Pendyal Raghava Rao
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Pendyala Raghava Rao (born 1917) was an Indian Parliamentarian.
He is the son of Shri Pendyal Ramchander Rao and was born in Chinna Pendyal of the Warangal district
in 1917. He was educated at Warangal High School and married Shrimati Venkatamma in 1934. The couple had 2 sons.
He resisted the Conversion Movement in 1935-36, joined Congress Satyagraha in 1938, and was sentenced to imprisonment with fine of Rs. 300. He later joined Andhra Mahasabha
and went underground in 1946 when it was banned. He resisted the Razakar
movement and was a member of the Peoples Democratic Front
, elected to the 1st Lok Sabha
from Hyderabad constituency in 1952.
He is the son of Shri Pendyal Ramchander Rao and was born in Chinna Pendyal of the Warangal district
Warangal district
Warangal District is located in the northern area in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The administrative seat is Warangal.Warangal District has an area of 12,846 km², and a population of 3,246,004 of which 19.20% was urban as of 2001...
in 1917. He was educated at Warangal High School and married Shrimati Venkatamma in 1934. The couple had 2 sons.
He resisted the Conversion Movement in 1935-36, joined Congress Satyagraha in 1938, and was sentenced to imprisonment with fine of Rs. 300. He later joined Andhra Mahasabha
Andhra Mahasabha
Andhra Mahasabha was a people's organisation in the erstwhile Hyderabad state of India. Started as a subsidiary of the Indian National Congress, it had later moved away from it permanently to join hands with the Communist Party of India.- History :...
and went underground in 1946 when it was banned. He resisted the Razakar
Razakars (Hyderabad)
Razakars were a private militia organized by Qasim Razvi to support the rule of Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII and resist the integration of Hyderabad State in India....
movement and was a member of the Peoples Democratic Front
Peoples Democratic Front (Hyderabad)
Peoples Democratic Front was a mass front of Communist Party of India in the Hyderabad State.Peoples Democratic Front abbreviated as PDF is one of the post Independence parties in India....
, elected to the 1st Lok Sabha
1st Lok Sabha
The First Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 after India's first general election. The 1st Lok Sabha lasted its full tenure of five years and was dissolved on 4 April 1957.- Important Members :- List of Members by state :...
from Hyderabad constituency in 1952.