Chennamaneni Rajeshwara Rao

Chennamaneni Rajeshwara Rao (31 August 1923 - 9 May 2016) was an Indian communist leader and politician from the state of Telangana (former part of Andhra Pradesh). Between 1957 and 2004 he got elected six times to the State Legislative Assembly.

Chennamaneni Rajeshwara Rao
Chennamaneni Rajeshwara Rao in 2010
Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh
ConstituencySircilla
In office
13 May 1957  12 May 2009
Personal details
Born(1923-08-31)31 August 1923
Karimnagar, Hyderabad State (now in Telangana, India)
Died9 May 2016
Political partyCommunist Party of India, later joined Telugu Desam Party
SpouseCh Lalita Devi
ChildrenChennamaneni Ramesh
RelativesC. H. Hanumantha Rao (brother)
C. Vidyasagar Rao (brother)
EducationBachelor of Science
Bachelor of Laws
Alma materOsmania University

Rajeshwara Rao was active in the Quit India Movement and the struggle against the Nizam's rule of Hyderabad. During the resistance he spent 5 years underground and in jail before entering electoral politics following the integration of Hyderabad state into the Indian Union. He was a long-time member of the Communist Party of India and in 1999 joined the Telugu Desam Party. He retired from active politics in 2009.

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