Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha

VENUGOPAL CHARY, DR. SAMUDRALA
[TELUGU DESAM PARTY - ADILABAD (ANDHRA PRADESH)]



Father's Name           Shri S. Laxmana Chary

Date of Birth           10 May 1958

Place of Birth          Nirmal, Distt. Adilabad (Andhra Pradesh)

Marital Status          Married on 20 May 1988

Spouse's Name           Smt. S. Revathi

Children                One son and one daughter

Educational Qualifications      

M.A.(Sociology),D.H.M.S.,M.A.(Archaeology)

Educated at Osmania University, Hyderabad and 
Dr. Jaisurya Government Homoeo Medical College,
Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)

Profession  

Medical Practitioner, Agriculturist and Political and Social 
Worker

Permanent Address  

3-1-146, Rajesh Colony (Bestawarpet),
Nirmal, Distt. Adilabad - 504106 
(Andhra Pradesh)

Tel. (08734) 42595

Present Address  

11, Race Course Road, 
New Delhi-110011

Tel. (011) 3792837

Positions Held  
   
1985-96Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

1987-88 Member, Public Accounts Committee

1989-90Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
        
1992-93 Member, Public Undertakings Committee

1995-96Cabinet Minister, Information and Public
Relations and Tourism, Andhra Pradesh

1996Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 

1996-97Union Minister of State, Power and Non-Conventional
Energy 

1997-98Union Minister of State, Agriculture

1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 

1998-99Deputy Chairman, Committee on Official Language

Member, Rules Committee

Member, Committee on Public Undertakings

Member, Committee on Finance

Member, Committee on Members of Parliament 
Local Area Development Scheme

                Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
        Power

Social and Cultural Activities  

Participated in cultural programmes conducted by the 
the State Legislature in Hyderabad

Special Interests  

To participate in group discussions and seminars

Favourite Pastime and Recreation

Social service

Sports and Clubs  

Cricket and badminton 

Countries Visited

Harare, Peru, Russia, Sweden and U.S.A. as Union Minister of Power
and Non-Conventional Energy Sources; Member, Indian Parliamentary
Delegation, 100th I.P.U. Conference, Moscow, 1998

Other Information  

Served as Chairman, District Libraries, Adilabad, 1984

Election Result of
Adilabad Lok Sabha Constituency 
 
Total electorate 10,78,401
Total votes polled 7,52,390

Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates

(1) Dr. Samudrala Venugopal Chary (T.D.P.)  2,91,168
(2) Shri Allola Indrakaran Reddy (I.N.C.)  2,57,634
(3) Shri Vishnu Prakash Bajaj (B.J.P.)  1,79,134
(4) Shri Addi Bhoja Reddy (Ind.)      4,145
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