Samudrala Venugopal Chary

Samudrala Venugopal Chary is an Indian politician and was Member of Parliament of India for three consecutive terms. He was a member of the 11th, 12th and the 13th Lok Sabhas. Chary was also a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Chary represented the Adilabad constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress and formerly of Bharat Rashtra Samithi.

Venugopal Chary Joined In Congress on 16 April 2024 in the presence of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.

Early life and education Samudrala Venugopal Chary was born in Nirmal, Adilabad district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. He attended the Osmania University & Government Homoeo Medical College in the city of Hyderabad. He attained M.A (sociology) and D.H.M.S degrees. Chary is a Medical Practitioner by profession. Chary was a member of several committees and was also a Minister.

Posts Held From To Position Comments 01 1985 1989 Member, 08th Assembly 02 1987 1988 Member, Public Accounts Committee 03 1989 1994 Member, 09th Assembly 04 1989 1990 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation 05 1992 1993 Member, Public Undertakings Committee 06 1994 1996 Member, 10th Assembly Resigned in 96 for Lok Sabha elections. 07 1995 1996 Cabinet Minister, Information and Public Relations and Tourism, Andhra Pradesh 08 1996 1997 Member, 11th Lok Sabha 09 1996 1997 Union Minister of State, Power and Non-Conventional Energy 10 1996 1997 Union Minister of State, Agriculture 11 1998 1999 Member, 12th Lok Sabha 12 1998 1998 Union Minister of State, Agriculture 13 1998 1999 Deputy Chairman, Committee on Official Language 14 1998 1999 Member, Rules Committee 15 1998 1999 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings 16 1998 1999 Member, Committee on Finance 17 1998 1999 Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme 18 1998 1999 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Power 19 1999 2004 Member, 13th Lok Sabha 20 1999 2000 Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances 21 1999 2004 Member, Committee on Estimates 22 1999 2004 Member, Committee on Home Affairs 23 1999 2004 Member, General Purposes Committee 24 2009 2014 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislature 25 29 December 2022 7 December 2023 Chairman, Telangana State Irrigation Development Corporation Limited