Bhattam Srirama Murthy B.A.,

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(12 May 1926 – 6 July 2015) was an Indian politician who was a Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and

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Political

He was a member of the

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for about 16 years. He was General Secretary of Vizianagaram Town Students Congress in 1945-46 and President, Maharajah's College Students Union, 1946–47. He was associated with

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and Joint Secretary of State Socialist Party in 1955 and became General Secretary of the same party in 1957. He was elected to the

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in 1962 from

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constituency and in 1972 and 1978 from Paravada constituency. He was Minister in the Government of Andhra Pradesh and held the portfolios of Education and Cultural Affairs in 1972, Social Welfare between 1974–78 and Cultural Affairs in 1981. He was elected to the

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from

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in 1984 as a member of

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. He has attended the

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Conference held at

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Literary work

He was Sub Editor of "Jaya Bharat" magazine 1947-48 and Editor of "Prajaradham" Telugu Weekly and "Andhra Janatha" Telugu Daily published from Hyderabad, 1969. He wrote four books in Telugu language. He wrote his biography covering the political career lasting for 6 decades entitled "Swechcha Bharatam" and published in 2009.

personal life

He was the son of Shri Sannayya and born at Dharmavaram village in

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on 12 May 1926. He married Smt. Bhattam Satyavathi; They had 1 son and 2 daughters.

Death

He died on 6 July 2015 in a private hospital at Visakhapatnam due to prolonged illness.

References

External links

Biodata of Bhattam Srirama Murthy at Lok Sabha website.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murthy, Bhattam Srirama Telugu politicians India MPs 1984–1989 1926 births 2015 deaths Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh Telugu Desam Party politicians People from Visakhapatnam district