Maharaja Pusapati Vijayrama Gajapati Raju D.Litt. was an Indian parliamentarian and philanthropist. He was the eldest son of Maharaja Alak Narayanadev Gajapathi Raju and Vidyavathi Devi of Vizianagaram estate in

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. He was born at Phool Bagh Palace in Vizianagaram. He purchased the Korukonda Palace and the of land surrounding it and donated it to the

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for the establishment of the Sainik School in 1961–1962. It is one of the 20 Sainik Schools established in India and the only one in Andhra Pradesh. He was elected as a member of the

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and Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assemblies during 1952–1956 and 1956–1957 respectively. He again became a member of

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between 1960 and 1971 and served as a Minister in the State Council of Ministers and held various important portfolios. He was elected to the second and fifth Lok Sabha from

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parliamentary constituency in 1957–1960 and 1971–1977 respectively. He was also elected to the sixth and seventh Lok Sabha from Bobbili parliamentary constituency in 1977–1980 and 1980–1984 respectively. Raju served as the president of the Andhra Cricket Association. Udaipur coat of Arms Branches

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Biodata of P. V. G. Raju at Lok Sabha website.
* India MPs 1957–1962 India MPs 1971–1977 India MPs 1977–1979 India MPs 1980–1984 Telugu monarchs Telugu people Presidency College, Chennai alumni People from Vizianagaram 1995 deaths 1924 births Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian people People from Uttarandhra Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh {{AndhraPradesh-INC-politician-stub

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