Kotha Raghuramaiah

Kotha Raghuramaiah
Ministry of Tourism & Civil Aviation
In office
23 December 1976 – 24 March 1977
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byRaj Bahadur
Succeeded byPurushottam Kaushik
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1957 – 1980
Preceded byS. V. L. Narasimham
Succeeded byN. G. Ranga
ConstituencyGuntur
In office
1952 - 1957
Preceded byFirst General Election
Succeeded byN. G. Ranga
Constituency Tenali
Personal details
Born6 August 1912
Sangamjagarlamudi, Guntur district, Madras Presidency (now Andhra Pradesh)
Died6 June 1979(1979-06-06) (aged 66)
New Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress

Kotha Raghuramaiah (1912–1979) was a veteran Indian politician and barrister who served as the Union Cabinet minister of Defence, Civil Aviation, Petroleum & Chemicals, Tourism and Parliamentary Affairs. He is one of the longest-serving cabinet minister in the History of India.[1][2][3][4] The Members of Parliament from the Lok sabha and Rajya Sabha participate in a friendly Cricket competition annually for the honor of lifting the Raghuramaiah Trophy named after him.[5]

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  2. ^ The Hindu : Metro Plus Vijayawada / Columns : Society that built values
  3. ^ "Council Of Ministers". Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Council Of Ministers". Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2007.
  5. ^ "Quiz on sporting trophies". 20 August 2020.