K. Keshava Rao
Kancherla Keshava Rao, popularly known as KK (born 4 June 1939), is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Rao was first elected to Rajya Sabha in 2006, serving until 2012, and was re-elected in 2014 representing Andhra Pradesh. Despite being from Telangana he was assigned to Andhra Pradesh because of the lot method used to assign Rajya Sabha members for the newly created Telangana and residual Andhra Pradesh. In 2020, he was again re-elected for a six-year term representing Telangana.
K. Keshava Rao | |
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| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Telangana |
| In office 9 April 2014 – 10 April 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Andhra Pradesh Telangana |
| In office 10 April 2006 – 9 April 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Alladi P Rajkumar |
| Succeeded by | Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar |
| Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
| 20th President of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 2005–2008 | |
| AICC President | Sonia Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Dharmapuri Srinivas |
| Succeeded by | Dharmapuri Srinivas |
| Deputy Chairman Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office 1979–1980 | |
| Chairman | Syed Mukasheer Shah |
| Leader of the House | Marri Chenna Reddy |
| Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
| Member of Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 1979–1985 | |
| Chairman | Syed Mukasheer Shah |
| Leader of the House | Marri Chenna Reddy |
| Constituency | Andhra Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kancherla Keshava Rao 4 April 1939 Mahbubabad, Hyderabad State, British India (now in Telangana, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (2024- present) |
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| Spouse | Vasanta Kumari |
| Children | 4; including Gadwal Vijayalakshmi |
| Residence(s) | 312, Telangana Bhawan, New Delhi |
| Alma mater | Osmania University Badruka College |
| Occupation | Political and Social Worker, Journalist and Educationist |
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