Damodar Raja Narasimha

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Damodar Raja Narasimha
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Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
In office
2011–2014
ConstituencyAndole, Telangana, India
Personal details
Born (1958-12-05) 5 December 1958 (age 65)
Medak district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Padmini Reddy
Children1

Cilarapu Damodar Raja Narasimha (born 5 December 1958) is an Indian politician who served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh between 2011 and 2014.[1] He presented Andole constituency as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Indian National Congress, and held ministerial portfolios of Higher education and Agriculture (in charge).[2]

Early life[edit]

Cilarapu Damodar Raja Narasimha was born on 5 December 1958 in a Dalit family in Medak district to Congress politician Raja Narsimha and Janabai.[3][4] His father served as an MLA representing Andole thrice.

Narasimha graduated from the tertiary institution as an engineer. Following the death of his father, Narasimha gave up his dream of becoming a bureaucrat and entered politics.[3]

Political career[edit]

Narasimha began his political career in 1989 when he was elected as an MLA from Andole (SC) constituency as a member of Indian National Congress. He lost subsequent elections until winning again in 2004 and later in 2009.[3]

In 2004, Narasimha joined YS Rajasekhar Reddy's cabinet as a Minister for Primary Education. In 2009, he was appointed as Minister for Marketing and Warehousing.[3][5]

Narasimha became Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on 10 June 2011 and served until April 2014.[6][7]

Positions held[edit]

  • Minister for Marketing and Warehousing 2009 - 2010
  • Minister for Primary Education 2007 - 2009
  • Chairman — SC Finance Corporation

Personal life[edit]

Narasimha is married to Padmini. They have a daughter.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (15 August 2007). "Working wonders with computers". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "VC posts kept in 'wait' mode". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Fathers death forced Damodar into politics". News 18. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Its all in the family". The Hindu. 27 April 2007. Archived from the original on 1 May 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Vegetable prices soar, likely to go up". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "With Reddy-Dalit combine on top, Cong to counter Jagan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  7. ↑ Remella, Avadhani (8 April 2014). "Damodar Raj Narasimha sitting pretty in Andole". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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