Sudarshan Akarapu

Akarapu Sudarshan
Former Member of Legislative Assembly
Constituency	Suryapet
Personal details
Born	(1954-03-05)5 March 1954 Hyderabad State, India
Died	20 July 2011(2011-07-20) (aged 57)
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Children	Ramesh Akarapu
Residence	Suryapet

Shri Sudarshan Akarapu (Telugu:ఆకారపు.సుదర్శన్)(5 March 1954 – 20 July 2011)^[1] was an Indian politician from Telugu Desam Party. He was former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament, former Member of Legislative Assembly and TDP vice president.^[2] He died with a massive heart attack on 20 July 2011 in a private hospital in Hyderabad.^[3]

Early life

Sudarshan was born in Bandaramaram Suryapet, Nalgonda district, Telangana, India. He has three daughters and one son.

Political career

Akarapu Sudarshan first came up with the ideology of socialism and joined CPI first. The Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest communist party in India and one of the eight national parties in the country. He was elected as MLA (two terms) from Suryapet Assembly Constituency in 1989 and 1994 from TDP and also served as chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) from 1997 to 1999. Sudarshan was Rajya Sabha MP from 2002 to 2008 and served a full six-year term. During his stint as MP, he also served as a member on various parliamentary standing committees.^[4]

References

1. TDP Leader Sudarshan dies of cardiac arrest Indian Express 21 July 2011.
2. Profile on Rajya Sabha website Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
3. Former TDP MP dead The Hindu 21 July 2011
4. TDP leader Sudarshan Akarapu passes away DNA India 20 July 2011