M. S. Sanjeevi Rao

M. S. Sanjeevi Rao (1929–2014) was an Indian politician who served as a Union Minister and chairman of India's first electronics commission. He is referred to as "India’s father of electronics".^[2] He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh from the Congress Party.^[3][4][5][6]

M. S. Sanjeevi Rao
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1971–1984
Preceded by	Mosalikanti Thirumala Rao
Succeeded by	Gopal Krishna Thota
Constituency	Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born	(1929-08-03)3 August 1929 Bhiminupatnam, Visakhapatnam District, Madras Presidency, British India(Now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died	3 September 2014(2014-09-03) (aged 85)[1] Kakinada
Party	Indian National Congress
Children	2, including M. M. Pallam Raju
Alma mater	College of Engineering, Guindy, Imperial College of Science and Technology
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Early life

M. S. Sanjeevi Rao was born in a Kapu family in 1929.^[7] His father was an Indian independence activist. He studied electronics and telecommunications at the Imperial College London.^[2]

Career

After returning to India, he started working at the All India Radio. Later, he joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation. He was posted at the Electronic and Radar Development Establishment, Bengaluru, and then at the Defence Research Electronics Laboratory, Hyderabad.^[2]

Political career

Rao entered politics after his father's death. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, and later appointed minister in Indira Gandhi's cabinet.^[2]

Personal life

Rao had two children, including M. M. Pallam Raju.