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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian politician, engineer and industrialist (1943–2026)}}<br />
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| name = Kavuri Samba Siva Rao<br />
| image = Kavuru Sambasiva Rao distributed improved tool kits of art metalware, woodware to handicrafts artisanscraft persons, at a function, in New Delhi. The Secretary, Ministry of Textile, Smt. Zohra Chatterji is also seen (cropped).jpg<br />
| caption = Kavuru Sambasiva Rao in 2014<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|10|01|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Eluru]], Madras Province, British India<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2026|03|11|1943|10|01|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Hyderabad]], India<br />
|education = [[NIT Warangal]]<br />
| office = [[Ministry of Textiles (India)|Union Minister of Textiles]]<br />
|primeminister = [[Manmohan Singh]]<br />
|term_start = 17 June 2013<br />
|term_end = 3 April 2014<br />
| predecessor = [[Anand Sharma]]<br />
| successor =[[Santosh Kumar Gangwar]]<br />
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br />
| term_start1 = 2004<br />
| term_end1 = 2014<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Bolla Bulli Ramaiah]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Maganti Venkateswara Rao]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Eluru (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Eluru]]<br />
| term_start2 = 1998<br />
| term_end2 = 1999<br />
| predecessor2 = [[Kaikala Satyanarayana]]<br />
| successor2 = [[Ambati Brahmanaiah]]<br />
| constituency2 = [[Machilipatnam (Lok Sabha constituency)| Machilipatnam]]<br />
| term_start3 = 1984<br />
| term_end3 = 1991<br />
| predecessor3 = [[Maganti Ankineedu]]<br />
| successor3 = Kolusu Pedda Reddaiah Yadav<br />
| constituency3 = [[Machilipatnam (Lok Sabha constituency)| Machilipatnam]]<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br/>(2014–20??)<br />
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]]<br/>(1984–2014)<br />
| spouse = Hemalata<br />
| children = 1 son and 3 daughters<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
| date = 16 September |<br />
| year = 2006 | <br />
| source = https://web.archive.org/web/20071017220939/http://164.100.24.209/newls/Biography.aspx?mpsno=3139<br />
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''' Kavuri Sambasiva Rao''' (1 October 1943 – 11 March 2026) was an Indian politician, engineer and industrialist from the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/k-s-rao-an-engineer-industrialist-serving-fifth-term-as-mp-profile-113061700964_1.html |title=K.S. Rao, an engineer, industrialist serving fifth term as MP (Profile) |work=Business Standard|year=2013}}</ref><br />
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Rao was the [[Minister of Textiles (India)|Minister of Textiles]] at [[Ministry of Textiles (India)|Ministry of Textiles]], with cabinet rank, for India in UPA Government from 17 June 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Who's Who: Minister |url=http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/whos_who/ww_main.htm |publisher=Ministry of Textiles |access-date=16 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019203122/http://ministryoftextiles.gov.in/aboutus/whos_who/ww_main.htm |archive-date=19 October 2013 }}</ref><br />
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He resigned as minister and from the [[Congress Working Committee]] by opposing the bifurcation of [[Andhra Pradesh]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sambasiva-rao-resigns-protesting-division-of-andhra-pradesh/articleshow/33177509.cms?from=mdr |title=Sambasiva Rao resigns protesting division of Andhra Pradesh |work=[[The Economic Times]]|year=2014}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Rao was born in Dosapadu village, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh on 1 October 1943. His father was Sri Raghavaiah. He was educated at [[National Institute of Technology, Warangal|NIT Warangal]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Rao was a member of the [[8th Lok Sabha|8th]], [[9th Lok Sabha|9th]], [[12th Lok Sabha|12th]], [[14th Lok Sabha|14th]] and [[15th Lok Sabha]] of [[India]]. He represented the [[Eluru (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Eluru]] constituency of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and was a member of the Bhartiya Janata Party,<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/HKk8vylEzdKiHTwr3Jx6XI/Congress-minister-Kavuri-Samba-Siva-Rao-joins-BJP.html|title=Congress minister Kavuri Samba Siva Rao joins BJP|last=Kalavalapalli|first=Yogendra|date=2 May 2014|publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref> which he joined on 1 May 2014.<br />
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Once he was permanent invitee for [[Congress Working Committee]]. Earlier he represented [[Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency]] in Andhra Pradesh. Kavuri was a business entrepreneur in the fields of civil construction and health care. He was elected to Indian Parliament five times and member in parliament committee. He swore in as Union Cabinet minister for Textiles on 17 June 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.24.209/newls/Biography.aspx?mpsno=3139 |title=Profile |publisher=Indian Parliament |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017220939/http://164.100.24.209/newls/Biography.aspx?mpsno=3139 |archive-date=17 October 2007 }}</ref><br />
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On 28 April 2014, he resigned from the [[Indian National Congress]] and announced his decision to join the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref name=":0" /> A month earlier he had resigned as the minister, protesting the creation of the State of [[Telangana]]. He also announced that he would not contest the [[Lok Sabha]] polls on [[Indian National Congress]] ticket.<br />
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==Death==<br />
Rao died on 11 March 2026, at the age of 82.<ref>[https://zeenews.india.com/telugu/vijayawada-city-news/ex-central-minister-died-kavuri-samba-siva-rao-died-due-to-ill-health-ta-292344] {{in lang|te}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:People from Eluru]]<br />
[[Category:Engineers from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
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