Koneru Ranga Rao

Koneru Ranga Rao (26 July 1936 – 15 March 2010) was an Indian politician. He belonged to Congress party. He was Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.^[1]

Koneru Ranga Rao
5th Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
In office 9 October 1992 – 12 December 1994
Preceded by	C. Jagannatha Rao
Succeeded by	Damodar Raja Narasimha
Constituency	Tiruvuru
Personal details
Born	26 July 1936 Vijayawada, Madras Presidency, British Raj (now in Andhra Pradesh, India )
Died	15 March 2010 (aged 73) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (now in Hyderabad, Telangana, India)
Political party	Indian National Congress
Relatives	Mallu Ravi (Son in Law)

In this Telugu name, the surname is Koneru.

Early life

Koneru Ranga Rao was a Dalit Madiga leader born at Gudavalli, Vijayawada. He did his BA.

Political career

Koneru Ranga Rao was elected as sarpanch of his village Gundavalli and worked for 20 years in the village.

He was elected from Kanipadu constituency to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and became Social welfare minister. He was also elected from Tiruviru constituency twice. He also served as Minister for Municipal Development, Endowments. He was the Deputy Chief Minister during the reign of Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy.^[2]

Death

Koneru Ranga Rao died on 15 March 2010.^[3][4]

Personal life

Koneru Ranga Rao was married and had four children. His son in law is an Ex. Member of Parliament, Mallu Ravi.