K. Chandrashekar Rao
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K. Chandrashekar Rao
కల్వకుంట్ల చంద్రశేఖర రావు |
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| Constituency | Karimnagar |
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| Born | 17 February 1954 Chintamadaka, Andhra Pradesh |
| Political party | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| Spouse | Shobha |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| Residence | Hyderabad |
| As of September 16, 2006 Source: KCR Bio data |
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Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (Telugu: కల్వకుంట్ల చంద్రశేఖర రావు) (born 17 February 1954) frequently abbreviated KCR, is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Karimnagar constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is the president of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi. He was the cabinet minister for Labour and Employment.
He was a member of the Telugu Desam Party until he quit the party and formed the Telangana Rashtra Samithi for the cause of Telangana as a separate state. He is the president of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi. TRS fought the 2004 general elections in alliance with Congress. It was able to win 5 MP seats. TRS was part of the UPA coalition government led by Congress until it had withdrawn its support sighting the reason that UPA was not in a mood to give nod for separate Telangana state.
