K. T. Rama Rao
K. T. Rama Rao | |
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KTR in 2015 | |
| Working President of Bharat Rashtra Samithi | |
| Assumed office 17 December 2018 | |
| President | K. Chandrasekhar Rao |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Minister for Industries Government of Telangana | |
| In office 8 September 2019 – 6 December 2023 | |
| Governor | Tamilisai Soundararajan |
| Chief Minister | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Preceded by | K. Chandrashekar Rao (Chief Minister) |
| Succeeded by | Duddilla Sridhar Babu |
| Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development Government of Telangana | |
| In office 7 February 2016 – 12 December 2018 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | K. Chandrashekar Rao (Chief Minister) |
| In office 8 September 2019 – 6 December 2023 | |
| Governor | Tamilisai Soundararajan |
| Chief Minister | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Preceded by | K. Chandrashekar Rao (Chief Minister) |
| Succeeded by | Revanth Reddy (Chief Minister) |
| Minister for Information Technology Government of Telangana | |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 12 December 2018 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Duddilla Sridhar Babu |
| In office 8 September 2019 – 6 December 2023 | |
| Governor | Tamilisai Soundararajan |
| Chief Minister | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Preceded by | K. Chandrashekar Rao (Chief Minister) |
| Succeeded by | Duddilla Sridhar Babu |
| Minister for Panchayat Raj Government of Telangana | |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 12 December 2018 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Errabelli Dayakar Rao |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana | |
| Assumed office 2 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Telangana Assembly Created |
| Constituency | Sircilla Assembly constituency |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 30 July 2010 – 28 April 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (Resigned for Telangana Statehood) |
| Succeeded by | Telangana Assembly Created |
| Constituency | Sircilla |
| In office 3 June 2009 – 14 February 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Chennamaneni Rajeshwara Rao |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Resigned for Telangana Statehood) |
| Constituency | Sircilla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao 24 July 1976 Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh (present day Telangana), India |
| Political party | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
| Spouse | Shailima |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | K. Kavitha (sister) Joginapally Santosh Kumar (Cousin) |
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Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (born 24 July 1976), commonly known as KTR, is an Indian politician and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Telangana Legislative Assembly. He is a former Minister for Panchayat Raj, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Industries and Information Technology and Communications of Telangana. He represents Sircilla assembly constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly, he is also the working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
He is the son of K. Chandrashekar Rao, former Chief Minister of Telangana and the founder of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (now Bharat Rashtra Samiti). Rama Rao has been awarded Most Inspirational Icon of the Year 2015 by CNN-IBN and Ritz Magazine. Rao visited Mahabububad for mega dharna on 25 November 2024.