Shri Sudarshan Akarapu (Telugu:ఆకారపు.సుదర్శన్)(5 March 1954 – 20 July 2011) was an Indian politician from

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (; TDP) is an Indian regional political party operating in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the state and central level. Since its founding by N. T. Rama Rao (often referred to as NTR) on 29 March 1982, the party has foc ...

. He was former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament, former

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and TDP vice president. He died with a massive

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on 20 July 2011 in a private hospital in

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Early life

Sudarshan was born in Bandaramaram

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. He has three daughters and one son.

Political career

Akarapu Sudarshan first came up with the ideology of socialism and joined CPI first. The Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest communist party in India and one of the eight national parties in the country. He was elected as MLA (two terms) from Suryapet Assembly Constituency in 1989 and 1994 from TDP and also served as chairman of the

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(APSRTC) from 1997 to 1999. Sudarshan was

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MP from 2002 to 2008 and served a full six-year term. During his stint as MP, he also served as a member on various parliamentary standing committees.TDP leader Sudarshan Akarapu passes away
DNA India 20 July 2011

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akarapu, Sudarshan People from Suryapet Telugu Desam Party politicians Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh 2011 deaths 1954 births Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1989–1994 Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1994–1999 People from Suryapet district