K Chandrashekar Rao Biography
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (born 17 February 1954), often referred to by his initials KCR, is an Indian politician serving as the first and current Chief Minister of Telangana since 2014. He is the leader and founder of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, a regional party in Telangana, India.
He is known for leading the Telangana movement to achieve statehood for Telangana. Previously, he served as the Union Minister of Labour and Employment from 2004 to 2006.
1st Chief Minister of Telangana
Assumed office
2 June 2014GovernorE.S.L. Narasimhan
Tamilisai SoundararajanPreceded byOffice EstablishedMinister of Labour and Employment (Government of India)In office
27 November 2004 – 24 August 2006Prime MinisterManmohan SinghPreceded bySis Ram OlaSucceeded byManmohan SinghMinister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (Government of India)In office
22 May 2004 – 25 May 2004Prime MinisterManmohan SinghPreceded byShatrughan SinhaSucceeded byT. R. BaaluDeputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative AssemblyIn office
1999–2001Minister of Transport (Government of Andhra Pradesh)In office
1996–1999Minister of Drought & Relief (Government of Andhra Pradesh)In office
1987–1988Member of Parliament, Lok SabhaIn office
2009–2014ConstituencyMahbubnagar (Telangana)In office
2004–2009ConstituencyKarimnagar (Telangana)Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2014ConstituencyGajwel, TelanganaIn office
1985–2004ConstituencySiddipet, TelanganaPresident of Telangana Rastra Samithi
Assumed office
2001Personal detailsBorn17 February 1954
Chintamadaka,[1][2] Hyderabad State, (present-day Telangana) IndiaPolitical partyTelangana Rashtra Samithi (Since 2001)Other political
affiliationsTelugu Desam Party (1983–2001)Spouse(s)K. ShobhaChildrenK. T. Rama Rao (son)
K. Kavitha (daughter)RelativesT. Harish Rao (nephew)
Joginapally Santosh Kumar (nephew)Residence(s)Pragathi BhavanAlma materOsmania University
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He represents Gajwel constituency in the Legislative Assembly of Telangana. Rao took oath as the first Chief Minister of Telangana in 2014 and was re-elected for the second term in 2018.(K Chandrashekar Rao Biography)
K Chandrashekar Rao Early life
Chandrashekar Rao was born to Raghava Rao and Venkatamma on 17 February 1954 in Chintamadaka village near Siddipet of present-day Telangana.
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Rao has 9 sisters and 1 elder brother.He attained a MA degree in Telugu literature from Osmania University, Hyderabad.(K Chandrashekar Rao Biography)
K Chandrashekar Rao political career
Congress Party
Rao started his career with the youth Congress party in Medak district.(K Chandrashekar Rao Biography)
Telugu Desam Party
Rao joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1983 and contested against A. Madan Mohan and lost that election. He won four consecutive Assembly elections from Siddipet 1985 and 1999.
From 1987 to 1988, he worked as Minister of Drought & Relief in Chief minister N. T. Rama Rao’s cabinet. (K Chandrashekar Rao Biography)
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In 1990, he was appointed TDP convener for Medak, Nizamabad, and Adilabad districts. In 1996, he worked as Transport minister in Chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu’s cabinet.
He also served as the deputy speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly from 2000 to 2001.(K Chandrashekar Rao Biography)
kcr health condition
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Friday visited Yashoda Hospital in Hyderabad for a health checkup. According to Telangana Chief Minister’s office,
kcr health condition
doctors are conducting heart-related angiogram tests. KCR’s wife Shobha Rao and daughter K Kavita also accompanied him to the hospital.(K Chandrashekar Rao Biography)
According to reports, KCR has been hospitalised after complaining of high fever and cold. Telangana CMO in a statement said,
kcr health condition
“CM Sri K. Chandrashekar Rao went to Yashoda Hospital for a health check-up. Doctors are conducting heart-related angiogram test.”(K Chandrashekar Rao Biography)
The Chief Minister cancelled his visit to Yadadri temple due to his ill health. KCR was scheduled to take part in rituals at Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple.
Later in the day, he also had planned a meeting for reviewing arrangements regarding the reopening of the temple for devotees after renovation.(K Chandrashekar Rao Biography)
k chandrashekar rao family
Rao is married to Shobha and has two children.His son, K. T. Rama Rao is a legislator from Sircilla and is the cabinet minister for IT, Municipal Administration & Urban Development.
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His daughter, Kavitha, served as M.P. from Nizamabad and currently serving as a Member of Legislative Council, Nizamabad since 2020. His nephew, Harish Rao,
is MLA for Siddipet and Telangana’s cabinet minister for finance. Rao has good command over languages like Telugu, English, Urdu, and Hindi.
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He lives with his family at the official chief minister residence, Pragathi Bhavan in Hyderabad.(K Chandrashekar Rao Biography)
In 2015, Rao adopted Pratyusha, who was rescued from domestic violence. She got married in 2020.
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