K. Keshava Rao MP, Contact Details, Contact Address, Phone Number, Email ID, Website, Office Details

Kancherla Keshava Rao, popularly known as KK, is an Indian politician from Telangana Rashtra Samithi party. He is a Member of the Parliament of India in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Rao was first elected to Rajya Sabha in 2006 and served until 2012, and was re-elected in 2014 representing Andhra Pradesh. Despite being from Telangana he was assigned to Andhra Pradesh because of the lot method used to assign Rajya Sabha members for the newly created Telangana and residual Andhra Pradesh. In 2020, he was re-elected to Rajya Sabha again for a six-year term representing Telangana.

Name : Shri K. Keshava Rao
     
Member of Parliament : Rajya Sabha 

State : Telangana           

Party : Telangana Rashtra Samithi

Father's Name : Late Shri K. Niranjan Rao

Mother's Name : Late Shrimati K. Govindamma

Date of Birth : 4 June 1939

Place of Birth : Mahbubabad, Distt. Warangal (Andhra Pradesh)

Marital Status : Married on 24 June 1964

Spouse's Name : Shrimati K. Vasanta Kumari

Children : Two sons and two daughters

Educational Qualification : M.A., Ph.D. Educated at Badruka College, Hyderabad Arts College and Osmania University, Hyderabad

Profession : Political and Social Worker, Journalist and Educationist

Permanent Address : H.No. - 8-2-686/21/A, NBT Nagar, Banjara Hills, Road No. 12, Hyderabad, Telangana 500034 

Tel.- (040)23316111, 23372044, Mobile:9966681039

Present Address : 21, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi 110001 

Tel.- 23782362 Mobile:9868181039

E-mail : keshava.rao@sansad.nic.in

Positions Held :    
1972 - 79 Chairman, Minimum Wages Board, Government of Andhra Pradesh
1979 - 80 Deputy Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
1979 - 85 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council (two terms)
1980 - 83 Cabinet Minister in three consecutive Governments of Andhra Pradesh holding important portfolios like Industries, Education Women Welfare and Labour, respectively
1992 - 94 Chairman, Rajiv Gandhi Technology Mission (Cabinet Rank), Government of Andhra Pradesh
April 2006 Elected to Rajya Sabha
May 2006-July 2009 Member, Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)
June 2006-May 2009 and Aug. 2009-2010 Member, Committee on Commerce 
June 2006-May 2009 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs
June 2006-April  2012 Member, Board of Governors, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
July 2006-Jan. 2011 Member, Press Council of India
May 2008-Sept. 2010 Member, Committee on Rules
May 2008-May 2009 and Aug. 2010-April 2012 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
July 2008-July 2011 Member, Court of the University of Hyderabad
Aug. 2009-April 2012 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
April 2014 Elected to Rajya Sabha (second term) (resigned w.e.f. 25 March, 2020)
2014-2015 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Sept. 2014-April 2020 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
Oct. 2014-Aug.2017 Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution
Feb. 2016-May 2019 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
Sept. 2017- May 2019 Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
April 2018-March 2020 and July 2020 onwards Member, Committee on Ethics
April 2018 - April 2021 Member, Court of University  of Hyderabad
Oct. 2018-March 2020 and Aug. 2020 onwards Member, General Purposes Committee
Aug. 2019-March 2020 Member, Joint Committee on Offices of Profit
Sept. 2019-March 2020 and May 2020  onwards Chairman, Committee on Industry
Oct. 2019-Dec. 2019 Member, Business Advisory Committee
April 2020 Elected to Rajya Sabha ( third term)
Aug. 2020 onwards Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Education
April 2021 onwards Member, Press Council of India