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Kala Venkata Rao
Minister of Revenue, Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 17 April 1957 – 28 March 1959
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy
Minister of Revenue, Madras Presidency
In office 23 March 1947 – 24 January 1949
Preceded by
K. Koti Reddi
Succeeded by
H. Sitarama Reddi
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Kothapeta
In office 23 April 1955 – 28 March 1959
Preceded by
Newly created
Succeeded by
M.V.S.S. Raju
Member of the Madras Legislative Assembly for Amalapuram (General)
In office 1937–1952
Succeeded by
Nadimpalli Ramabhadra Raju
Personal details
Born
(1900-07-07)7 July 1900 Mukkamala, East Godavari District, British India
Died
(1959-03-28)28 March 1959 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political party
Indian National Congress
Spouse
Rajeswaramma
Children
None
Occupation
Freedom fighter, Politician
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Kala Venkata Rao was an Indian independence activist and politician. He served as the Minister for Revenue in the governments of the Madras Presidency and Andhra Pradesh. He also served as the Minister of Finance in the latter.
A member of the Indian National Congress, Rao served as vice-president and general secretary of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) between 1939 and 1946. He also served as general secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) between 1949 and 1951. Recognizing his role in the independence movement, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy called him the "Dronacharya" of the Andhra movement struggle. He was also referred as Andhra Patel.[1]
^Nellore Sri Rama Murthy (ed.). "ఆంధ్ర పటేలు శ్రీ కళా వెంకట్రావు అస్తమయం" (PDF) (in Telugu). Zameen Ryot. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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