M. S. Sanjeevi Rao

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M. S. Sanjeevi Rao
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1971–1984
Preceded byMosalikanti Thirumala Rao
Succeeded byGopal Krishna Thota
ConstituencyKakinada, Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born(1929-08-03)3 August 1929
Bhiminupatnam, Visakhapatnam District, Madras Presidency, British India(Now in Andhra Pradesh ,India)
Died3 September 2014(2014-09-03) (aged 85)[1]
Kakinada
Political partyIndian National Congress
Children2, including M. M. Pallam Raju
Alma materCollege of Engineering, Guindy, Imperial College of Science and Technology

M. S. Sanjeevi Rao was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from the Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh as a member of the Indian National Congress.[2][3][4][5]

Early life[]

His father was an Indian independence activist. He studied electronics and telecommunications at the Imperial College London.[6]

Career[]

After returning to India, he started working at the All India Radio. Later, he joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation. He was posted at the Electronic and Radar Development Establishment, Bengaluru, and then at the Defence Research Electronics Laboratory, Hyderabad.[6]

Political Career[]

Rao entered politics after his father's death. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, and later appointed minister in Indira Gandhi's cabinet.[6]

Personal life[]

Rao had two children, including M. M. Pallam Raju.

References[]

  1. ^ "President of India condoles the passing away of Dr. M.S. Sanjeevi Rao". Business Standard. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1984. p. 101. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. ^ Agarala Easwara Reddi; D. Sundar Ram (1994). State Politics in India: Reflections on Andhra Pradesh. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. pp. 338–. ISBN 978-81-85880-51-8. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. ^ Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. 1984. p. 7. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. ^ Economic and Political Weekly. Sameeksha Trust. 1984. pp. 585–586. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "A tribute to MS Sanjeevi Rao, India's father of electronics". The Week. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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