Name of Member: Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Berhampur (Orissa)
Lok Sabha Experience: 6,7,8,9,10,11
Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha
RAO, SHRI P.V. NARASIMHA CONGRESS (I)- BERHAMPUR (ORISSA)
Father's Name : Late Shri P. Ranga Rao
Date of Birth : 28 June 1921
Place of Birth : Vangara in Distt. Karimnagar (Andhra Pradesh)
Marital Status : Married
Children : Three sons and five daughters
Educational Qualifications :
B.Sc., LL.B. & Sahitya Ratna
Educated at Fergusson College, Pune and Nagpur University
(Maharashtra)
Profession :
Agriculturist, Lawyer, Freedom Fighter and Writer
Permanent Address :
Vangara, Taluk Bheemdevarapalli, Distt. Karimnagar (Andhra Pradesh)
Positions Held :
1951 Member, A.I.C.C.
1957-77 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1958-60 Member, Public Accounts Committee,
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1958-61 Member, Committee on Official Languages,
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Chairman, Regional Committee on Education
1962-64 Minister, Law and Information, Andhra Pradesh
1964-67 Minister, Law and Endowments, Andhra Pradesh
1967 Minister, Health and Medicine, Andhra Pradesh
1968-71 Minister, Education, Andhra Pradesh
1971-73 Chief Minister,Andhra Pradesh
1977 Elected to Lok Sabha (Sixth)
1978 Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
1980 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)
Jan.1980- Union Minister, External Affairs
July 1984
July 1984- Union Minister, Home Affairs
Dec. 1984
1984 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth) for the third time
Nov.1984- Union Minister, Planning and Deputy Chairman,
Feb.1985 Planning Commission
Jan 1985- Union Minister, Defence
Sept.1985
Sept.1985- Union Minister, Human Resource Development
June 1988
July 1986- Union Minister, Health and Family Welfare
Feb.1988 (Additional Charge)
June 1988- Union Minister, External Affairs
Dec.1989
1989 Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the fourth time
1990 Member, Consultative Committee,
Ministry of External Affairs
29 May'91- President, Indian National Congress (I)
Sept.1996
June 1991- Prime Minister and also incharge of the Ministries/
May 1996 Departments of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions,
Science & Technology, Ocean Development, Electronics,
Atomic Energy, Space, Chemicals and Fertilizers, Rural
Development, Civil Supplies, Public Distribution and the
Additional charge of the Ministry of Industry and other
subjects not allotted to any other Cabinet Minister or
Minister of State (Independent charge)
Nov.1991 Elected* to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fifth time
May 1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the sixth time
May 1996- Leader, Congress (I) Parliamentary Party
Dec.1996
Books Published :
"Sahastra Phan" Hindi translation of Late Shri Viswanatha
Satyanarayana's Telugu Novel, "Veyi Padagalu", Translation of
Late Shri Hari Narayan Apte's famous Marathi Novel "Pan Lakshat
Kon Gheto" in Telugu entitled, "Abala Jeevitam".
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Written articles in different magazines, translated works from
Marathi to Telugu and from Telugu to Hindi
Social and Cultural Activities :
Indian Philosophy and Culture, Writing fiction and political
commentaries; learning languages and study of literature and
writing poems in Telugu and Hindi
Special Interests :
Computer applications
Favourite Pastime and Recreation:
Music, reading, writing, films and theatre
Sports and Clubs :
Tennis
Election Result :
Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate 10,49,078
Total votes polled 5,58,038
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao (I.N.C.) 3,40,555
(2) Ms. V. Sugnana Kumari Deo (J.D.) 1,72,015
(3) Shri Kuresh Chandra Das (Ind.) 6,664
(4) Shri Khalli Saha (Ind.) 6,386
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