Party Name : Bharatiya Janata Party
Constituency : Narasapur
State : Andhra Pradesh
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Late Shri Uppalapati Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Raju
Mother's Name :
Date of birth : 20 Jan 1940
Profession : Agriculturist Artist
Positions held :
1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha1998-99 Member, Committee on CommerceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Whip, B.J.P. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha1999-2000 Member, Committee on FinanceMember, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme2000 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce and Industry30 Sept. 2000- 21 July 2001 Union Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs22 July 2001- 30 June 2002 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Defence1 July 2002 - 28 Jan. 2003 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Consumer Affairs , Food & Public Distribution29 Jan. 2003- onwards Union Minister of State, Ministry of Rural Development
More Information :
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Research in yoga, Hinduism and Culture; as film actor, in Telugu won several awards
Social And Cultural Activities
Worked for the relief of cyclone affected people; collected funds for the rehabilitation of families of police personnel; and instrumental in establishing open air theatres at Nellore, Ellore and Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Special Interests
Welfare of the people
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, studying rural folk, religious rituals, educating people and sports and games
Sports and Clubs
Kabaddi and volleyball; selected for national games in Kabaddi and was a renowned inter-collegiate volleyball player
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
President, Telugu Artists Association for 18 years; educating rural masses and making them aware of fiscal, academic and political policies; and actively engaged in Sangh Pariwar activities
