Nallamothu Bhaskar Rao ( te, నల్లమోతు భాస్కర్ రావు, born 18 March 1953) is an Indian politician representing the
Miryalaguda constituency, Telangana. Though he won as a
Congress
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candidate in 2014, and he again won as a TRS candidate in 2018. He is a native of Shakapuram village,
Nidamanoor Mandal of
Nalgonda District.
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Early life
Nallamothu Bhaskar Rao was born to Nallamothu Venkata Ramaiah and Lakshmi Kanthamma. He completed the
Bachelor of Science
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The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...
at
SR & BGNR College,
Khammam
Khammam formally (Khammam Mettu) is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam mandal also. It is located about east of ...
.
Telangana Movement
He was an active participant in the first-ever
Telangana Movement
The Telangana movement refers to a movement for the creation of a separate state, Telangana, from the pre-existing state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The new state corresponds to the Telugu-speaking portions of the erstwhile princely state of Hy ...
in 1969 as General Secretary of Students Union, SR & BGNR College. He faced about 16 legal cases while he participated in the movement and was legally confined to stay at
Nelakondapalli village jurisdiction for six months. He worked as a member in
Osmania University
Osmania University is a collegiate public state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918 , He released a farman to establish OSMANIA UNIVERSITY on the day of 28 August 1918. It ...
Students Union along with Sri Mallikarjun.
Political career
* Former Chairman – Agricultural Market Committee Nidamamoor, Nalgonda Dist.
* He has been a close associate of
Kunduru Jana Reddy
Kunduru Jana Reddy (born 20 June 1946) is an Indian politician. He was the leader of opposition in first Telangana Assembly and served as the Minister for Panchayat Raj & Rural Water Supply in the State of Andhra Pradesh during its term from 20 ...
for 35 years and played a key role in Reddy's electoral victories from 1983.
* He also played crucial role from 1989 onwards in both
Miryalaguda and Nalgonda Parliament Elections for the electoral victories of B.N. Reddy,
S. Jaipal Reddy and
G. Sukender Reddy.
* He also spearheaded local elections (municipal and
Panchayat Raj) and played an important part in winning the
Miryalaguda Municipal Council elections since 2005. In the 2014 municipal elections, his party won 33 out of 36 wards, which is a record in the combined Telugu states.
* In 2014, he was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of
Miryalaguda constituency in the newly formed state of Telangana.
* In 2018, he was re-elected as MLA of Miryalaguda Constituency.
* In 2019, he played a crucial role in winning Huzurnagar constituency by his party candidate.
* In 2019, he ensured winning 91 out of 119 village panchayat elections along with Mandal Parishad leaders.
* In 2020, he ensured winning Miryalaguda Municipality. His team has been winning Municipal elections since 2005.
Philanthropic work
* All through his life, he has been promoting education by providing financial aid to deserving students for higher studies such as medical and engineering (
IIT
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,
BITS). He also provides financial and moral support to people who need medical care.
* Since 2015, several philanthropic activities like summer free water booths in the town, blood donation camps, etc. are undertaken through the NBR foundation in the Miryalaguda constituency.
* Under the NBR Foundation, several job melas are conducted. One of the melas paved way for securing 650 jobs for local unemployed youth across Hyderabad, Chennai, and Bangalore cities.
* Under the NBR foundation, free coaching and free food for almost 500 potential candidates for Police selections are done for 100 days. Around 40 of them were selected as Sub Inspectors and Constables in the state of Telangana.
Personal life and family
Nallamothu Bhaskar Rao is married to Jaya and has 2 children. His elder son, Nallamothu Chaitanya, holds the office of Vice President of Engineering at Automotive Robotics Inc.(ARi). His other son, Nallamothu Siddhardha, holds the office of Vice President for a multi-national financial institution in
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...
. Along with Chaitanya and Siddhardha, the whole family played very active roles in the electoral victories of Mr.Bhaskar Rao. Siddhardha is currently forefronting more regular activities in the constituency.
References
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1953 births
Living people
Telangana MLAs 2014–2018
Telangana MLAs 2018–2023