Venugopal Chary, Dr. Samudrala Constituency   : Adilabad (Andhra Pradesh) Party Name     : Telugu Desam Party (TDP)

Father’s Name Shri S. Laxmana Chary Mother’s Name Smt. Venkata Ratnamma (Anasuya) Date of Birth 10 May 1959 Place of Birth Nirmal, Distt. Adilabad (Andhra Pradesh) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 20 May 1988 Spouse’s Name Smt. S. Revathi No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications M.A. (Sociology), D.H.M.S., M.A. (Archaeology) Educated at Osmania University, Hyderabad and Dr. Jaisurya Government Homoeo Medical College, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) Profession Medical Practitioner Agriculturist, Social Worker Permanent Address House No. 2-3-573, Kamal Road, Nirmal, Adilabad Distt., Andhra Pradesh Present Address 11, Race Course Road, New Delhi – 110011 (011) 23792837 Positions Held

1985-96 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

1987-88 Member, Public Accounts Committee

1989-90 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation

1992-93 Member, Public Undertakings Committee

1995-96 Cabinet Minister, Information and Public Relations and Tourism, Andhra Pradesh

1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha

1996-97 Union Minister of State, Power and Non-Conventional Energy

July 1996-98 Union Minister of State, Agriculture

1997-98 Union Minister of State, Agriculture

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1998-99 Deputy Chairman, Committee on Official Language

Member, Rules Committee

Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

Member, Committee on Finance

Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1999-2000 Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances

Member, Committee on Estimates

Member, Committee on Home Affairs

Member, General Purposes Committee

Social And Cultural Activities Participated in cultural programmes conducted by the State Legislature in Hyderabad Special Interests To participate in group discussions and seminars; Favourite Pastime and Recreation Social service Sports and Clubs Cricket and badminton Countries Visited Harare, Peru, Russia, Sweden and U.S.A. as Union Minister of Power and Non-Conventional Energy Sources; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation, 100th I.P.U. Conference, Moscow, 1998 Other Information Served as Chairman, District Libraries, Adilabad, 1984

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