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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
|office = [[Ex-MLA]]<br />
|honorific-prefix = Dr.<br />
|name = Vala Chakradhar Rao<br />
|image = VCR_Slide1.1.jpg<br />
|constituency = [[Nizamabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nizamabad]]<br />
|assembly = Andhra Pradesh State<br />
|term_start = 1972-78<br />
|birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1928|03|28}}<br />
|birth_place = Yamanapalli, [[Mahadevpur]], [[Karimnagar district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
|death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1991|9|27|1928|03|28}}<br />
|death_place = [[Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh|Nizamabad]], Andhra Pradesh<br />
|citizenship = [[India]]<br />
|party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|spouse = Vala Kamala Devi<br />
|children = Venkata Ranga Rao, Venkata Narasimha Rao, Ravindhar Rao, Vasundhara, Vijaya and Vasudha<br />
|grandchildren = Kamal, Pavan, Sidhu and Kovidh<br />
}} <br />
'''Dr. Vala Chakradhar Rao''' (28 March 1928 – 27 September 1991) was a [[physician|doctor]] and [[politician]]. He was Vice President of the All India Private Medical Practitioner Association (PMP) and was President for the [[Andhra Pradesh]] state PMP for over 20 years. He was elected as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) as an independent candidate from [[Nizamabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nizamabad constituency]] to the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislature|AP State Assembly]] in 1972.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Chakradhar Rao completed a degree in HDMS (Homeopathy) from Sinha Homeopathy Medical College, [[Laheriasarai|Laherir Sarai]], [[Bihar|Bihar State]] in 1946-50.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
[[File:VCR_Slide1.2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Kamala Devi]]<br />
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Rao born to a landlord (Vala Venkata Narasimha Rao) in Yamanapally village of [[Karimnagar]] District of AP.<br />
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Rao moved to Nizamabad and started his own medical clinic to serve poor people.<br />
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Rao married to Kamala Devi (daughter of Kakulamarri Lakshmi Narasimha Rao, landlord) from Eturnagaram, [[Warangal]] Dist., AP) and have 3 sons (Ranga Rao- premlata rao, Narasimha Rao- sucharitha rao, Ravinder Rao- suma rao) and 3 daughters (prabhakar rao-Vasundhara, ram mohan rao- Vijaya and DR ravichandra- Vasudha). His grand children { Kamal Rao, Pavan Rao, Siddarth Rao, Vijaya Sarathi Rao, Harish Rao, Dheeraj Rao, and Kovidh Rao.}<br />
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Late Smt. Kamala Devi was a social worker in Nizamabad and helped many poor for survival. Rao made foundation to many major projects and was the key person to get Law college in Nizamabad.<br />
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Rao provided lands to poor in suburbs of Nizamabad and that place is named after him as Chakradhar Nagar.<br />
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==Political life==<br />
[[File:VCR_Slide2.2.jpg|thumb|left|Serving as MLA]]<br />
Rao began his career of public service by conducting free medical checkups in Nizamabad.<br />
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Rao was elected as governor to Lions club for Nizamabad and also became vice president to all India private medical practitioners association (PMP) for 1 year and was president for AP state PMP association for more than 20 years till his death.<br />
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After his wife, Kamala Devi's death in 1970, Rao deeply involved in social service being a Municipal Chairman and later won elections for Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) as independent for Nizamabad of Andhra Pradesh State Assembly.<br />
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Rao served mentored many party workers, who have become MLAs, MPs and occupied key Ministries in AP state cabinet.<br />
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==Career==<br />
[[File:VCR_Slide2.3.jpg|thumb|left|with PV Narasimha Rao]]<br />
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Rao served at many other important positions in medical and political areas:<br />
* Municipal Chairman (Nizamabad) - 1967 to 1972<br />
* Member of Legislative Assembly, MLA (Nizamabad) - 1972 to 1978<br />
* Vice President, All India Private Medical Practitioners Association (PMP)<br />
* President, AP State Private Medical Practitioners Association (PMP)<br />
* President, Nizamabad Medical Association<br />
* Lions Club Governor, (Nizamabad) - 1984-85<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/Statittical%20Report%20Andhra%20Pradesh%201972.pdf Statistical Report on General Election, 1972]<br />
* [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1972/Statittical_Report_Andhra_Pradesh_1972.pdf Key Highlights of General Election, 1972]<br />
* [http://www.aplegislature.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=3b3dd5aa-8e13-43b8-b4ab-567b35a9ea08&groupId=11343 AP State Legislature for 1972]<br />
* [http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/preview.aspx?candid=307037&cid=237 Affidavit filed for 1978 elections]<br />
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[[Category:1928 births]]<br />
[[Category:1991 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian medical doctors]]<br />
[[Category:Medical doctors from Andhra Pradesh]]</div>->FreeToDisagree