Cilarapu Damodar Raja Narasimha (born 5 December 1958) is an Indian politician and current Health and Medical Cabinet Minister of Telangana from December 2023.He served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh between 2011 and 2014.[3] He represented 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).[4]
Early life
editCilarapu Damodar Raja Narasimha was born on 5 December 1958 in a DalitMadiga family in Medak district to Congress politician Raja Narsimha and Janabai.[5][6] 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.[5]
Political career
editNarasimha 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.[5]
In 2004, Narasimha joined YS Rajasekhar Reddy's cabinet as a Minister for Primary Education. In 2009, he was appointed Minister for Marketing and Warehousing.[5][7]
Narasimha became Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on 10 June 2011 and served until April 2014.[8][9]
In 2023 Assembly Elections he contested from Andole and won with a majority of 27427 votes on BRS candidate Chanti Kranthi Kiran. He took oath as minister at L B Stadium in Hyderabad on 7 december 2023 and later he were assigned Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology portfolios on 9 december 2023 in Revanth Reddy Ministry.[10][11]
Positions held
edit- Minister for Marketing and Warehousing 2009 - 2010
- Minister for Primary Education 2007 - 2009
- Chairman — SC Finance Corporation
Personal life
editNarasimha is married to Padmini. They have a daughter.
References
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- ^ "Its all in the family". The Hindu. 27 April 2007. Archived from the original on 1 May 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
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- ^ Remella, Avadhani (8 April 2014). "Damodar Raj Narasimha sitting pretty in Andole". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ The Hindu (9 December 2023). "Portfolios allocated to Ministers in the new Telangana Cabinet". Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ India Today (9 December 2023). "Revanth Reddy assigns portfolios to 11 ministers in Telangana Cabinet: Full list". Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.