Kavuri Sambasiva Rao is a member of the 11th, 12th, 14th and 15th Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 of India

India

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. He represents the ELURU

Eluru (Lok Sabha constituency)

Eluru Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh state in southern India.-Assembly segments:Eluru constituency presently comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:...

 constituency of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

 and is a member of the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

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. . Kavuri is business entrupreuner in the fields of civil construction and health care.

Position held

1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha

1985 Joint-Secretary, All India congress Committee (I) [A.I.C.C.(I)]

Member, Executive Council, All India Youth Congress

1985-87 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation

1985-89 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance

Member, A.I.C.C.(I)

1987-89 Member, Committee on Estimates

1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1989-90 Member, House Committee

1989-94 General-Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC)

1990 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance

1998 onwards Vice-President, A.P.C.C.

1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1998-99 Member, Committee on Finance

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport

2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (4th term)

Member, Committee on Finance

Member, Committee on Estimates

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Finance

2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)

Social and cultural activities

provision of drinking water facilities and construction of community halls in slum areas; donated a building to Andhra Mahila Sabha for a Cardiac Cathedrisation Unit; runs several charitable institutions for providing good education to the rural poor and for imparting professional skills to the unemployed youth; Chairman, Kavuru Charitable Trust, Gudivada and Progressive Educational Trust, Hyderabad; Patron/President of several Trade Unions/Employees Associations

Favourite pastime and recreation
Reading, social service and charity

Countries visited

Widely travelled (31 countries); (i) Indian Delegation to U.N. General Assembly, 1987; (ii) A.I.C.C. Delegation, China, 1991; and (iii) Delegation of Friends of Soviet Union, 1987

Other information

Director, Andhra Bank, 1982–84; Member, (i) General Council, School of Architecture, New Delhi; (ii) Court of Hyderabad University; (iii) Tobacco Board; (iv) Board of Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad; (v) Informal Consultative Committee, South Central Railway Zones; (vi) Court of Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1998–99; and (vii) All India Council of Technical Education (A.I.C.T.E.), 1998–99; working for national development by setting up institutes on science and technology, research and management etc.; as a major builder, engaged in construcntion of major irrigation and power projects and multi-storied urban housing complexes, etc.