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N. Ramchander Rao | |
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| President ofBharatiya Janata Party – Telangana | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2025 | |
| President | JP Nadda Nitin Nabin |
| Preceded by | G. Kishan Reddy |
| Member ofTelangana Legislative Council | |
| In office 30 March 2015 – 29 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | K. Nageshwar |
| Succeeded by | Surabhi Vani Devi |
| Constituency | Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Graduates |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Naraparaju Ramchander Rao (1959-04-27)27 April 1959 (age 66) Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Savithri |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Master of Arts Bachelor of Laws |
| Alma mater | Osmania University |
| Profession | Advocate, Politician |
Naraparaju Ramchander Rao (born 27 April 1959) is an Indian politician and advocate fromTelangana. He serves as the current president of the Telangana unit of the party. He is a member ofBharatiya Janata Party and a member ofBar Council of India. He has been nominated asBJPTelangana state president on 30th June 2025 He served as the Member ofTelangana Legislative Council (MLC) for Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Mahabubnagar Graduates' Constituency from 2015 to 2021. He’s serving as the membership drive incharge ofBharatiya Janata Party, Telangana.
Ramchander Rao started his legal practice inHyderabad in 1985. In 2014, he was elected as a member of theBar Council of India.[1][2] He has also been BJP's Chief Spokesperson and the General Secretary of undividedAndhra Pradesh State.[3]
Ramchander Rao's father, Professor NVRLN Rao, was Dean of the Faculty of Engineering forOsmania 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]
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Rao took to politics while at PicketKendriya Vidyalaya school during the period ofthe Emergency. For three consecutive years, he was elected President of the Students' Union (affiliated toAkhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, (ABVP)) while studyingBachelor 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 atKendriya Vidyalaya in Picket Secunderabad. HisBA came from Railway Degree College Secunderabad in 1980. He secured aMaster of Arts (Political Science) from Osmania University in 1982, standing second in the examinations. He earned anLLB from Osmania University in 1985.
Rao lost the 2009 election forMember 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 toSurabhi Vani Devi in 2021 Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Graduates’ constituency elections.[9]