Ramchander Rao started his legal practice in Hyderabad in 1985. In 2014,he was elected as a member of the Bar Council of India.[1][2] He has also been BJP's Chief Spokesperson and the General Secretary of undivided Andhra Pradesh State.[3]
Family
Ramchander Rao's father,Professor NVRLN Rao,was Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for Osmania University. His daughter Amuktha Naraparaju is based in Australia working as Director in the IT sector. His son Avaneesh Naraparaju is a practicing lawyer at Telangana High Court. His wife Savithri died in 2017 from prolonged illness.[4][failed verification]
Rao took to politics while at Picket Kendriya Vidyalaya school during the period of the Emergency. For three consecutive years,he was elected President of the Students' Union (affiliated to Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad,(ABVP)) while studying Bachelor of Arts at Railway Degree College. For two terms,he was elected as secretary (ABVP) of Osmania Law College Student Union. He was jailed 14 times during his student years.
He attended high school in 1977 at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Picket Secunderabad. His BA came from Railway Degree College Secunderabad in 1980. He secured a Master of Arts (Political Science) from Osmania University in 1982,standing second in the examinations. He earned an LLB from Osmania University in 1985.
Publications
He writes a column on Sundays named "Legal Corner" in Andhra Jyothy.
He contributes legal articles to law journals such as Andhra Legal Digest and Andhra Pradesh Legal Journal.
He has contributed articles to Jana Sandesh
He has also written many books,the most recent one was on his debates and discussions in the Telangana Legislative Council.
Positions
1977-80—President of Students Union,Railway Degree College
1982-85— Secretary of Students Union,Osmania University
1st State secretary for the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
Rao lost the 2009 election for Member of Legislative Council (MLC)[7] for the Graduates’constituency for Hyderabad,Ranga Reddy and Mahabubnagar districts. He contested in 2014 from Malkajgiri,for Member of Legislative Assembly and lost by a narrow margin.[8] In 2015,he won as Member of Legislative Council (MLC) from Mahabubnagar,Ranga Reddy,Hyderabad Graduates Constituency in Telangana as a BJP candidate.[citation needed] Rao lost to Surabhi Vani Devi in 2021 Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Graduates’constituency elections.[9]
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