Ventrapragada Rama Rao | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Sikkim | |
| In office 25 October 2002 – 24 October 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Kidar Nath Sahani |
| Succeeded by | Sudarshan Agarwal |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, United Andhra | |
| In office 1993–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Venkaiah Naidu |
| Succeeded by | Bandaru Dattatreya |
| Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office 1966–1985 | |
| Constituency | Hyderabad Graduates |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1935 Machilipatnam, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 17 January 2016 (aged 80) Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Vasantha Kumari V |
| Children | Srinivas 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.