V. Rama Rao

Ventrapragada Rama Rao
Governor of Sikkim
In office
25 October 2002 – 24 October 2007
Preceded byKidar Nath Sahani
Succeeded bySudarshan Agarwal
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, United Andhra
In office
1993–1996
Preceded byVenkaiah Naidu
Succeeded byBandaru Dattatreya
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
1966–1985
ConstituencyHyderabad Graduates
Personal details
Born(1935-12-12)12 December 1935
Machilipatnam, Madras Presidency, British India
(now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died17 January 2016(2016-01-17) (aged 80)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseVasantha Kumari V
ChildrenSrinivas V

V Rama Rao (12 December 1935 – 17 January 2016) served as Governor of Sikkim[1] from 2002–2007. He started his political career in 1956 when he joined Jana Sangh and went on to become a National Leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected to Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Council from Hyderabad Graduates' Constituency for four consecutive terms in 1966, 1972, 1978 and 1984. He served as a Party Floor Leader in council during his last term.

  1. ^ "The Hindu Article". The Hindu. June 2013.