Kishore Chandra Deo

Kishore Chandra Deo
Deo in 2012
Minister of Tribal Affairs
In office 12 July 2011 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Kantilal Bhuria
Succeeded by	Jual Oram
Minister of Panchayati Raj
In office 12 July 2011 – 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Vilasrao Deshmukh
Succeeded by	Gopinath Munde
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	constituency created
Succeeded by	Kothapalli Geetha
Constituency	Araku
In office 2004–2009
Preceded by	Dadichiluka Veera Gouri Sankara Rao
Succeeded by	constituency demolished
Constituency	Parvathipuram
In office 1977–1989
Preceded by	Biddika Satyanarayana
Succeeded by	Vijaya Ramaraju Setrucharla
Constituency	Parvathipuram
Personal details
Born	(1947-02-15) 15 February 1947 (age 77) Kurupam, Vizianagaram district, Madras Presidency, British India (Now Andhra Pradesh ,India)
Political party	Indian National Congress (Till 2019)[1]
Other political affiliations	Telugu Desam Party (From Feb 2019)
Spouse	V. Preeti Deo
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
Residence	The `Fort` Kurupam
Alma mater	Madras Christian College
As of 8 April, 2010 Source: [1]

Vyricherla Kishore Chandra Suryanarayana Deo (born 15 February 1947) is an Indian politician and a member of the Telugu Desam Party political party. He has been elected to the Lok Sabha for five times and has also held one term in the Rajya Sabha. From July 2011 to May 2014, he was the Union Cabinet Minister for Tribal Affairs and Panchayati Raj.