Kona Prabhakara Rao
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Shri Kona Prabhakara Rao (1916-1990) was born on 10th July 1916 in Bapatla
, Andhra Pradesh
. He was a member of the Indian National Congress
and the Former Governor of Maharashtra
. He died on October 20, 1990, at National Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad due to cardio-respiratory failure
He did most of his schooling in his native place Bapatla
, and then graduated from the Loyola College, Madras and completed his law degree from the I. L.S. Law College, Pune.
At the age of 16, Shri Rao conducted boycott of schools when late Motilal Nehru
died. He was a social and political worker and took active part in the Salt Satyagraha
movement and Quit India Movement
of 1942. In Bapatla he organised a youth league and propagated using of Khadi.
Shri Rao was appointed as Governor of Pondicherry on 2nd September 1983 when it was still a union territory and he continued in that post till June 1984. On 17th June 1984 he assumed the office of the Governor of Sikkim, and then succeeded Air Chief Marshal I. H. Latif, as the Governor of Maharashtra, on 30th May 1985.
A keen sportsman Shri Rao was Tennis champion of the Bombay University in 1938. He organised the Shivaji Vyayam Mandali at Bapatla and some other places. He was a wrestler and badminton champion during his college days at Pune.
Shri Rao was actively associated with a large number of cultural organisations. He has in his earlier days produced, acted and directed many Telugu films, notable among them being Mangalasutra, Niraparadhi (1951), Nirdoshi
, Drohi
and Soudamini.
Shri Rao in his tenure has helped Bapatla progress immensely. In the area of education as the Founder of the Bapatla Education Society he ensured several institutions evolved in his home town. He was responsible for bringing Krishna water to the town of Bapatla, which ensured a lot of progression in the area of agriculture which was a prominent means of living for the town.
Here is a quote from the Bapatla Education Society - "A significant step towards the fulfillment of the laudable objectives with which the Education Society was started, was taken in 1981 with the establishment of the Bapatla Engineering College
, a gift to this area of Late Sri Kona Prabhakara Rao, Founder Secretary, Bapatla Education Society and former Governor, Maharashtra. With the starting of the Bapatla Public School in 1987 and later the opening of M.Sc.(Maths), M.Sc.(Electronics). The Bapatla College of Pharmacy and The Bapatla Law College in 1995-96 the Society's unending quest for expansion acquired another memorable dimension, viz, that of having courses ranging from K.G to P.G under same management."
List of Elected Members:
Bapatla
Bapatla, formerly known as Bhavapuri, is a town and mandal of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located south of Guntur City on the East Coast.-Assembly constituency:Bapatla is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh....
, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. He was a member of the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
and the Former Governor of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
. He died on October 20, 1990, at National Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad due to cardio-respiratory failure
He did most of his schooling in his native place Bapatla
Bapatla
Bapatla, formerly known as Bhavapuri, is a town and mandal of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located south of Guntur City on the East Coast.-Assembly constituency:Bapatla is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh....
, and then graduated from the Loyola College, Madras and completed his law degree from the I. L.S. Law College, Pune.
At the age of 16, Shri Rao conducted boycott of schools when late Motilal Nehru
Motilal Nehru
Motilal Nehru was an early Indian independence activist and leader of the Indian National Congress, who remained Congress President twice, and...
died. He was a social and political worker and took active part in the Salt Satyagraha
Salt Satyagraha
The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagrahah began with the Dandi March on March 12, 1930, and was an important part of the Indian independence movement. It was a campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly in colonial India, and triggered the wider...
movement and Quit India Movement
Quit India Movement
The Quit India Movement , or the August Movement was a civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for immediate independence. Gandhi hoped to bring the British government to the negotiating table...
of 1942. In Bapatla he organised a youth league and propagated using of Khadi.
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Shri Kona Prabhakar Rao born into a wealthy Telugu Niyogi Brahimin family in Bapatla, received his higher education in Madras. He started practice as an Advocate in Bapatla in the composite Madras State in 1940. He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the first time in 1967 and later in 1972 and 1978. He was Speaker of the Assembly during 1980-81. He was President of the APCC(I). He was also Minister of Finance and Planning during the Chief Ministership of Shri Bhavana Venkatram and Shri Vijaya Bhaskara Reddi.Shri Rao was appointed as Governor of Pondicherry on 2nd September 1983 when it was still a union territory and he continued in that post till June 1984. On 17th June 1984 he assumed the office of the Governor of Sikkim, and then succeeded Air Chief Marshal I. H. Latif, as the Governor of Maharashtra, on 30th May 1985.
A keen sportsman Shri Rao was Tennis champion of the Bombay University in 1938. He organised the Shivaji Vyayam Mandali at Bapatla and some other places. He was a wrestler and badminton champion during his college days at Pune.
Shri Rao was actively associated with a large number of cultural organisations. He has in his earlier days produced, acted and directed many Telugu films, notable among them being Mangalasutra, Niraparadhi (1951), Nirdoshi
Nirdoshi
Nirdoshi or Niraparadhi is a 1951 Telugu/Tamil film produced and directed by H. M. Reddy. Mukkamala Krishna Murthy played role of hero whereas Anjali Devi played double role. This film is remembered for the difficult portrayal of Anjali Devi...
, Drohi
Drohi
Drohi has appeared as the title of several films.* Drohi , Telugu film by L. V. Prasad* Drohi , 1970 Telugu film directed by K. Bapaiah.* Drohi , Hindi film by Ram Gopal Varma...
and Soudamini.
Shri Rao in his tenure has helped Bapatla progress immensely. In the area of education as the Founder of the Bapatla Education Society he ensured several institutions evolved in his home town. He was responsible for bringing Krishna water to the town of Bapatla, which ensured a lot of progression in the area of agriculture which was a prominent means of living for the town.
Here is a quote from the Bapatla Education Society - "A significant step towards the fulfillment of the laudable objectives with which the Education Society was started, was taken in 1981 with the establishment of the Bapatla Engineering College
Bapatla Engineering College
Bapatla Engineering College is a technical educational institution, located in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India.- History :Bapatla Engineering College was established in 1981 by MP Kona Prabhakar Rao, with an intake of 180 students in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electronics and...
, a gift to this area of Late Sri Kona Prabhakara Rao, Founder Secretary, Bapatla Education Society and former Governor, Maharashtra. With the starting of the Bapatla Public School in 1987 and later the opening of M.Sc.(Maths), M.Sc.(Electronics). The Bapatla College of Pharmacy and The Bapatla Law College in 1995-96 the Society's unending quest for expansion acquired another memorable dimension, viz, that of having courses ranging from K.G to P.G under same management."
Bapatla Constituency
Bapatla is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.List of Elected Members:
- 2004 - Gade Venkata Reddy