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	\| name = D. V. V. S. Varma		\| name = D. V. V. S. Varma
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	\| occupation = Working President, Party General Secretary		\| occupation = Working President, Party General Secretary
	\| party = [[Lok Satta Party]]		\| party = [[Lok Satta Party]]
	\| movement = [[Lok Satta Movement]]		\| movement = [[Lok Satta Movement]]
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	'''D.V.V.S. Varma''' is the ~~incumbent~~ Working President of the [[Lok Satta Party]] for [[Andhra Pradesh]] State.<ref>[http://www.loksatta.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=643&Itemid=60 DVVS Varma takes over as Lok Satta Party’s Working President]</ref> He ~~has been~~ actively involved in [[Lok Satta movement]] from the time of its inception. He has served in various office-bearer positions for the [[Lok Satta Party]]. He is also a reputed newspaper columnist and media analyst of political and policy affairs.
			'''D.V.V.S. Varma''' was the Working President of the [[Lok Satta Party]] for [[Andhra Pradesh]] State.<ref>[http://www.loksatta.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=643&Itemid=60 DVVS Varma takes over as Lok Satta Party’s Working President]</ref> He was actively involved in [[Lok Satta movement]] from the time of its inception. He has served in various office-bearer positions for the [[Lok Satta Party]]. He is also a reputed newspaper columnist and media analyst of political and policy affairs.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
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	===Lok Satta Movement===		===Lok Satta Movement===
	Under the leadership of Mr. Varma, [[Lok Satta ~~movement~~]] expanded its ~~reach into~~ all 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh ~~so much as to have~~ primary units in ~~almost every Mandal of the state~~. He ~~acted~~ as the State Campaign Coordinator for Andhra Pradesh. ~~The~~ campaign for candidate disclosures ~~led by Mr. Varma culminating with~~ the ~~"People's~~ Ballot~~" was successful~~ and ~~caught the imagination of the people of~~ the ~~state. He also played a central role in Lok Satta conceiving and leading the hugely successful statewide~~ Movement for Empowerment of Local Governments ~~and~~ the ~~historic '1~~-crore signature campaign~~' that brought~~ the ~~issue~~ of ~~empowerment of the third-tier of government (i.e.~~ panchayats and municipalities~~) to the forefront of public and political debate~~.<ref>[http://www.loksatta.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=644&smonth=July&syear=2010&Itemid=110 Sri Dvvs Varma Profile]</ref>		Under the leadership of Mr. Varma, the [[Lok Satta Movement]] expanded its presence across all 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, establishing primary units in many mandals. He served as the State Campaign Coordinator for Andhra Pradesh. He was involved in the campaign for candidate disclosures, including the “People’s Ballot,” and contributed to the Movement for Empowerment of Local Governments as well as the statewide ‘1-crore signature campaign,’ which focused on strengthening local governance at the level of panchayats and municipalities.<ref>[http://www.loksatta.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=644&smonth=July&syear=2010&Itemid=110 Sri Dvvs Varma Profile]</ref>

	He was also actively involved in coordinating the "Vote India" campaign.<ref name="voteIndia">{{cite web		He was also actively involved in coordinating the "Vote India" campaign.<ref name="voteIndia">{{cite web
	\| url = http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/10/stories/2005051010520500.htm		\| url = http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/10/stories/2005051010520500.htm
	\| title = Lok Satta to lead `Vote India' campaign across nation		\| title = Lok Satta to lead 'Vote India' campaign across nation
	\| accessdate = 17 September 2016		\| accessdate = 17 September 2016
	\| author =		\| author =
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	==Lok Satta Party==		==Lok Satta Party==
	DVVS Varma was chosen as the Party General Secretary in 2006. He was one of the contestants that ran for the President of Lok Satta Party in the first ~~organizational~~ election in January 2009.<ref>[http://news.loksatta.org/2008/12/drjp-dvvsvarma-and-maharani-to-contest.html Lok Satta News: Dr.JP, D.V.V.S.Varma and Maharani to Contest for President]</ref>		DVVS Varma was chosen as the Party General Secretary in 2006. He was one of the contestants that ran for the President of Lok Satta Party in the first organisational election in January 2009.<ref>[http://news.loksatta.org/2008/12/drjp-dvvsvarma-and-maharani-to-contest.html Lok Satta News: Dr.JP, D.V.V.S.Varma and Maharani to Contest for President]</ref>

	~~Currently~~, D.V.V.S. Varma is the ~~Working~~ President of Lok Satta Party for Andhra Pradesh State.		Till 2014, D.V.V.S. Varma was the President of Lok Satta Party for unified Andhra Pradesh State. From 2014 to 2015, D.V.V.S. Varma was the President of Lok Satta Party for [[Andhra Pradesh]] State.

	==Editor==		==Editor==
	He is also the Chief Editor of Jaateeya Spurthi, a Telugu current affairs fortnightly.		He is also the Chief Editor of Jaateeya Spurthi, a Telugu current affairs fortnightly.
	~~Now~~, he is the Editor of Lok Satta Times fortnightly (Telugu), the official magazine of Lok Satta Party. Viewers can access this magazine at www.loksatta.org website.		Previously, he was the Editor of Lok Satta Times fortnightly (Telugu), the official magazine of Lok Satta Party. Viewers can access this magazine at www.loksatta.org website.

	==References==		==References==
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{{Infobox person
| name = D. V. V. S. Varma
| image = D._V._V._S._Varma.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| occupation = Working President, Party General Secretary
| party = [[Lok Satta Party]]
| movement = [[Lok Satta Movement]]
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| native_name =
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| birth_name = 
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = [[Tanuku]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| website = {{URL|dvvsvarmablogspot.com}}
| spouse =
| children = 2
| footnotes =
}}
'''D.V.V.S. Varma''' is the incumbent Working President of the [[Lok Satta Party]] for [[Andhra Pradesh]] State.<ref>[http://www.loksatta.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=643&Itemid=60 DVVS Varma takes over as Lok Satta Party’s Working President]</ref> He has been actively involved in [[Lok Satta movement]] from the time of its inception. He has served in various office-bearer positions for the [[Lok Satta Party]]. He is also a reputed newspaper columnist and media analyst of political and policy affairs.

==Early life==
Mr. Varma lived in [[Tanuku]] of [[West Godavari district]] along with his wife and two children.

==Political Involvement==
D.V.V.S. Varma has been an active member of the communist movement in Andhra Pradesh, and the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI), for more than two decades and worked at the grassroots level. After quitting the CPI in the mid '90s, Mr. Varma continued to work in the areas of primary education and sanitation and eventually joined the Lok Satta movement.

===Lok Satta Movement===
Under the leadership of Mr. Varma, [[Lok Satta movement]] expanded its reach into all 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh so much as to have primary units in almost every Mandal of the state. He acted as the State Campaign Coordinator for Andhra Pradesh. The campaign for candidate disclosures led by Mr. Varma culminating with the "People's Ballot" was successful and caught the imagination of the people of the state. He also played a central role in Lok Satta conceiving and leading the hugely successful statewide Movement for Empowerment of Local Governments and the historic '1-crore signature campaign' that brought the issue of empowerment of the third-tier of government (i.e. panchayats and municipalities) to the forefront of public and political debate.<ref>[http://www.loksatta.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=644&smonth=July&syear=2010&Itemid=110 Sri Dvvs Varma Profile]</ref>

He was also actively involved in coordinating the "Vote India" campaign.<ref name="voteIndia">{{cite web
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/10/stories/2005051010520500.htm
| title = Lok Satta to lead `Vote India' campaign across nation
| accessdate = 17 September 2016
| author =
| last =
| first =
| date = 10 May 2005
| location = India
| pages =
| doi =
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070823031005/http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/10/stories/2005051010520500.htm
| url-status = dead
| archivedate = 2007-08-23
| newspaper = [[The Hindu]]
| quote =
}}</ref>

==Lok Satta Party==
DVVS Varma was chosen as the Party General Secretary in 2006. He was one of the contestants that ran for the President of Lok Satta Party in the first organizational election in January 2009.<ref>[http://news.loksatta.org/2008/12/drjp-dvvsvarma-and-maharani-to-contest.html Lok Satta News: Dr.JP, D.V.V.S.Varma and Maharani to Contest for President]</ref>

Currently, D.V.V.S. Varma is the Working President of Lok Satta Party for Andhra Pradesh State.

==Editor==
He is also the Chief Editor of Jaateeya Spurthi, a Telugu current affairs fortnightly.
Now, he is the Editor of Lok Satta Times fortnightly (Telugu), the official magazine of Lok Satta Party. Viewers can access this magazine at www.loksatta.org website.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://dvvsvarma.blogspot.com DVVS Varma Blog - Andhra Pradesh Politics]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqtBaNAKc-0 Mr. Varma explains Lok Satta membership details]

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