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| Office | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
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|---|---|
| Office | 32th President of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee |
| Office | Deputy Chairman Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council |
| Term start | 10 April 2020 |
| Term end | 5 July 2024 |
| Predecessor | Himself |
| Successor | Abhishek Singhvi |
| Predecessor | Nandi Yellaiah |
| Successor | Himself |
| Constituency | Telangana |
| Constituency | * Andhra Pradesh |
| Born | 1939-04-04 (age 87) |
| Born | Mahbubabad, Hyderabad State, British India (presentTemplate:Endashday Telangana, India)
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| Nationality | Indian
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| Political party | Indian National Congress (till May 2013; 2024Template:Endashpresent) |
| Spouse | Vasanta Kumari |
| Children | 4; including Gadwal Vijayalakshmi |
| Alma mater | Osmania University Badruka College |
| Occupation | Political and Social Worker, Journalist and Educationist
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Kancherla Keshava Rao, popularly known as KK (born 4 June 1939), is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party. He previously served as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament from 2014 to 2024 and previously from 2006 to 2012.
Rao served as the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president in the mid-2000s, during the tenure of late Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy in Andhra Pradesh. He joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), then Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in 2013 and served as the party secretary general. He was re-elected to Rajya Sabha in 2014 representing Andhra Pradesh.[1] Despite being from Telangana he was assigned to Andhra Pradesh because of the lot method used to assign Rajya Sabha members for the newly created Telangana and residual Andhra Pradesh. In 2020, he was again re-elected for a six-year term representing Telangana.[2][3][4]
K. Keshava Rao rejoined Congress party on 3 July 2024 in the presence of All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi.[5][6][7] He resigned from the Rajya Sabha on 4 July 2024.[8]
Keshava Rao was appointed as the Advisor (Public Affairs) to the Government of Telangana with Cabinet status by Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari on 6 July.[9][10]
Election History
Rajya Sabha
| Position | Party | Constituency | From | To | Tenure | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1st Term) |
Template:Party name with color | Andhra Pradesh | 3 April 2006 |
2 April 2012 |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (2nd Term) |
Template:Party name with color | Andhra Pradesh | 10 April 2014 |
25 March 2020 |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (3rd Term) |
Template:Party name with color | Telangana | 10 April 2020 |
5 July 2024 |
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Personal life
He was born to K. Niranjan Rao and Govindamma in Mahbubabad, Warangal, Hyderabad State on 13 December 1940 (official records 6 June 1939). He received his B.Com from Badruka College, then pursued an M.A. at Osmania University's Arts College and later PhD from Osmania University, Hyderabad. He is married to Vasantha Kumari and has two sons and two daughters. One of his daughters, Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, served as the mayor of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.
References
- ↑ Subbarami Reddy, Keshava Rao elected to Rajya Sabha from Andhra. Business Standard(7 February 2014).
- ↑ KCR re-nominates Keshav Rao to RS for federal front(14 March 2020). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ↑ K Keshava Rao, Suresh Reddy elected to Rajya Sabha, India, The Hans. The Hans India(2020-03-19).
- ↑ K Keshava Rao leaves BRS floundering, to join Congress(29 March 2024). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ↑ Keshava Rao returns to Congress after a decade as Kharge welcomes him back(3 July 2024). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ↑ Keshava Rao tenders resignation from membership of Rajya Sabha after joining Congress(4 July 2024). Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ After rejoining Congress, K Keshava Rao appointed Advisor to Telangana government. ANI News. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ↑ Keshava Rao quitting RS puts Congress in a fix over defected BRS MLAs. The Times of India(2024-07-05). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ↑ K. Keshava Rao appointed as public affairs adviser to government(6 July 2024). Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ↑ K Keshava Rao appointed as Adviser to Telangana government(6 July 2024). Retrieved 6 July 2024.