Rangasayee Ramakrishna (born 15 March 1934) is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was also a civil servant and political activist.
R. Ramakrishna | |
|---|---|
| MP of Rajya Sabha for Karnataka | |
| In office 3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Syed Naseer Hussain, INC |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rangasayee Ramakrishna 15 March 1934 Chidambaram, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, British India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Shanta |
Life and career
editRamakrishna joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1957 and served in different positions till his retirement in 1992. He is Active Member of BJP since 1995 and was Co-convener of Economic Cell of BJP during 1995–2000; He is National Convener of Election Cell of BJP since 1998 and is Permanent Invitee in the National Executive of BJP.
He was elected to Rajya Sabha from state of Karnataka of the ticket of BJP in April 2012.[1]
His wife, Dr Shanta Ramakrishna, is a retired professor from JNU New Delhi.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Detailed Profile: Shri Rangasayee Ramakrishna". Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha Affidavits". Retrieved 10 October 2015.