Uppalapati, Shri Venkata Krishnam Raju Constituency   : Narasapur (Andhra Pradesh) Party Name     : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Email Address : uvkraju[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Late Shri Uppalapati Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Raju Date of Birth 20 Jan 1940 Place of Birth Mogaltur, Distt. West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 20 Sep 1996 Spouse’s Name Smt. U. Shyamala Devi No.of Daughters 3 Educational Qualifications Under Graduate Profession Agriculturist Artist Permanent Address 114, M.L.A. Colony, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Present Address AB-87, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi – 110011 (011) 23782338, 23073456 Positions Held

1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha

1998-99 Member, Committee on Commerce

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

1999-2000 Member, Committee on Finance

Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme

2000 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce and Industry

30 Sept. 2000- 21 July 2001 Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs

22 July 2001- 30 June 2002 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Defence

1 July 2002 – 28 Jan. 2003 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Consumer Affairs , Food & Public Distribution

29 Jan. 2003- onwards Union Minister of State, Ministry of Rural Development

Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Research in yoga, Hinduism and Culture; as film actor, in Telugu won several awards Social And Cultural Activities Worked for the relief of cyclone affected people; collected funds for the rehabilitation of families of police personnel; and instrumental in establishing open air theatres at Nellore, Ellore and Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Special Interests Welfare of the people Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, studying rural folk, religious rituals, educating people and sports and games Sports and Clubs Kabaddi and volleyball; selected for national games in Kabaddi and was a renowned inter-collegiate volleyball player Countries Visited Widely travelled Other Information President, Telugu Artists Association for 18 years; educating rural masses and making them aware of fiscal, academic and political policies; and actively engaged in Sangh Pariwar activities

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