Pamulaparthi Venkata Ranga Rao (1940 – 1 August 2013) was an Indian politician who belonged to the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British E ...

. He was son of former Prime Minister of India, P. V. Narasimha Rao

Early life

Rao was born in Vangara village in

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, Hyderabad state to P. V. Narasimha Rao and his wife Satyamma.Ex-PM Narasimha Rao's son P V Ranga Rao is dead - The Times of India
/ref> He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from

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. He had two younger brothers, P. V. Rajeshwar Rao and P. V. Prabhakar Rao, and also had five sisters. He remained a bachelor throughout his life.

Career

Rao was a two-time MLA from Hanamkonda in

Warangal district Warangal district, formerly Warangal Rural district, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district shares boundaries with Mahabubabad, Jangaon, Hanamkonda, Mulugu and Bhupalpally districts. As of June 2021, Hanamkonda tent ...

and also a member of the Legislative Council. He served as Education Minister in the Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy cabinet. He died on 1 August 2013.

References

Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh Telangana politicians People from Karimnagar district 1940 births 2013 deaths {{AndhraPradesh-INC-politician-stub