Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju

Maharaja P. V. G. Raju
Member of Parliament
Preceded by	Alak Narayanadev Gajapati Raju
Succeeded by	Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju
Constituency	Visakhapatnam and Bobbili
Personal details
Born	(1924-05-01)1 May 1924 Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh
Died
Political party	Socialist Party and Indian National Congress
Residence	Phool Bagh Royal Palace,Fort Vizianagaram
Religion	Hindu
Website	[1]

Maharaja Pusapati Vijayram Gajapati Raju, "The Maharaj Saheb of Vizianagaram" D.Litt. (born 1 May 1924 - died 14 November 1995) was an Indian parliamentarian and philanthropist. He was the eldest son of Maharaja Alak Narayanadev Gajapathi Raju and Maharani Vidyavathi Devi of the of Vizianagram Kingdom in Andhra Pradesh.

Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju was born at the Phool Bagh Royal Palace of Vizianagaram. He studied at St. Aloysius Convent School in Visakhapatnam in 1933, the Central College, Bangalore, 1940/1942 and in 1942,later he joined the Presidency College, Madras.

Maharaj Saheb was the hereditary trustee of the Simhachalam temple and over 100 other temples in his former estate. He purchased the Korukonda Palace and the 1,000 acres (4.0 km²) of land surrounding it and donated it to the Government of India for the establishment of the Sainik School in 1961-1962. It is one of the 20 Sainik Schools established in India and the only one in Andhra Pradesh. He founded the "Maharaja Alak Narayan Society of Arts and Science" (MANSAS) in 1958, in memory of his father, for the promotion of education.

He was elected as a member of the Madras and Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assemblies during 1952-1956 and 1956-1957 respectively. He again became a member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 1960 and 1971 and served as a Minister in the State Council of Ministers and held various important portfolios. He was elected to the second and fifth Lok Sabha from Visakhapatnam parliamentary constituency in 1957-1960 and 1971-1977 respectively. He was also elected to the sixth and seventh Lok Sabha from Bobbili parliamentary constituency in 1977-1980 and 1980-1984 respectively.

PVG Raju served as the president of the Andhra Cricket Association for a number of years.

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Mewar Coat of Arms

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Branches of the Sisodia Clan

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Coat of Arms of Vijayanagaram

See also

• Bobbili Lok Sabha Constituency
• Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha Constituency

External links

• Biodata of P. V. G. Raju at Lok Sabha website.
• Indian Princely States - Vizianagaram
• The Hindu