Uddaraju Ramam

[1] (http://village.org.in/Valamarru)

Uddaraju Ramam (1912, Narasapuram – November 27, 1994,

Uddaraju Ramam
Ramamohan) was an Indian politician.[1][2][3] He was a
parliamentarian and a leader of peasants movement.He was Member of Parliament
having 3 sons and 2 daughters. In office
1957-62
Preceded by Addepally

Contents Satyanarayana
Murthy
In the Indian National Congress Succeeded by Datla Balaramaraju
Parliamentarian Constituency Narasapuram,
CPI(M) leader Andhra Pradesh
Kisan sabha Personal details
References Born Uddaraju Ramam
January 20, 1912
Valamarru Village,
In the Indian National Congress Narasapuram,
Madras State, (now
Ramam was the son of Peda Padmaraju. He studied at
Andhra State) India
Vinayasraman in Guntur. At the age of 18, he joined the Indian
National Congress and took part in the Salt Satyagraha. He went Died 27 November 1994
to Calcutta for the 1933 Congress session, and was jailed there. (aged 82)
The following year, he became a member of the Congress Hyderabad, Andhra
Socialist Party. He went on to becoming president of the Pradesh, (now
Narsapur Taluk Congress Committee and organising secretary of Telangana) India
the District Congress Committee.[1][4] Raman took part in Nationality Indian
building the Communist Party of India in West Godavari. He
Political party Communist Party of
served as the secretary of the District Committee of the party
India (Marxist)
between 1935 and 1951. In 1937 he became a member of the
Provincial Congress Committee.[1] Spouse(s) Uddaraju
Manikyamba (1914 -
2007)
Parliamentarian
In 1952 he became a Secretariat member of the Andhra Provincial Committee of the Communist Party.[1]
Ramam was elected to the Lok Sabha (lower house of the parliament of India) in the 1957 general
election. He stood as the CPI candidate in Narsapur constituency, obtaining 134,119 votes (51.58% of the
votes in the constituency).[5]

Ramam lost the Narsapur seat in the 1962 general election. He finished in second place with 167,209
votes (46%).[6]
CPI(M) leader
When CPI went through a split, Ramam sided with the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was a
member of the Andhra Pradesh State Committee and its secretariat for many years, until he retired from
political work due to old age.[2] He contested the 1967 general election as the CPI(M) candidate in
Narsapur, finishing in second place with 148,721 votes (35.76%).[7]

In the 1971 general election he again finished in second place in Narsapur, with 92,601 votes
(23.56%).[8] Likewise, in the 1977 general election he finished in second place with 142,162 votes
(30.84%).[9] Again in the 1980 general election he finished in second place with 114,156 votes
(25.82%).[10]

Kisan sabha
He leader of the peasants movement, he served as an Executive Committee member of the Andhra
Rashtra Ryots Sangham for a long period. In 1952 he became the treasurer of the organisation. He also
served as secretary of the Sabari Project Ryots Association. He had collected and published lectures of
Sir Arthur Cotton on the subject of Irrigation works in India namely Letures On Irrigation works in
India.[1] He served as president of the All India Kisan Sabha.[2]

References
1. India. Parliament. Lok Sabha; India. Parliament. Lok Sabha. Secretariat (1957). Who's who
(https://books.google.com/books?id=S7UeAQAAMAAJ). Lok Sabha. p. 157.
2. Jyoti Basu (1998). Documents of the Communist Movement in India, Vol. 25 (https://books.g
oogle.com/books?id=JqPaAAAAMAAJ). National Book Agency. p. 170. ISBN 978-81-7626-
039-8.
3. India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (2003). Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of
Members of Lok Sabha (https://books.google.com/books?id=ZLZVAAAAYAAJ). Lok Sabha
Secretariat. p. 441.
4. A. Murali (1 January 2007). New themes in Indian history: art, politics, gender, environment,
and culture (https://books.google.com/books?id=nwVuAAAAMAAJ). Black & White. p. 220.
ISBN 978-81-89320-15-7.
5. Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1957
TO THE SECOND LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS &
DETAILED RESULTS) (http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.p
df)
6. Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1962
TO THE THIRD LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS &
DETAILED RESULTS) (http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.p
df)
7. Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1967
TO THE FOURTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS &
DETAILED RESULTS) (http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.p
df)
8. Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1971
TO THE FIFTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS &
DETAILED RESULTS) (http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pd
f)
 9. Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1977
TO THE SIXTH LOK SABHA - VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS &
DETAILED RESULTS) (http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.p
df)
10. Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1980
TO THE SEVENTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS &
DETAILED RESULTS) (http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.p
df)

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