Devineni Nehru

Indian politician

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Devineni Nehru

Minister of Employment & Technical Education
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
12 December 1994 – 1 September 1995
Governor| Krishan Kant
Chief Minister| N. T. Rama Rao
Succeeded by| Balli Durga Prasad Rao
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
2004–2009
Preceded by| Yalamanchili Nageswara Rao
Succeeded by| Constituency Abolished
Constituency| Kankipadu
In office
1983–1999
Preceded by| Koneru Ranga Rao
Succeeded by| Yalamanchili Nageswara Rao
Constituency| Kankipadu
Personal details
Born|

Devineni Rajasekhar[1]

(1954-06-22)22 June 1954
Kankipadu Mandal, Krishna District
Died| 17 April 2017(2017-04-17) (aged 62)
Political party| Telugu Desam Party (1982–1995, 2016–2017)
Other political
affiliations| Indian National Congress (1996–2016)
Children| 2 including Devineni Avinash (son)
Relatives| Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao (cousin brother)
Devineni Venkata Ramana (cousin brother)

Devineni Nehru (born Devineni Rajasekhar; 22 June 1954 – 17 April 2017) represented Kankipadu Assembly Constituency in Krishna District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[2]

## Life

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Nehru was born on 22 June 1954 in Vijayawada. He received B.A. degree from S.R.R & C.V.R college, Vijayawada. His first career was in agriculture. He is the son of Sri D. Rama Krishna Vara Prasad. He married Smt. Devineni Lakshmi. They have a daughter Kranthi and a son Devineni Avinash.[3]

## Career

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Rajasekhar served as a Minister (1994–96) in the cabinet of late Chief Minister N.T. Ramarao's TDP Government. Rajasekhar won five terms (1983, 1985, 1989, 1994 and 2004) as an MLA from Kankipadu Assembly Constituency. In 2004 he got elected, fighting on the ticket from the Indian National Congress, colloquially known as The Congress Party. In the same Elections Y.S. Raja Sekhar Reddy (Y.S.R.) became the Chief Minister. Rajasekhar lost in 2009 elections with a difference of a meagre 190 votes. After the Andhra state bifurcation, he lost the 2014 elections fighting on the Indian National Congress's (INC) ticket. He later rejoined Telugu Desam Party.[4]

## Death

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He died of cardiac arrest on 17 April 2017 at his house in Hyderabad.[5][6][7][8]

## References

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1. ^ IANS. "Former Andhra minister Devineni Nehru dies of cardiac arrest". Indian Express. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
2. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1989". Elections.in. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
3. ^ Devineni Avinash
4. ^ "Nehru to join TDP today". The Hindu. 15 September 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
5. ^ "Reason Behind Devineni Nehru aka Rajasekhar". Retrieved 17 April 2017.
6. ^ "Devineni Nehru is dead - Today's Paper - The Hindu".
7. ^ Staff Reporter (18 April 2017). "Devineni Nehru is dead". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
8. ^ "Thousands attend funeral of Devineni Nehru | Vijayawada News - Times of India".

9\. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/devineni-rajasekhar-the-nehru-who-dominated-krishna-district-politics-for-3-decades/articleshow/58219034.cms

10\. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/devineni-nehru-firebrand-tdp-neta-who-always-swore-by-ntr/articleshow/58232956.cms