Samudrala Venugopal Chary

Samudrala Venugopal Chary is an Indian politician and was Member of Parliament of India for three consecutive terms. He was a member of the 11th, 12th and the 13th Lok Sabhas. Chary was also a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Chary represented the Adilabad constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress and formerly of Bharat Rashtra Samithi.[1][2][3][4]

Samudrala Venugopal Chary
Samudrala Venugopal Chary in Cinivaram, Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad
Member of Parliament, 13th Lok Sabha
In office
Oct 1999 – Feb 2004
Preceded bySamudrala Venugopal Chary
Succeeded byAllola Indrakaran Reddy
ConstituencyAdilabad
Member of Parliament, 12th Lok Sabha
In office
Mar 1998 – Apr 1999
Preceded bySamudrala Venugopal Chary
Succeeded bySamudrala Venugopal Chary
ConstituencyAdilabad
Member of Parliament, 11th Lok Sabha
In office
May 1996 – Dec 1997
Preceded byAllola Indrakaran Reddy
Succeeded bySamudrala Venugopal Chary
ConstituencyAdilabad
MLA, 10th Assembly
In office
Dec 1994 – Apr 1996
Preceded bySamudrala Venugopal Chary
Succeeded byAllola Indrakaran Reddy
ConstituencyNirmal
MLA, 9th Assembly
In office
Nov 1989 – Dec 1994
Preceded bySamudrala Venugopal Chary
Succeeded bySamudrala Venugopal Chary
ConstituencyNirmal
MLA, 8th Assembly
In office
Mar 1985 – Nov 1989
Preceded byAindla Bheema Reddy
Succeeded bySamudrala Venugopal Chary
ConstituencyNirmal
Personal details
Born (1959-05-10) 10 May 1959 (age 65)
Nirmal, Adilabad district (Andhra Pradesh)
Citizenship India
Nationality India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations
Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Telugu Desam Party
SpouseMrs. S. Revathi
Children1 son & 1 daughter.
Parent(s)Mr. S. Laxmana Chary (father) &
Mrs. Venkata Ratnamma (mother)
ResidenceAdilabad & New Delhi
Alma materOsmania University & Government Homoeo Medical College (Hyderabad)
ProfessionMedical Practitioner & Politician
CommitteesMember of several committees

Venugopal Chary Joined In Congress on 16 April 2024 in the presence of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.[5]

Early life and education

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Samudrala Venugopal Chary was born in Nirmal, Adilabad district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. He attended the Osmania University & Government Homoeo Medical College in the city of Hyderabad. He attained M.A (sociology) and D.H.M.S degrees.[6] Chary is a Medical Practitioner by profession.[1]

Political career

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Samudrala Venugopal Chary has been in active politics since the early 1980s. Prior to becoming a M.P he was also MLA (three straight terms) from Nirmal.[1][7][8] Chary was a member of several committees and was also a Minister.

Posts Held

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# From To Position Comments
01 1985 1989 Member, 08th Assembly
02 1987 1988 Member, Public Accounts Committee
03 1989 1994 Member, 09th Assembly
04 1989 1990 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
05 1992 1993 Member, Public Undertakings Committee
06 1994 1996 Member, 10th Assembly Resigned in 96 for Lok Sabha elections.
07 1995 1996 Cabinet Minister, Information and Public Relations and Tourism, Andhra Pradesh
08 1996 1997 Member, 11th Lok Sabha
09 1996 1997 Union Minister of State, Power and Non-Conventional Energy
10 1996 1997 Union Minister of State, Agriculture
11 1998 1999 Member, 12th Lok Sabha
12 1998 1998 Union Minister of State, Agriculture
13 1998 1999 Deputy Chairman, Committee on Official Language
14 1998 1999 Member, Rules Committee
15 1998 1999 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
16 1998 1999 Member, Committee on Finance
17 1998 1999 Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
18 1998 1999 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power
19 1999 2004 Member, 13th Lok Sabha
20 1999 2000 Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances
21 1999 2004 Member, Committee on Estimates
22 1999 2004 Member, Committee on Home Affairs
23 1999 2004 Member, General Purposes Committee
24 2009 2014 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislature
25 29 December 2022 7 December 2023 Chairman, Telangana State Irrigation Development Corporation Limited [9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Election Results 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Election Results 1998" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Election Results 1999" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  5. ^ The Hindu (16 April 2024). "Former minister Venugopal Chary, former MLC D Rajeshwar Rao join the Congress". Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  6. ^ "DHMS Degree". Mananayakudu.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Earlier Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislature". Andhra Pradesh Government. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  9. ^ The Hindu (29 December 2022). "Venugopala Chary appointed TSIDC chairman". Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.