Raje Vishveshvar Rao

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|birth_date = c. 1926
|birth_place = [[Aheri, Gadchiroli|Aheri]], ([[Maharashtra]])
|death_date = 27 March 1997 (aged 71)<ref name="Obituary">[https://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lsdeb/ls11/ses4/01110497.htm Raje Vishveshvar Rao's obituary]</ref>
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''' Raje Vishveshvar Rao ''' [[pseudonyms|a.k.a.]] ''Raja Saheb, Aheri'' or ''Raja Saheb'' (c. 1926 – 27 March 1997) was an Indian Gond [[Raja|Raje]] (king) and politician. He was a [[Member of Parliament#India|Member of Parliament]] of India and was member of the [[6th Lok Sabha]]. Raje Vishveshvar Rao represented the [[Chandrapur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandrapur]] constituency of [[Maharashtra]] and was a member of the [[Bharatiya Lok Dal]] political party.<ref name=" Member Profile ">{{cite news|title= Member Profile|publisher= [[Lok Sabha]] website|accessdate= 1 January 2014|url= http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokprev.aspx|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140116233330/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokprev.aspx|archivedate= 16 January 2014|df= dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=" Election Results 1977 ">{{cite news|title= Election Results 1977|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=1 January 2014|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf}}</ref>

==Early life ==
Rao was born in [[Aheri, Gadchiroli|Aheri]], in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. Rao inherited the monarchy and became the [[Raja|Raje]] of [[Aheri, Gadchiroli|Aheri]].<ref name=" Member Profile"/>

==Political career==
Rao joined politics after [[Independence Day (India)|Indian independence]]. Rao held the position of [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] in the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] for three terms before becoming a [[Member of Parliament#India|Member of Parliament]] in the [[6th Lok Sabha]] of India. He was a member of the [[Bharatiya Lok Dal]] political party.<ref name=" Election Results 1977 "/><ref name=" Member Profile"/><ref name=" Earlier Lok Sabha ">{{cite news |title= Earlier Lok Sabha |publisher= Lok Sabha website |accessdate= 1 January 2014 |url= http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokprev.aspx |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140116233330/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/lokprev.aspx |archivedate= 16 January 2014 |df= dmy-all }}</ref>

==Posts held==
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! # !! From !! To !! Position
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| 01 || n/a || n/a || Member, [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]] (three terms)
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| 02 || 1977 || 1979 || Member, [[6th Lok Sabha]]
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==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
*[[Raja]] & [[Monarchy in ancient India]]
*[[6th Lok Sabha]]
*[[Lok Sabha]]
*[[Politics of India]]
*[[Parliament of India]]
*[[Government of India]]
*[[Bharatiya Lok Dal]]
*[[Chandrapur]]

== References ==
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[[Category:1920s births]]
[[Category:1997 deaths]]
[[Category:6th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Marathi politicians]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Lok Dal politicians]]
[[Category:People from Chandrapur]]
[[Category:People from Chandrapur district]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian monarchs]]

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