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Goka Ramaswamy
Goka Ramaswamy
Member of ; Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1978–1985
Preceded by	T. Hayagriva Chary
Succeeded by	Bojappaly Rajaiah
Constituency	Station Ghanpur
Minister for Food and Civil Supplies; Government of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 1978–1980
Minister for Transport, Fisheries and Horticulture Development; Government of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 1980–1982
Personal details
Born	1933; Jangaon, Hyderabad State, British India; (now in Telangana, India)
Died	21 March 2005 Hyderabad
Political party	Indian National Congress

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Goka Ramaswamy (1933 – 21 March 2005) was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress from undivided Andhra Pradesh. Ramaswamy served as a Minister in the erstwhile state of Andhra Pradesh from 1978 to 1982 holding various portfolios. He was elected twice to Ghanpur (Station) Assembly constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1978 and 1983 consecutively as a Congress Party candidate. He was also the Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) between 1983 and 1985 in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly when N. T. Rama Rao's newly launched Telugu Desam Party (TDP) formed the government for the first time.^[1]

Career

Early career

Goka Ramaswamy started his political career as a student leader while he was pursuing his Civil Engineering degree from Osmania University in the early 1950's. He was elected as Councilor in the Jangaon Municipality at the age of 24 in the year 1957 and went on to serve until 1967. He also served as ZP Vice Chairman of Warangal District in the late 1960's and early 1970's. He played an imported role in Congress (Indira) when Congress Party was divided into many factions and was a prominent member of Indira Gandhi's core group. He was also the General Secretary of All India Congress Committee(I) in 1977 and led the Congress Party (Indira) to victory in the 1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

Minister and Member of the Legislative Assembly(MLA)

Ramaswamy was first elected as an MLA from Ghanpur (Station) Assembly constituency in 1978 and was made Minister for Food and Civil Supplies in Marri Chenna Reddy's cabinet. Ramaswamy resigned from the Council of Ministers in 1979 due to differences with Chief Minister Marri Chenna Reddy, which created a political crisis in the state government due to which Chenna Reddy had to resign as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and subsequently T. Anjaiah was made the Chief Minister. Ramaswamy served as Minister for Transport, Fisheries and Horticulture Development in T. Anjaiah's cabinet from 1980 to 1982. He was re-elected to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Ghanpur(Station) in 1983 and was among the few leaders from congress to be elected during the NTR wave. He was made the Deputy Leader of Opposition from the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly during N. T. Rama Rao's first tenure as the Chief Minister.^[2] Ramaswamy mentored many young leaders from Warangal District who went on to become Ministers later.

Personal life

Ramaswamy's older brother Goka Ramalingam was an Indian Politician belonging to the Congress Party and a three-time Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1952 to 1967 representing Bhongir constituency in the Hyderabad Legislative Assembly and Jangaon constituency in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Ramaswamy died at his residence in Hyderabad, in the early hours of 21 March 2005 at the age of 72.

References

^ "Ghanpur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
^ "Andhra Pradesh Part 3". Appendix COUNCIL OF MINISTERS: 226–231.

[1] "Ghanpur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.

[2] "Andhra Pradesh Part 3". Appendix COUNCIL OF MINISTERS: 226–231.

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+{{Infobox officeholder
 | office              = Member of <br>[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
-| office1             = Minister for Food and Civil Supplies<br />[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
+| office1             = Minister for Food and Civil Supplies<br>[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
-| office2             = Minister for Transport and Fisheries<br />[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
+| office2             = Minister for Transport, Fisheries and Horticulture Development<br>[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
 | termstart           = 1978
 | termend             = 1985
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 | termstart2          = 1980
 | birth_date          = 1933
-| death_date          = 21 March, 2005 [[Hyderabad]]
+| death_date          = 21 March 2005 [[Hyderabad]]
-| birth_place         = [[Jangaon]], [[Hyderabad State]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />(now in [[Telangana]], India)
+| birth_place         = [[Jangaon]], [[Hyderabad State]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br>(now in [[Telangana]], India)
-| party               = [[Indian National Congress]]
+| party               = [[File:Hand INC.svg|25px]] [[Indian National Congress]]
 | successor           = Bojappaly Rajaiah
 | predecessor         = T. Hayagriva Chary
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 '''Goka Ramaswamy''' (1933 – 21 March 2005) was an Indian politician of the [[Indian National Congress]] from undivided [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)|Andhra Pradesh]]. Ramaswamy served as a Minister in the erstwhile state of [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)|Andhra Pradesh]] from 1978 to 1982 holding various portfolios. He was elected twice to [[Ghanpur Station Assembly constituency|Ghanpur (Station) Assembly constituency]] of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in 1978 and 1983 consecutively as a [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]] candidate. He was also the Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) between 1983 and 1985 in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] when [[N. T. Rama Rao]]'s newly launched [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) formed the government for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghanpur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/ghanpur-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>
 ==Career==
 ===Early career===
-Goka Ramaswamy started his political career as a student leader while he was pursuing his Civil Engineering degree from [[Osmania University]] in the early 1950's. He was elected as Councilor in the [[Jangaon Municipality]] at the age of 24 in the year 1957 and went on to serve until 1967. He also served as ZP Vice Chairman of [[Warangal district|Warangal District]] in the late 1960's and early 1970's. He played an imported role in [[Indian National Congress|Congress (Indira)]] when Congress Party was divided into many factions and was a prominent member of [[Indira Gandhi]]'s core group. He was also the General Secretary of [[All India Congress Committee|All India Congress Committee(I)]] in 1977 and led the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party (Indira)]] to victory in the [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.]]
+Goka Ramaswamy started his political career as a student leader while he was pursuing his Civil Engineering degree from [[Osmania University]] in the early 1950's. He was elected as Councilor in the [[Jangaon Municipality]] at the age of 24 in the year 1957 and went on to serve until 1967. He also served as ZP Vice Chairman of [[Warangal district|Warangal District]] in the late 1960's and early 1970's. He played an imported role in [[Indian National Congress|Congress (Indira)]] when Congress Party was divided into many factions and was a prominent member of [[Indira Gandhi]]'s core group. He was also the General Secretary of [[All India Congress Committee|All India Congress Committee(I)]] in 1977 and led the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party (Indira)]] to victory in the [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].
 === Minister and Member of the Legislative Assembly(MLA) ===
 Ramaswamy was first elected as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Ghanpur Station Assembly constituency|Ghanpur (Station) Assembly constituency]] in 1978 and was made [[Minister (government)|Minister for Food and Civil Supplies]] in [[Marri Chenna Reddy]]'s cabinet.
-Ramaswamy resigned from the Council of Ministers in 1979 due to differences with [[Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister]] [[Marri Chenna Reddy]], which created a political crisis in the state government due to which Chenna Reddy had to resign as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and subsequently [[T. Anjaiah]] was made the Chief Minister. Ramaswamy served as [[Minister (government)|Minister for Transport and Fisheries]] in [[T. Anjaiah|T. Anjaiah's]] cabinet from 1980 to 1982. He was re-elected to [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from [[Ghanpur Station Assembly constituency|Ghanpur(Station)]] in 1983 and was among the few leaders from congress to be elected during the [[N. T. Rama Rao|NTR]] wave. He was made the Deputy Leader of Opposition from the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] during [[N. T. Rama Rao]]'s first tenure as the Chief Minister.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Andhra Pradesh Part 3 |url=https://dokumen.tips/documents/andhra-pradesh-part-3.html?page=1 |journal=Appendix COUNCIL OF MINISTERS |pages=226-231}}</ref>Ramaswamy mentored many young leaders from Warangal District who went on to become Ministers later.
+Ramaswamy resigned from the Council of Ministers in 1979 due to differences with [[Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister]] [[Marri Chenna Reddy]], which created a political crisis in the state government due to which Chenna Reddy had to resign as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and subsequently [[T. Anjaiah]] was made the Chief Minister. Ramaswamy served as [[Minister (government)|Minister for Transport, Fisheries and Horticulture Development]] in [[T. Anjaiah|T. Anjaiah's]] cabinet from 1980 to 1982. He was re-elected to [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from [[Ghanpur Station Assembly constituency|Ghanpur(Station)]] in 1983 and was among the few leaders from congress to be elected during the [[N. T. Rama Rao|NTR]] wave. He was made the Deputy Leader of Opposition from the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] during [[N. T. Rama Rao]]'s first tenure as the Chief Minister.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Andhra Pradesh Part 3 |url=https://dokumen.tips/documents/andhra-pradesh-part-3.html?page=1 |journal=Appendix COUNCIL OF MINISTERS |pages=226–231}}</ref> Ramaswamy mentored many young leaders from Warangal District who went on to become Ministers later.
 ==Personal life==
-Ramaswamy's older brother [[Goka Ramalingam]] was an Indian Politician belonging to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]] and a three-time [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)]] from 1952 to 1967 representing [[Bhongir Assembly constituency|Bhongir constituency]] in the [[Hyderabad Legislative Assembly]] and [[Jangaon Assembly constituency|Jangaon constituency]] in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]. Ramaswamy died at his residence in Hyderabad, in the early hours of 21 March, 2005 at the age of 72.
+Ramaswamy's older brother [[Goka Ramalingam]] was an Indian Politician belonging to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]] and a three-time [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)]] from 1952 to 1967 representing [[Bhongir Assembly constituency|Bhongir constituency]] in the [[Hyderabad Legislative Assembly]] and [[Jangaon Assembly constituency|Jangaon constituency]] in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]. Ramaswamy died at his residence in Hyderabad, in the early hours of 21 March 2005 at the age of 72.
 == References ==
 {{Reflist}}
 [[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1978–1983]]
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 [[Category:State cabinet ministers of Andhra Pradesh]]
 [[Category:People from Warangal]]
+[[Category:1933 births]]
+[[Category:2005 deaths]]