K. Chandrashekhar Rao
| Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao | |
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| 1st Chief Minister of Telangana | |
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Assumed office 2 June 2014 |
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| Governor | E.S.L. Narasimhan |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Minister of Labour and Employment | |
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In office 22 May 2004 – 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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In office 1999–2001 |
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| Minister of Transport (Government of Andhra Pradesh) | |
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In office 1996–1999 |
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| Minister of Drought & Relief (Government of Andhra Pradesh) | |
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In office 1987–1988 |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
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In office 2009–2014 |
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| Constituency | Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana) |
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In office 2004–2009 |
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| Constituency |
Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana) |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
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Assumed office 2014 |
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| Constituency | Gajwel, Telangana State |
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In office 1985–2004 |
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| Constituency |
Siddipet, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 February 1954 Andhra Pradesh State, India ( now 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 Chandrashekhar Rao (born 17 February 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 Medak District in Telangana. Previously, he served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (Andhra Pradesh) from Siddipet and also as the Member of Parliament from Mahbubnagar, 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, Siddipeta Mandal, Medak District of Telangana State. He attained a Masters degree in Literature from Osmania Arts College-Osmania University, Hyderabad.
KCR started his career with the youth Congress party in Medak district.Under the leadership of Sanjay Gandhi though congress was in a bad position he stood with them. later he joined Telugu Desam Party led by NT.Rama Rao. KCR is known for his fluency in Telugu, Hindi, English and Urdu languages.
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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