Sri Balusu Prabhakara Pattabhirama Rao (30 December 1911 – 21 September 1988) was an Indian

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industrialist, politician, and the zamindar of Kapileswarapuram. He was a Minister in Composite Madras State, 1952–54, Andhra State during 1954–55. He was a Minister in Andhra Pradesh, 1956–60 and 1960–62. He was elected to

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, from the Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency.

Early life

S. B. P. Pattabhirama Rao was born to Sri Balusu Butchi Sarvarayudu, the zamindar of the Kapileswarapuram Samsthanam in East Godavari District, and his wife S. B. Lakshmi Venkata Subbamma Rao on 30 December 1911. He was educated at P.R. College,

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, and Law College,

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. He had a brother named S. B. P. B. K. Satyanarayana Rao who was a Union Minister of State for Agriculture in the Vajpayee government.

Life and career

Pattabhirama Rao was a Member in

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Legislative Assembly from 1952 to 1967, and of the Legislative Council from 1968 to 1970. Rao was a Minister in

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cabinate in Composite Madras State, (1952–53). He worked as an Education Minister in

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cabinate in Andhra State during 1954–55. He was a Minister in N. Sanjiva Reddy cabinate in Andhra Pradesh during 1956-60 and Damodaram Sanjivayya cabinate during 1960-62 as an Education and Transport Minister. Rao worked as a Member of Fifth Lok Sabha, 1971–77,

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, 1977–79 and

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1980- 1984. was a Union Minister of State in the

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government. Rao was the recipient of an honorary D.Litt. from

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and an honorary Dr. of Laws from

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. Rao died in

on 21 September 1988, at the age of 76.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, S. B. P. Pattabhirama 1911 births 1988 deaths Telugu politicians India MPs 1971–1977 India MPs 1977–1979 India MPs 1980–1984 Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1962–1967 Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh Politicians from Rajahmundry