Kaneti Mohan Rao ( 13 June 2014) was an Indian politician, freedom activist and a former member of parliament who represented Rajahmundry parliamentary constituency in the

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. He was affiliated with

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and contested India's first general election from his constituency. He was born in

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, Andhra Pradesh. After Rao was declared winner, he celebrated his victory by moving across the city on his cycle. He also used to travel by cycle from parliament to his residence in New Delhi. When he was elected to first Lok Sabha at the age of 27, he was the youngest parliament member. He received INR1,400 pension under the oldest pension scheme until the then prime minister

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and president

Pratibha Patil Pratibha Devisingh Patil (born 19 December 1934), also known as Pratibha Patil Shekhawat, is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the president of India from 2007 to 2012. She was the first woman to become the president of India. A m ...

increase this to INR20,000 in 2009. He died on 13 June at government general hospital in

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2014 deaths Politicians from East Godavari district Communist Party of India politicians from Andhra Pradesh India MPs 1952–1957 Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh 1917 births {{CPIndia-politician-stub