K Chandrashekar Rao Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao
Nickname(s)	KCR
Profession(s)	Politician, Social Activist
Famous As	The first Chief Minister of Telangana (New state formed after the division of Andhra Pradesh in 2014)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in feet inches- 5’ 8”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Political Journey	1983: Joined the Telugu Desam Party 1983: Lost Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections to A. Madan Mohan 1985-1999: Won four Assembly Elections from Siddipet in a row 1987-1988: Served as the Minister of Drought & Relief in N. T. Rama Rao's Cabinet 1996: Became the Transport Minister in Chandrababu Naidu's Cabinet 2000-2001: Elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly 2001: Resigned from the Telugu Desam Party 2001: Founded the Telangana Rashtra Samithi 2009-2014: Served as the Member of Parliament from Mahbubnagar Constituency 2014: Became the first Chief Minister of Telangana 2023: Contested and won the Telangana Legislative Assembly elections from the Gajwel constituency by a margin of 45,031 votes but lost the Kamareddy seat to the BJP candidate Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Popular Choice Award at CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2014 • Agricultural leadership award 2017
Personal Life
Date of Birth	17 February 1954 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	70 Years
Birthplace	Siddipet, Hyderabad State, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aquarius
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Siddipet, Hyderabad State, India
College/University	Osmania University, Hyderabad
Educational Qualification	MA in Literature
Religion	Hinduism
Caste/Community	Velama [1]Thr Hindu
Address	Pragathi Bhavan, Hyderabad
Hobbies	Reading, Writing, Poetry, Listening to Music
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	April 23, 1969
Family
Wife/Spouse	K. Shobha
Children	Son- K. T. Rama Rao (Politician) Daughter- Kalvakuntla Kavitha (Politician)
Parents	Father- Raghavar Rao Mother- Venkatamma
Siblings	Brother- 1 (Elder) Sister(s)- 9
Favourite Things
Favourite Cigarette Brand	Benson and Hedges
Style Quotient
Assets/Properties	Bank Fixed Deposits: ₹44 Lakhs Bonds, Debentures, Shares: ₹4 Crore Total Value: ₹6 Crore
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	₹4,10,000
Net Worth (approx.)	₹15 Crore (as in 2014)

Some Lesser Known Facts About K Chandrashekar Rao

• Does K Chandrashekar Rao smoke?: Yes
  

  Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao smoking

• Does K Chandrashekar Rao drink alcohol?: NO (Quit in 2012 ^[2]Tribune India)

• KCR began his political career by joining the youth Congress party in Medak district followed by joining the Telugu Desam Party led by N. T. Rama Rao.

• He resigned from his post of Deputy Speaker and from Telugu Desam Party as well on 27 April 2001 because he felt the need for the formation of a separate state as the people of Telangana were being discriminated.

• The leader founded the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in April 2001, a regional party in India.

• In 2004, he contested the elections as a TRS candidate from the Karimnagar Lok Sabha Constituency and the Siddipet State Assembly Constituency and won from both the constituency.

• In 2004, his party, TRS, fought General Elections in alliance with the Congress Party and won the elections but in 2006, 4 members of TRS party withdrew from Lok Sabha since Congress party promised of a new state, Telangana, which they did not fulfill after the elections.

• KCR played a vital role in achieving the separate state Telangana in 2014. After the death of Y S Reddy (the then CM of Andhra Pradesh), he began to protest by fasting unto death on 29 November 2009. The 11 days long fast ended with the declaration of the formation of a new state by the Government of India.

• On 2 June 2014, KCR administered the oath as the first Chief Minister of Telangana.

• He is a very superstitious politician and that is why he administered the oath of CM at 12.57 PM as advised by his priest. KCR’s lucky number is 6.

• He has been made the President of TSR 8 times.

• In June 2019, Rao launched the irrigation project, Kaleshwaram to irrigate 1 Crore acres land with a capital outlay of ₹85,000 Crore.

• For the rejuvenation and restoration of 46,000 tanks and lakes, KCR started Mission Kakatiya in 2014.

• In June 2017, he started the Amma ODI & KCR Kit scheme, a successful venture for lactating and pregnant women.

• The leader has a good command over languages like English, Urdu, Telugu, and Hindi.