Boddepalli Rajagopala Rao (12 March 1923 – 22 February 1992) was an Indian politician.

Political history

Boddepalli Rajagopala Rao represented Srikakulam (Lok Sabha constituency) in

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for six terms between 1952 and 1967 (1st, 2nd and 3rd Lok Sabha) and 1971 to 1984 (5th, 6th and 7th Lok Sabha). He was elected to the Indian Parliament for the first time as Independent candidate and later joined

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. He started the career from Panchayat level and reached the highest forum of democracy in India. He was director of Andhra Pradesh State Co-operative Bank, Hyderabad for 6 years. Rajagopala Rao Boddepalli died on 22 February 1992 at Visakhapatnam at the age of 68 years. His efforts are responsible for various measures being taken up by the government for the upliftment of the backward castes in north Andhra region. As a tribute to him People of Akkivaram panchayat unveiled his statue at Kotharoad junction, Srikakulam for his centenary birth celebrations. The Vamsadhara project built on

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Srikakulam district Srikakulam district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam. It is one of the six districts, located in the extreme northeastern direction ...

has been named after Boddepalli Rajagopala Rao.

Personal life

His parents were Boddepalli Sitaramaswamy and Annapoorna and he was born at Akkulapeta, near

Amadalavalasa Amadalavalasa is a town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and also the mandal headquarters of Amadalavalasa mandal. The town is spread over an area of , which is under the jurisdiction of Visakhap ...

in 1923. He was educated at Vizianagaram College and

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, Madras. His wife's name is Seethamma and they have two sons and one daughter.

References

External links

Biodata of Boddepalli Rajagopala Rao at Lok Sabha website.
1923 births 1992 deaths India MPs 1952–1957 India MPs 1957–1962 India MPs 1962–1967 India MPs 1971–1977 India MPs 1977–1979 India MPs 1980–1984 Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh People from Srikakulam People from Uttarandhra Telugu politicians {{AndhraPradesh-INC-politician-stub