UPENDRA, SHRI PARVATHANENI
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - VIJAYAWADA (ANDHRA PRADESH)]
Father's Name Late Shri P. Dasaratharamaiah Date of Birth 14 July 1936 Place of Birth Pothunuru, Distt. West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) Marital Status Married on 4 January 1956 Spouse's Name Smt. P. Vasundhara Children Three sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications M.A. (English Literature), Post Graduate Diplomas in Public Administration and Journalism Educated at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), University College, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi Profession Journalist, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address Plot No. 319, Road No. 25, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad-500034 Tels. (040) 247100, 247000 Present Address 11, Akbar Road, New Delhi-110011 Tels. (011) 3017686, 3793298 Positions Held 1983-85General-Secretary, Telugu Desam Party 1984-96Member, Rajya Sabha (two terms) 1984-88Member, Committee on Rules 1984-89 andMember, General Purposes Committee 1994-96 1984-91Leader, Telugu Desam Party in Parliament 1985-96Member, Railway Convention Committee 1986-90Member, Business Advisory Committee 1988-91Secretary, National Front 1989-90Union Cabinet Minister, Parliamentary Affairs; and Information and Broadcasting 1994-96Chairman, Committee on Human Resource Development 1996Elected to 11th Lok Sabha 1996-97Member, Committee of Privileges Member, Business Advisory Committee Member, Committee on Defence 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1998-99Member, Committee of Privileges Member, Committee on Defence and its Sub-Committee-II Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development Books Published Gatham-Swagatham (in Telugu) on political events during 1982-92 Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments Contributed articles to various newspapers and journals and a chapter entitled 'The Ramlal Episode' in the book, "Governor"; Editor of the Railways' English monthly journal, 'Indian Railways', 1974-82
Social and Cultural Activities Established a number of educational institutions, libraries and adult education centres for workers in Calcutta and suburbs, 1961-74; Member, Managing Committee, Andhra Education Society, Delhi; Founder, Democratic Students' Union, Andhra Pradesh; Vice-President (i) Andhra Association, Delhi; and (ii) Indian Council for Cultural Relations since 1996; and Patron of several social and cultural organisationsSpecial Interests Social service, political lectures, education, culture, information and planning Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading, music and travelling Sports and Clubs Member, India International Centre, New Delhi and Goa Countries Visited Widely travelled; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation led by the Hon'ble Speaker, Shri G.M.C. Balayogi, Turkey, 1998 Other Information Belongs to 'Freedom Fighters' family; associated with and office bearer of a number of social and cultural organisations since student days; actively participated in the Satyagraha for separate Andhra State and was arrested in Bhimavaram in 1952; organised relief work by the student groups during Godavari floods, 1953-54; was actively associated with Consumer Cooperative Movement in West Bengal for a long time; Chairman, Calcutta Wholesale Consumers Cooperative Society Ltd. for a year and its Director for six years; was honoured by (i) West Bengal Government for his role in maintaining communal harmony in Calcutta; (ii) conferred three special awards by the Government of India for meritorious services; was Joint Director, Public Relations, Railway Board and Public Relations Officer, South Eastern Railway; General-Secretary, (i) Greater Calcutta Andhra Samiti; and (ii) North Regional Committee of the World Telugu Conference, 1975; and Special Assistant to the Minister of Railways, 1977-79Our Other Sites IndianPost.com IndianAge.com FreedomIndia.comTotal electorate 13,45,747 Total votes polled 9,08,659 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Parvathaneni Upendra (I.N.C.) 4,05,062 (2) Shri Jai Ramesh Dasari (T.D.P.) 3,74,995 (3) Shri Vadde Ramakrishna Prasad (B.J.P.) 1,04,630 (4) Shri Nalluri Subba Rao (Ind.) 3,721
Election Result of Vijayawada Lok Sabha Constituency