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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju
| image = Shri_Ashok_Gajapati_Raju.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|06|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Madras]], [[Madras State]], [[India]]
| residence = Vizian
| term_end2 = 8 March 2018
| predecessor2 = [[Ajit Singh (politician)|Ajit Singh]]
| successor2 = [[Suresh Prabhu]]
| constituency_MP1 = [[Vizianagaram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vizianagaram]]
| parliament1 = Indian
| term_start1 = 16 May 2014
| term_end1 = 23 May 2019
| predecessor1 = [[Botcha Jhansi Lakshmi]]
| successor1 =[[Bellana Chandra Sekhar]]
| constituency_AM3 = [[Vizianagaram (Assembly constituency)|Vizianagaram]]
| assembly3 = Andhra Pradesh Legislative
| term3 = 1978–2004 <hr> 2009–2014
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 = Geetha Meesala
| party = [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| religion =
| alma_mater = [[Hyderabad Public School]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Ashok-Gajapathi-Raju-Pusapati/5931883419|title=Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati gets Civil Aviation Ministry|work=indiainfoline.com}}</ref> [[Andhra University]]<ref name="business-standard1">{{cite web|author=BS Reporter |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/ashok-gajapathi-raju-114052600980_1.html |title=Ashok Gajapathi Raju |publisher=Business Standard |date=26 May 2014 |access-date=28 May 2014}}</ref>
| spouse = Suneela
| children = 2
| website = http://ashokgajapathiraju.com/
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'''Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju''' (born 26 June 1951) is an Indian politician and the former [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Union Minister for Civil Aviation]] in the [[Narendra Modi Government]]. A scion of Royal family of Vizayanagram princely state, he is the younger son of the last Maharaja of [[Vizianagram]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Analysis | first=Daily News & | title=Ashok Gajapathi Raju: The man with the "Royal Touch" | website=dna | date=26 May 2014 | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ashok-gajapathi-raju-the-man-with-the-royal-touch-1991472 | access-date=30 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/v/vizianagram.html|title=VIZIANAGRAM|work=iinet.net.au|access-date=30 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026105517/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/v/vizianagram.html|archive-date=26 October 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was a member of Andhra Pradesh State legislature for over twenty five years and was a Minister in the Govt. of A.P., for thirteen years holding the portfolios of Commercial Tax, Excise, Legislative affairs, Finance, Planning and Revenue.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.civilaviation.gov.in/about-minister/meet-the-minister|title = Honourable Minister {{!}} Ministry of Civil Aviation|website = www.civilaviation.gov.in|access-date = 2016-03-03}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju comes from the [[Pusapati]] royal family of the [[Vizianagaram estate]]. He is the son of Maharaja [[Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapathi Raju]], the last [[Maharaja of Vizianagram]]. His family is known for its philanthropy through its temples that include the famous [[Simhachalam]] temple and the Maharaja Alak Narayana Society for Arts and Sciences which runs a number of education institutions. He was educated at [[Scindia School]] Gwalior, [[Hyderabad Public School]] and V.S. Krishna College, Visakhapatnam.<ref name="business-standard1"/> His father [[Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju]] and his brother Pusapati Ananda Gajapathi Raju were also Indian parliamentarians and ministers in the state government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thekshatriyas.org/famous_people/p-ashok-gajapathi-raju/ |title=P Ashok Gajapathi Raju | The Kshatriyas Association of North America |publisher=Thekshatriyas.org |access-date=28 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="Aviation minister shuns privileges">{{cite news|title=Aviation minister shuns privileges, stands in queue, takes bus to aircraft|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/aviation-minister-shuns-privileges-stands-in-queue-takes-bus-to-aircraft/article1-1247913.aspx|access-date=5 August 2014}}</ref> He is a former President of Andhra Cricket Association. His efforts resulted in the establishment of several centres for imparting training in several sports at many places including Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram.<ref name=":0" />

==Political career==
He won the [[Vizianagaram (Assembly constituency)|Vizianagaram]] Vidhan Sabha constituency for the first time as [[Janata Party]] candidate in 1978. He joined the [[Telugu Desam Party]] when it was formed in 1982 and won the state assembly elections of 1983, 1985, 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2009. He won the [[2014 Indian general election]] to the [[16th Lok Sabha]] to from [[Vizianagaram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vizianagaram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0120.htm?ac=20 |title=Constituencywise-All Candidates |publisher=Eciresults.nic.in |date=17 May 2014 |access-date=28 May 2014}}</ref> He served Andhra Pradesh as a Cabinet Minister for Excise,Commercial Taxes, Finance, Revenue and Legislative Affairs in State Government.He is a Politburo member in the [[Telugu Desam Party]]. He was the Union minister for [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Civil Aviation]] in the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] cabinet. He resigned on 8 March 2018 over a dispute with central government to provide special status to Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nair|first1=Sobhana K.|title=TDP Ministers Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Y.S. Chowdary resign from Union Cabinet|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tdp-ministers-ashok-gajapathi-raju-and-ys-chowdary-submit-resignations/article22983614.ece|website=The Hindu|access-date=9 March 2018|language=en-IN|date=8 March 2018}}</ref>
He beat up a woman party worker during campaigning for local polls.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/city/hyderabad/andhra-pradesh-tdp-leader-ashok-gajapathi-raju-beats-up-woman-party-worker-during-campaigning-for-local-polls/videoshow/81392590.cms</ref>

== Other Works ==
He took an active part in the struggle for the formation of a new district viz. [[Vizianagaram]]. His interest to improve education in the district led to the establishment of several governmental and non-governmental educational institutions. He served as Chairman of '''The Maharaja Alak Narayana Society of Arts and Science (MANSAS)''' which is running twelve educational institutions in the district. As a Minister, he was associated with several developmental activities. He is keenly interested in the field of public health and the conservation of water and electricity. In pursuance of this ideal, he launched housing, drinking water and health schemes. He has traveled abroad to study town planning and to implement it suitably in Andhra Pradesh.<ref name=":0" />

== Personal life ==
He is from royal [[Pusapati]] family of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and is 11th Custodian of his family.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Royal House {{!}} A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ROYAL HOUSE OF VIZIANAGARAM|url=http://mansasedu.org/Royal_House.html|access-date=2020-08-29|website=mansasedu.org}}</ref> He married Suneela in the year 1974 and has 2 daughters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4760&lastls=16|access-date=2020-08-29|website=164.100.47.194}}</ref> He is a strongmen of his family and also involves in activities besides Politics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ashok Gehlot Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history|url=https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/ashok-gehlot.html/|access-date=2020-08-29|website=Elections in India}}</ref>

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