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C. Vidyasagar Rao
His Excellency C. Vidyasagar Rao | |
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| 22nd Governor of Maharashtra | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 30 August 2014 | |
| Preceded by | K. Sankaranarayanan |
Governor of Tamil Nadu (Addl. charge) | |
In office 2 September 2016 – 6 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | K. Rosaiah |
| Succeeded by | Banwarilal Purohit |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Karimnagar | |
In office 1998–2004 | |
| Preceded by | L. Ramana |
| Succeeded by | Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao |
| Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Metpally | |
In office 1985-1998 | |
| Union Minister of State for Home affairs, and Commerce and Industry | |
In office 1999–2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao (1941-02-12) 12 February 1941 Karimnagar, Hyderabad State, British India (now in Telangana, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Vinoda Rao |
Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao (born 12 February 1941) is an Indian politician from Telangana, currently serving as Governor of Maharashtra. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he had served as a Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government from 1999. He was elected to 12th and 13th Lok Sabha from Karimnagar.
Contents
1 Biography
1.1 Origins and Education
1.2 Legal and political career
1.2.1 As a lawyer and politician
1.2.2 As a minister
1.2.3 As a governor
1.3 Family
2 References
3 External links
Biography
Origins and Education
He was born in Nagaram, Sircilla district on 12 February 1941 to C. Srinivasa Rao and Chandramma, in a Padmanayaka Velama Dora family. He has three brothers. He completed his schooling in Vemulawada, PUC in Hyderabad, B.Sc. in Nanded of Maharashtra and later studied law at Osmania University.
Legal and political career
As a lawyer and politician
After completion of law, he started working as lawyer. He was elected as convener(Chairman) of Janasangh, Karimnagar in 1972. He went to jail during the emergency period. He represented the BJP in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Metpally assembly segment from 1985 to 1998 and entered into the Parliament by winning Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency in 1998 and in 1999. He was also the BJP state president in 1998. His leadership in assembly has lifted party's profile in the state. Shri Rao had been Floor Leader of his party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for 15 years. He was successful in piloting a private member’s bill in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly that sought stringent punishment for people practicing bigamy. It was completely Sri Rao's brainchild. His Padyatra to Ichampalli in the year 1998 as the then BJP president highlighting the need to utilize Godavari waters for the needs of the people of Telangana led the Government to consider the project seriously.
As a minister
He was Union minister of State for Home affairs in the cabinet of Atal Behari Vajpayee in 1999. Later, his portfolio was changed to Union Minister of state for Commerce and Industry.
As a governor
He was appointed as a governor of Maharashtra on 30 August 2014. His appointment was issued by 13th President of India, Mr.Pranab Mukherjee after the resignation of K. Sankaranarayanan. His oath was administered by Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Mohit Shah.[1] On 26 September 2014, he accepted the resignation of Prithviraj Chavan as his party had no majority, and President's Rule was imposed on Maharashtra.[2] He held additional charge as governor of Tamil Nadu from 2nd September 2016 to 6th October 2017.[3][4]
Family
His wife's name is Vinoda. His elder brothers are C. Rajeshwara Rao, a former Communist leader; C. Hanumantha Rao who was the chancellor of Hyderabad Central University and C. Venkateshwara Rao. Most of his family members are settled in Dallas, Florida and Dubai.
References
^ "Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao sworn in as Maharashtra Governor". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-05-28..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "President's rule imposed in Maharashtra - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
^ Tiwari, Ravish (2017-02-09). "Maharashtra governor C Vidyasagar Rao: Lifelong Sangh man who returned from wilderness". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
^ Nair, Sobhana K. (2017-09-30). "Banwarilal Purohit is new Governor of Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
Lok Sabha | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by L. Ramana | Member of Parliament for Karimnagar 1998 – 2004 | Succeeded by K. Chandrashekhar Rao |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Kateekal Sankaranarayanan | Governor of Maharashtra 30 August 2014 - Present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Konijeti Rosaiah | Governor of Tamil Nadu 2 September 2016 - 6 October 2017 | Succeeded by Banwarilal Purohit |
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to C. Vidyasagar Rao. |
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