K. T. Rama Rao

K. T. Rama Rao
KTR in 2015
Chairperson of Bharat Rashtra Samithi
Assumed office
15 December 2018
PresidentK. Chandrasekhar Rao
Preceded byOffice established
Minister for Information Technology, Electronics, Communications, Industries and Commerce
Government of Telangana
In office
2 June 2014 – 6 December 2023
Governor
Chief MinisterK. Chandrashekar Rao
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byDuddilla Sridhar Babu
Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana
Assumed office
2 June 2014
Preceded byTelangana Assembly Created
ConstituencySircilla
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
30 July 2010 – 21 February 2014
Preceded byHimself
(Resigned for Telangana Statehood)
Succeeded byTelangana Assembly Created
ConstituencySiricilla
In office
30 June 2009 – 14 February 2010
Preceded byChennamaneni Rajeshwara Rao
Succeeded byHimself
(Resigned for Telangana Statehood)
ConstituencySircilla
Personal details
Born
Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao

(1976-07-24) 24 July 1976 (age 48)
Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh (present day Telangana), India[1]
Political partyBharat Rashtra Samithi
SpouseShailima
Children2
Parents
RelativesK. Kavitha (sister)
Joginapally Santosh Kumar (Cousin)
Education
Alma mater

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 Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Industries and Commerce, and Information Technology, Electronics 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.[2][3][4]

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.[5]

  1. ^ "Biography | K. T. Rama Rao". Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. ^ "KTR gets Municipal Administration portfolio". The Hindu. 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 8 February 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Minister's Profile | IT, Electronics & Communication Department". it.telangana.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. ^ "A roadmap for manufacturing: These five steps can power an industrial revival in the aftermath of corona". The Times of India. 7 May 2020. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  5. ^ "CNN-IBN's most inspirational icon award for KTR". Metroindia. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.