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Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao

K. Chandrashekhar Rao
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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 (Government of India)
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 (Government of Andhra Pradesh)
In office
1996–1999
Minister of Drought & Relief (Government of Andhra Pradesh)
In office
1987–1988
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Constituency Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana)
In office
2004–2009
Constituency Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh
(now in Telangana)
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2014
Constituency Gajwel, Telangana
In office
1985–2004
Constituency Siddipet, Andhra Pradesh
(now in Telangana)
Personal details
Born (1954-02-17) 17 February 1954 (age 63)
Siddipet, Hyderabad State (now Telangana, India)
Nationality Indian
Political party Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Spouse(s) K. Shobha
Relations Devanapalli Anil Kumar (son-in-law)
T. Harish Rao (nephew)
Children K. T. Rama Rao (son)
K. Kavitha (daughter)
Residence Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Alma mater Osmania University

Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao (born 17 February 1954), better known and abbreviated as K.C.R., is the 1st and the current Chief Minister of Telangana, after the Telangana state got separated from Andhra Pradesh. He is the leader and 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 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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