Raje Vishveshvar Rao
a.k.a. ''Raja Saheb, Aheri'' or ''Raja Saheb'' (c. 1926 – 27 March 1997) was an Indian Gond
Raje
*In Maharashtra, Chatrapati Shivaji Raje was addressed as ''King'' or ''Raje''. Also, other clans of the Maratha community put Raje before their original clan name; Raje Shirke, Raje Mahadik, Raje Kadam, Raje Chalukya, Raje Jadhavrao etc or used ...
(king) and politician. He was a
Member of Parliament of India and was member of the
6th Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. The 6th Lok Sabha, which ran from 23 March 1977 to 22 August 1979 was elected in February and March 1977. 11 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 6t ...
. Raje Vishveshvar Rao represented the
Chandrapur constituency of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
and was a member of the
Bharatiya Lok Dal political party.
Early life
Rao was born in
Aheri Aheri may refer to:
* Aheri, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India
* Aheri, Karnataka, India
* Aheri, Papua New Guinea
* ''Aheri'', a community with origins in India, also known as Aheria
The Aheria are Indian caste found mainly in the states of Ha ...
, in the state of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
. Rao inherited the monarchy and became the
Raje
*In Maharashtra, Chatrapati Shivaji Raje was addressed as ''King'' or ''Raje''. Also, other clans of the Maratha community put Raje before their original clan name; Raje Shirke, Raje Mahadik, Raje Kadam, Raje Chalukya, Raje Jadhavrao etc or used ...
of
Aheri Aheri may refer to:
* Aheri, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India
* Aheri, Karnataka, India
* Aheri, Papua New Guinea
* ''Aheri'', a community with origins in India, also known as Aheria
The Aheria are Indian caste found mainly in the states of Ha ...
.
Political career
Rao joined politics after
Indian independence. Rao held the position of
MLA in the
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for three terms before becoming a
Member of Parliament in the
6th Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. The 6th Lok Sabha, which ran from 23 March 1977 to 22 August 1979 was elected in February and March 1977. 11 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 6t ...
of India. He was a member of the
Bharatiya Lok Dal political party.
Posts held
See also
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Raja &
Monarchy in ancient India
Monarchy in ancient India was a sovereignty over a territory by a King who functioned as its protector, a role which involved both secular and religious power. The meaning and significance of kingship changed dramatically between the Vedic and Lat ...
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6th Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. The 6th Lok Sabha, which ran from 23 March 1977 to 22 August 1979 was elected in February and March 1977. 11 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 6t ...
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Lok Sabha
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Politics of India
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Parliament of India
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Government of India
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Bharatiya Lok Dal
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Chandrapur
References
1920s births
1997 deaths
India MPs 1977–1979
Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra
Marathi politicians
Bharatiya Lok Dal politicians
People from Chandrapur
People from Chandrapur district
20th-century Indian monarchs
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