasanta Kumari |
| Children | 2 sons, 2 daughters |
| Residence | 312, Telangana Bhawan, New Delhi |
| Alma mater |
Osmania University Badruka College |
| Occupation | Political and Social Worker, Journalist and Educationist |
Dr Kancherla Keshava Rao popularly known as KK (born 4 June 1939) is a politician from Telangana Rashtra Samithi party is a Member of the Parliament of India representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Despite being from Telangana he was assigned to Andhra Pradesh because of the lot method used to assign Rajya Sabha members for the newly created Telangana and residual Andhra Pradesh. He was reelected to the Rajya Sabha on 7 February 2014.
He was born to K. Niranjan Rao and Govindamma in Mahbubabad, Warangal, Hyderabad State on Dec 13, 1940 ( official records 6, June, 1939 ). He did his B.Comm at Badruka College, then pursued an M.A. at Arts College, Osmania University and later PhD from Osmania University, Hyderabad.
He started his career as a journalist, actor producer after a shot stint as teacher at Mahboob College MP High School. He was editor of The Daily News,a popular daily in English, printed from Hyderabad. He had his apprentice in the Indian Express, Vijayawada and The Patriot, Delhi. His writings were well received. He opposed the Emergency (1975-77), particularly the censorship of the media and The Daily News was blacklisted for it.
Dr.Rao has been a senior Congressmen, holding many high positions in the Party and Government. He and was elected as the President of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (2005) and was later made the member of the Congress Working Committee, All India Congress Committee (AICC), in the year 2009. He was put in charge of Party affairs in four States: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Assam and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Dr. Rao was a Cabinet Minister in the three consecutive governments in the state of Andhra Pradesh, holding important portfolios like Education, Industry and Labor. Earlier Keshava Rao was Dy Chairman of the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh. He was elected to legislative council for two terms from Graduates constituency. He was also Chairman of the Minimum Wages Board and chairman of Rajiv Gandhi Technology Mission with cabinet rank.
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