Devineni Nehru

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]

Devineni Nehru
Born
Devineni Rajasekhar[1]

(1954-06-22)22 June 1954
Kankipadu Mandal, Krishna District
Died17 April 2017(2017-04-17) (aged 62)
OccupationPolitician
Spouse(s)Lakshmi
ChildrenKranthi (Daughter), Avinash (Son)
Parents
  • Devineni Ramakrishna Varaprasad (father)
  • Radhakrishnamma (mother)
RelativesGandhi, Murali, Bajiprasad

Life

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] He died of cardiac arrest on 17 April 2017 at his house in Hyderabad.[4][5][6]

Career

Rajasekhar served as a Minister (1994–96) in the cabinet of late Chief Minister NTR's TDP Government. Rajasekhar won five terms (1983, 1985, 1989, 1994 and 2004) as an MLA from Kankipadu Assembly Constituency. He stood for the 2009 and 2014 elections but was defeated in both. In 2009 he lost against Telugu cinema actor Chiranjeevi 's Praja Rajyam Party and in 2014 he got only 13,497 votes (7%). He later rejoined Telugu Desam Party.[7]

Death

According to IndiaToday, Nehru died of cardiac arrest.

References
  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. "Reason Behind Devineni Nehru aka Rajasekhar". Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/devineni-nehru-is-dead/article18089720.ece
  6. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/thousands-attend-funeral-of-devineni-nehru/articleshow/58251294.cms
  7. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/Nehru-to-join-TDP-today/article14639259.ece

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

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