Name of Member: Shri Venkata Krishnam Raju Uppalapati
Political Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency & State: Narasapur (Andhra Pradesh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 12,13
Thirteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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| Constituency : |
Narasapur (Andhra Pradesh) |
| Party Name : |
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Email Address : |
uvkraju[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in |
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| Father’s Name |
Late Shri Uppalapati Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Raju |
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| 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 |
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| No.of Daughters |
3 |
Educational
Qualifications |
Under Graduate |
| Profession |
Agriculturist
Artist |
| Permanent Address |
| 114, M.L.A. Colony, Banjara Hills, |
| Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh |
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| Present Address |
| AB-87, Shahjahan Road, |
| New Delhi – 110011 |
| (011) 23782338, 23073456 |
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| Positions Held |
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| 1998 |
Elected to 12th Lok Sabha |
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| 1998-99 |
Member, Committee on Commerce |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
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| 1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
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| 1999-2000 |
Member, Committee on Finance |
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Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme |
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| 2000 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
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| 30 Sept. 2000- 21 July 2001 |
Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs |
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| 22 July 2001- 30 June 2002 |
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Defence |
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| 1 July 2002 – 28 Jan. 2003 |
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Consumer Affairs , Food & Public Distribution |
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| 29 Jan. 2003- onwards |
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Rural Development |
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| Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments |
| Research in yoga, Hinduism and Culture; as film actor, in Telugu won several awards |
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| 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 |
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| Special Interests |
| Welfare of the people |
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| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
| Reading, studying rural folk, religious rituals, educating people and sports and games |
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| Sports and Clubs |
| Kabaddi and volleyball; selected for national games in Kabaddi and was a renowned inter-collegiate volleyball player |
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| Countries Visited |
| Widely travelled |
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| 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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