Preceded by K. Sankaranarayanan Spouse(s) Vinoda Nationality Indian | Preceded by L. Ramana Name C. Rao Children 3 | |
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Born 4 February 1942 (age 82) Nagaram, Karimnagar, Hyderabad State, British India(now in Telangana, India) ( 1942-02-04 ) Succeeded by Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao Similar People Kateekal Sankaranarayanan, Gadge Maharaj, Yashwantrao Chavan | ||
Maharashtra Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao Speech @ World Telugu Conference 2017 || Hyderabad || NTV
Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao (born 12 February 1941) is an Indian politician from Telangana, currently serving as Governor of the states of Maharashtra and of Tamil Nadu. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he had served as a Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government from 1999. He was elected to 12th and 13th Lok Sabha from Karimnagar.
Contents
- Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao Speech World Telugu Conference 2017 Hyderabad NTV
- Governor C Vidyasagar Rao Speech Mohan Babu felicitation by TSR Kakatiya Lalitha Kala Parishad
- Origins and Education
- As a Lawyer and Politician
- As a Minister
- As a Governor
- Family
- References
Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao Speech @ Mohan Babu felicitation by TSR || Kakatiya Lalitha Kala Parishad
Origins and Education
He was born in Nagaram, Sircilla district on 12 February 1941 to C. Srinivasa Rao and Chandramma, in a Padmanayaka Velama Dora family. He has three brothers. He completed his schooling in Vemulawada, PUC in Hyderabad, B.Sc. in Nanded of Maharashtra and later studied law at Osmania University.
As a Lawyer and Politician
After completion of law, he started working as lawyer. He was elected as convener(Chairman) of Janasangh, Karimnagar in 1972. He went to jail during the emergency period. He represented the BJP in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Metpally assembly segment from 1985 to 1998 and entered into the Parliament by winning Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency in 1998 and in 1999. He was also the BJP state president in 1998. His leadership in assembly has lifted party's profile in the state. Shri Rao had been Floor Leader of his party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for 15 years. He was successful in piloting a private member’s bill in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly that sought stringent punishment for people practicing bigamy. It was completely Sri Rao's brainchild. His Padyatra to Ichampalli in the year 1998 as the then BJP president highlighting the need to utilize Godavari waters for the needs of the people of Telangana led the Government to consider the project seriously.
As a Minister
He was Union minister of State for Home affairs in the cabinet of Atal Behari Vajpayee in 1999. Later, his portfolio was changed to Union Minister of state for Commerce and Industry.
As a Governor
He was appointed as a governor of Maharashtra on 30 August 2014. His appointment was issued by 13th President of India, Mr.Pranab Mukherjee after the resignation of K. Sankaranarayanan. His oath was administered by Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Mohit Shah. On 26 September 2014, he accepted the resignation of Prithviraj Chavan as his party had no majority, and President's Rule was imposed on Maharashtra. He holds additional charge as governor of Tamil Nadu .
Family
His wife's name is Vinoda.His sons are vivek and vinodh (Radiologist, Prathima group). His elder brothers are C. Rajeshwara Rao, a former Communist leader; C. Hanumantha Rao who was the chancellor of Hyderabad Central University and C. Venkateshwara Rao. Most of his family members are settled in Dallas, Florida and Dubai.
