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Parvathaneni Upendra
Parvathaneni Upendra (14 July 1936 – 16 November 2009) was a Telugu Desam Party Union Cabinet Minister from Andhra Pradesh in India. He was born in Pothunuru village in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. Career P. Upendra holds M. A. degree in English Literature, Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations and Journalism from Andhra University, University College, Madras and Indian Institute Public Administration, New Delhi. He started as a journalist after graduation. P. Upendra worked over two decades for Indian Railways as a Public Relations Officer before entering politics. He served as Personal Secretary to then Railways Minister Madhu Dandavate between 1977 and 1979. In 1982, he joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) led by the film actor-turned-politician N. T. Rama Rao. He was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1984 and continued as its member till 1996. He was designated as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha during the prime ministership of Rajiv Gandhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pothunuru, Denduluru Mandal
Pothunuru is a village in Denduluru mandal of Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Demographics Census of India, Pothunuru had a population of 7177. The total population constitute, 3619 males and 3558 females with a sex ratio of 993 females per 1000 males. 684 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, with sex ratio of 1024. The average literacy rate stands at 74.51%. Eminent persons * Kommareddi Suryanarayana Kommareddi Suryanarayana () (8 March 1907 – 6 May 1995) was a Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha member in Indian Parliament, an Indian freedom activist and Gandhian.Suryanarayana Kommareddi, Luminaries of 20th Century, Part II, Potti Sriramulu Telug ... - a parliamentarian was born here.Biography of Suryanarayana, Kommareddi at Lok Sabha website. Parvathaneni Upendra, a parliamentarian and Ex Central minister was born here. Maganti Varalaksmi Devi, Ex Member of Legislature Assembly was born here. References Villages in Eluru district {{AndhraPrades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |