Damodaram Sanjivayya

Damodaram Sanjeevayya
Union Minister of Labour and Employment
In office
24 January 1964 – 24 January 1966
Prime MinisterLal Bahadur Shastri
Preceded byGulzarilal Nanda
Succeeded byJagjivan Ram
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1964–1972
Preceded byNarsing Rao
Succeeded byM Rahmatullah
ConstituencyAndhra Pradesh
2nd Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
In office
11 January 1960 – 12 March 1962
GovernorBhim Sen Sachar
DeputyKonda Venkata Ranga Reddy
Preceded byNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Succeeded byNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
3rd President of the
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
1956–1961
AICC President
Preceded byBezawada Gopala Reddy
Succeeded byMallipudi Pallamraju [1]
Personal details
Born(1921-02-14)14 February 1921
Peddapdu Village, Madras Presidency, British India
(now in Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died7 May 1972(1972-05-07) (aged 51)
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseKrishnaveni
Alma materMadras Law College[2]
CabinetGovernment of India
PortfolioMinister of Labour and Employment (9 June 1964 – 23 January 1966)

Damodaram Sanjivayya (14 February 1921 – 7 May 1972) was an Indian politician who served as the second chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 11 January 1960 to 12 March 1962.[3][4] Sanjivayya was the first Dalit Chief Minister of an Indian state.[5][6] He was also the first Dalit leader to become All India Congress Committee president.[7]

  1. ^ "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 – 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Damodaram Sanjivayya Dead". The New York Times. 8 May 1972. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. ^ Life Hyderabad : Memorial for Sanjeevaiah. The Hindu (21 April 2005). Retrieved on 23 September 2011.
  4. ^ Rulers of India. Rulers.org. Retrieved on 23 September 2011.
  5. ^ "What's Under A Surname? Well, A Whole State". Outlook. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Before Punjab CM Channi, here are Dalit leaders who held top post in country". Hindustan Times. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  7. ^ Ghosh, Abantika (19 October 2022). "As its 1st Dalit president in 50 yrs, what difference will Kharge make to Congress's fortunes?". ThePrint. Retrieved 1 May 2023. The first Dalit ever to become Congress president was Damodaram Sanjivayya, former Andhra Pradesh chief minister, who held the post twice.