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'''Karra Parasu Ramaiah''' (born 5 November 1954, Kanduru Palem) is an Indian politician and former civil servant.<ref name="a">{{cite news | newspaper=The Telegraph | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/everyone-wants-to-come-to-patna/cid/365848 | date=25 July 2011 | first=Karra Parasu | last=Ramaiah | title=Everyone wants to come to Patna | accessdate=14 June 2019 }}</ref><br />
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K.P. Ramaiah hails from [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="a"/><ref name="b"/> He studied at the Zilla Parishad School in [[Nellore District]]. Afterwards he studied economics at V.R. College ([[Nellore]]) and did postgraduate studies in political science at [[Sri Venkateswara University]] in [[Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh|Tirupati]]. He obtained a B.Ed. degree there, and began lecturing. In 1983 he began studying law at V.R. Law College.<ref name="a"/> In 1986 he joined the [[Indian Administrative Service]] as a Bihar cadre.<ref name="a"/><ref name="b"/> In 1989 he became SDO in Bhabhua.<ref>''Times of India''. ''[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Senior-IAS-officer-K-P-Ramaiah-may-contest-against-Meira-Kumar-in-Sasaram/articleshow/29741024.cms Senior IAS officer K P Ramaiah may contest against Meira Kumar in Sasaram]''</ref> As a civil servant, he worked as District Magistrate of Patna and Divisional commissioner of Patna and Tirhut, later becoming the Principal Secretary of the SC & ST Department.<ref name="b">''Indian Express''. ''[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/ias-k-p-ramaiah-joins-jdu-to-take-on-speaker-meira-kumar/ IAS K P Ramaiah joins JD(U) to take on Speaker Meira Kumar]''</ref> He served as the secretary of the Mahadalit Commission, set up by Chief Minister [[Nitish Kumar]] to work for welfare amongst Dalit castes.<ref name="b"/><ref>''Times of India''. ''[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Retired-IAS-officer-KP-Ramaiah-joins-JD-U/articleshow/31369625.cms Retired IAS officer KP Ramaiah joins JD (U)]''</ref><br />
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K.P. Ramaiah joined politics soon after his voluntary retirement from the IAS. He joined the [[Janata Dal (United)]] in early March 2014.<ref name="b"/> He was fielded as the candidate of the JD(U) in the [[Sasaram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency]] in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general election]].<ref>''Times of India''. ''[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/JD-U-fields-K-P-Ramaiah-from-Sasaram-seat-against-Meira-Kumar/articleshow/32096028.cms JD (U) fields K P Ramaiah from Sasaram seat against Meira Kumar]''</ref><br />
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