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{{Infobox Indian politician | {{Infobox Indian politician | ||
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|birthname = Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar | | birthname = Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar | ||
|caption = | | caption = | ||
|birth_date | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|01|15}} | ||
|birth_place | | birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[India]] | ||
|death_date | | death_date = | ||
|death_place | | death_place = | ||
| office = [[Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament<br>Rajya Sabha]] | | office = [[Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament<br>Rajya Sabha]] | ||
| constituency = [[Telangana]] | | constituency = [[Telangana]] | ||
| term_start = 3 April 2012 (shifted to Telangana from AP on 2 June 2014) | | term_start = 3 April 2012 (shifted to Telangana from AP on 2 June 2014) | ||
| term_end = 2 April 2018 | | term_end = 2 April 2018 | ||
|predecessor = | | predecessor = | ||
|successor = [[Lingamaiah Yadav]], | | successor = [[Lingamaiah Yadav]], | ||
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] | |||
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] | | spouse = Saroja | ||
|spouse | | children = Priyanka and Adityaram | ||
|children | | residence = | ||
|residence | | alma_mater = [[Osmania University]]<small> ([[Master of Arts|MA]])</small> | ||
|alma_mater | | nationality = Indian | ||
| nationality | | signature = | ||
|signature | | website = www.abrapolu.in | ||
|website | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar''' (born 15 January 1964) is an Indian journalist turned politician | '''Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar''' (born 15 January 1964) is an Indian journalist turned politician of Telangana. He was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] from Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727170614/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130724/news-politics/article/telangana-action-shifts-back-delhi | archive-date=27 July 2013 | url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130724/news-politics/article/telangana-action-shifts-back-delhi | title=Telangana action shifts back to Delhi | date=24 July 2013 | newspaper=Deccan Chronicle | access-date=24 June 2019 }}</ref> After [[Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh]] he is allotted to [[Telangana]] state by draw of lots.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/draw-of-lots-decides-rajya-sabha-members-for-telangana-andhra/article6066870.ece | title=Draw of lots decides Rajya Sabha members for Telangana, Andhra | work=The Hindu | date=30 May 2014 | access-date=13 July 2014}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
He was born in [[Bombay]] in the [[Padmashali]] community but hails from Kodakandla village in [[Warangal]] in [[Telangana]] . He has a master's degree in [[Sociology]] from [[Osmania University]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url= | He was born in [[Bombay]] in the [[Padmashali]] community but hails from Kodakandla village in [[Warangal]] in [[Telangana]] . He has a master's degree in [[Sociology]] from [[Osmania University]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Humble-Rapolu-Congresss-aam-aadmi/articleshow/12335997.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145939/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-20/hyderabad/31214279_1_aam-aadmi-rajya-sabha-insurance-bonds |url-status=live |archive-date=2012-07-02 |title=India News, Latest Sports, Bollywood, World, Business & Politics News |date= |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
He worked as a journalist before joining the Congress party in 1994. He worked as a back room manager at Congress party headquarters in AP, Gandhi Bhavan. He was leading the Telangana Congress Monitoring Group for attaining separate statehood for [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/12/stories/2011011263830800.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116041414/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/12/stories/2011011263830800.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-01-16 |title=Archive News |date=2011-01-12|work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> He was General Secretary in APCC. | He worked as a journalist before joining the Congress party in 1994. He worked as a back room manager at Congress party headquarters in AP, Gandhi Bhavan. He was leading the Telangana Congress Monitoring Group for attaining separate statehood for [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/12/stories/2011011263830800.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116041414/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/12/stories/2011011263830800.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-01-16 |title=Archive News |date=2011-01-12|work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> He was General Secretary in APCC. | ||
He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/article3010570.ece |title=RS list: Congress springs surprises |work=The Hindu |date= |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> He was handpicked by the ex-Congress party president, [[Sonia Gandhi]]. | He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/article3010570.ece |title=RS list: Congress springs surprises |work=The Hindu |date= |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> He was handpicked by the ex-Congress party president, [[Sonia Gandhi]]. In 2019, he joined BJP in the presence of BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda and Finance Minister Arun Jaitely. | ||
He has resigned from [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] on 22 October 2022 and has joined [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|TRS]] on October 26, in the presence of party's working president [[K. T. Rama Rao|KTR]]. In 2024, he quit BRS and didn’t join any party.<ref>{{Cite web |title='UK now has PM from just 3% Indian ethnicity': Telangana BJP leader slams party in 2-page resignation letter |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/telangana-bjp-leader-quits-bjp-cites-rishi-sunaks-elevation-in-resignation-letter-to-slam-party-article-95093252 |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=TimesNow |date=26 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name='Telangana BJP Leader Quits, Says "Ignored, Humiliated" For Years'>{{cite news |title=Telangana BJP Leader Quits, Says "Ignored, Humiliated" For Years |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ignored-humiliated-for-last-4-years-telangana-bjp-leader-ananda-bhaskar-rapolu-quits-3463431 |access-date=26 October 2022 |work= |date=26 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026133718/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/ignored-humiliated-for-last-4-years-telangana-bjp-leader-ananda-bhaskar-rapolu-quits-3463431 |archive-date=26 October 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:19, 12 April 2025
Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 3 April 2012 (shifted to Telangana from AP on 2 June 2014) – 2 April 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Lingamaiah Yadav, |
| Constituency | Telangana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar 15 January 1964 Bombay, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Saroja |
| Children | Priyanka and Adityaram |
| Alma mater | Osmania University (MA) |
| Website | www.abrapolu.in |
Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar (born 15 January 1964) is an Indian journalist turned politician of Telangana. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh.[1] After Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh he is allotted to Telangana state by draw of lots.[2]
Early life[edit | edit source]
He was born in Bombay in the Padmashali community but hails from Kodakandla village in Warangal in Telangana . He has a master's degree in Sociology from Osmania University in 1987.[3]
Career[edit | edit source]
He worked as a journalist before joining the Congress party in 1994. He worked as a back room manager at Congress party headquarters in AP, Gandhi Bhavan. He was leading the Telangana Congress Monitoring Group for attaining separate statehood for Telangana.[4] He was General Secretary in APCC.
He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2012.[5] He was handpicked by the ex-Congress party president, Sonia Gandhi. In 2019, he joined BJP in the presence of BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda and Finance Minister Arun Jaitely. He has resigned from BJP on 22 October 2022 and has joined TRS on October 26, in the presence of party's working president KTR. In 2024, he quit BRS and didn’t join any party.[6][7]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
He is married to Saroja and is blessed with a daughter, Priyanka and a son, Adityaram.
| Unrecognised parameter | ||
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| Unknown | Member for Andhra Pradesh 2012 – 2018 |
Incumbent |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Telangana action shifts back to Delhi". Deccan Chronicle. 24 July 2013. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ↑ "Draw of lots decides Rajya Sabha members for Telangana, Andhra". The Hindu. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ↑ "India News, Latest Sports, Bollywood, World, Business & Politics News". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "Archive News". The Hindu. 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "RS list: Congress springs surprises". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ "'UK now has PM from just 3% Indian ethnicity': Telangana BJP leader slams party in 2-page resignation letter". TimesNow. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ↑ "Telangana BJP Leader Quits, Says "Ignored, Humiliated" For Years". 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.