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K. Chandrashekar Rao

Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao
కల్వకుంట్ల చంద్రశేఖర రావు
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1st Chief Minister of Telangana
Assumed office
2 June 2014
Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan
Preceded by Office Established
Minister of Labour and Employment
In office
22 May 2004 – 22 May 2006
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1999–2001
Minister of Transport, Andhra Pradesh
In office
1996–1999
Minister of Drought & Relief, Andhra Pradesh
In office
1987–1988
Member of Parliament
In office
2009–2014
Constituency Mahbubnagar, Telangana
In office
2004–2009
Constituency Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh
(now in Telangana)
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2014
Constituency Gajwel, Telangana State
In office
1985–2004
Constituency Siddipet, Andhra Pradesh
(now in Telangana)
Personal details
Born (1954-02-17) 17 February 1954 (age 62)
Siddipet, Hyderabad State, India
(now in Telangana, India)
Nationality Indian
Political party Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Spouse(s) K. Shobha
Children K. T. Rama Rao
K. Kavitha
Residence Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Alma mater Osmania University
Religion Hinduism

Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (born 17 Feb 1954), better known and abbreviated as KCR, is the first and the current Chief Minister of the Indian state of Telangana. He is the president of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, a regional party in India. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (Telangana) from the Gajwel constituency of Siddipet in Telangana. Previously, he served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (Andhra Pradesh) from Siddipet and also as the Member of Parliament from Mahabubnagar, Karimnagar and Medak. He took oath as the first Chief Minister of the new state of Telangana on 2 June 2014.

Rao was born on 17 February 1954 in Chintamadaka village, Siddipet Mandal, Siddipet District of Telangana State. He attained a Masters degree in Literature from Osmania Arts College-Osmania University, Hyderabad.

KCR started his career with the Congress party in Medak district.

KCR joined the TDP in 1983 and contested against A.Madan Mohan and lost that election. He won four consecutive Assembly elections from Siddipet between 1985 and 1999. From 1987–1988, he worked as Minister of Drought & Relief in N. T. Rama Rao's cabinet. In 1990, he was appointed as TDP convener for Medak, Nizamabad and Adilabad districts. In 1996, he worked as Transport minister in Chandrababu Naidu's cabinet. He also served as the deputy speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly from 2000–2001.


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