Chodagam Ammanna Raja

C. Ammanna Raja
Rajya Sabha
Personal details
Born	2 June 1909 Bandar, Andhra Pradesh
Died	22 February 1999
Spouse(s)	Chodagam Janardhana Rao
Children	1 son and 1 daughter

C. Ammanna Raja or Chodagam Ammanna Raja BA (b: 2 June 1909 - d: 22 February 1999) was Indian freedom movement activist and Rajya Sabha member from Andhra Pradesh.^[1]

She was born to Shri Gandham Veerayya Naidu and Nagaratnamma in Bandar on 6 June 1909. Her father was school teacher. She was educated in Rajahmundry and with the financial assistance completed graduation (B.A.) and L.T. in Madras in 1932. After the retirement of her father, she has worked as teacher in Secunderabad and Bapatla for sometime.

She was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1937 from Eluru constituency as a member of Indian National Congress with the support of Sarojini Naidu and Durgabai Deshmukh. With the beginning of Second World War in September 1939, all the members of Congress party have resigned from the Assembly.

She married Shri Chodagam Janardhana Rao on 27 August 1940. They had a son and a daughter.

She has participated in Satyagraha movement and was arrested. She was jailed in Vellore in 1940 for one year. She was released in 1941.

She was again elected as a Member of Madras Legislative Assembly from Eluru constituency in 1946. She was elected as Deputy Speaker of Madras Legislative Assembly between 1946 and 1952. She has fought in associated with the Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy for the passing of Bill abolishing the Devadasi system in 1947.

She failed in 1952 elections to Andhra Pradesh Assembly. She was again elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1955 from Attili, West Godavari district.

She was Member of Rajya Sabha from Congress party from 3 April 1962 to 2 April 1968. She has resigned from the politics in 1968 and worked untiringly for the women welfare. She has helped many people devastated by the 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone.

She died on 22 February 1999.

References

1. ^ Ammanna Raja Chodagam, Luminaries of 20th Century, Part I, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 24-5.

External links

• Biodata of C. Ammanna Raja at Rajya Sabha website.

Persondata
Name	Raja, Chodagam Ammanna
Alternative names
Short description	Indian politician
Date of birth	2 June 1909
Place of birth	Bandar, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date of death	22 February 1999
Place of death