Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah

Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah was an Indian politician. He was the Governor of Bihar from 15 March 1985 to 25 February 1988 and the Governor of Karnataka, India from 26 February 1988 to 5 February 1990.[1]He was elected to the Lok Sabha and was the Union Minister of State for Home and Parliamentary Affairs in both Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi cabinet.[2][3][4]

In this Indian name, the name Pendekanti is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Venkatasubbaiah.
Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah
Governor of Bihar
In office
15 March 1985 - 25 February 1988
Chief MinisterBindeshwari Dubey
Bhagwat Jha Azad
Preceded byAkhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
Succeeded byGovind Narain Singh
Governor of Karnataka
In office
26 February 1987 – 5 February 1990
Preceded byAshoknath Banerji
Succeeded byBhanu Pratap Singh
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1957–1977
Preceded byRayasam Seshagiri Rao
Succeeded byNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
In office
1977–1984
Preceded byNeelam Sanjiva Reddy
Succeeded byMaddur Subba Reddy
ConstituencyNandyal, Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born(1921-06-18)18 June 1921
Sanjamala , Banganapalle, Kurnool District, Madras Presidency, British India (Now Andhra Pradesh ,India)
Died12 October 1993(1993-10-12) (aged 72)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Kanakamma,

Early life

He was born on 18 June 1921 into an affluent family of agriculturists at Sanjamala, a village in the erstwhile Princely State of Banaganapalli in Madras Presidency, British India.

Other work

He founded the Vasavi Academy of Education, an organization which runs several educational institutions including the Vasavi College of Engineering, Pendekanti Law College, and Vasavi High School.

See also
  • List of Governors of Karnataka
  • List of Governors of Bihar

References
  1. "States of India since 1947". World Statesman. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. "Governors Of Karnataka Since 1956". Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  3. Venkatasubbaiah Pendekanti Profile
  4. Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah Profile from Lok Sabha Website Archived 31 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine


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