C. Ammanna Raja or Chodagam Ammanna Raja BA (6 June 1909 – 22 February 1999) was an

Indian freedom movement The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events in South Asia with the ultimate aim of ending British colonial rule. It lasted until 1947, when the Indian Independence Act 1947 was passed. The first nationalistic movement to ...

activist and

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member from Andhra Pradesh.Ammanna Raja Chodagam, Luminaries of 20th Century, Part I, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 24-5. She was born to Gandham Veerayya Naidu and Nagaratnamma in Bandar on 6 June 1909. She was one of eleven children. She was educated in Rajahmundry and completed graduation (B.A.) and L.T. in Madras in 1932. After the retirement of her father, she worked as teacher in Secunderabad and Bapatla for a while. She was elected in the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1937 from Eluru constituency as a member of

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with the support of Sarojini Naidu and Durgabai Deshmukh. With the beginning of Second World War in September 1939, all the members of Congress party had resigned from the Assembly. She married Shri Chodagam Janardhana Rao on 27 August 1940. They had a daughter Urmila and son Kishore. Chodagam Janardhan Rao was a Chief civil engineer in the Bakra Nangal Dam Project in Punjab, India. Chodagam Ammanna Raja participated in Satyagraha movement in 1940 with Mahatma Gandhi. She was again elected as a Member of Madras Legislative Assembly from Eluru constituency in 1946. She was elected as Deputy Speaker of Madras Legislative Assembly between 1946 and 1952. She has fought in associated with the Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy for the passing of Bill abolishing the

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system in 1947. She was elected to the

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly ( Telugu: ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ శాసన సభ, ISO: ''Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh. ...

in 1955 from Attili, West Godavari district. She was a Member of Parliament

from Congress party from 3 April 1962 to 2 April 1968. She resigned from the politics in 1968 and worked untiringly for the welfare of women. She helped many people devastated during the

1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone The 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone was a devastating tropical cyclone that hit Andhra Pradesh in November 1977, killing at least 10,000 people.The storm in Orissa. Economist, 00130613, 11/6/1999, Vol. 353, Issue 8144 The worst affected areas were i ...

. She educated several children, who otherwise would have been forced to work from a young age. These children now have excellent career prospects due to their education. One of them is serving in the Indian Army as an officer today. She died on 22 February 1999 with her loving family by her side in Secunderabad, India. She is survived by her son Kishore, Daughter-in-law Nalini, Grand Children Janardhan and Jyothsna. She is also survived by her daughter Doctor Urmila, Son-in-law Doctor Raman Rao, Grand Children Doctor Janardhan and Jyoti.

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External links

Biodata of C. Ammanna Raja at Rajya Sabha website.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raja, Chodagam Ammanna Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh Telugu politicians 1909 births 1999 deaths People from Eluru Women members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Indian independence activists from Andhra Pradesh Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian women politicians Women Indian independence activists Women members of the Rajya Sabha Madras MLAs 1952–1957