D. V. V. S. Varma

D. V. V. S. Varma

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D. V. V. S. Varma Biography

D. V. V. S. Varma is a reputed columnist and the current Working President of the Lok Satta Party of Andhra Pradesh. He has served many positions of this party and known for his roles as a media analyst of political and policy affairs. He was its first General Secretary when Lok Satta Party was formed in 2006 and has also served as State Campaign Coordinator of Lok Satta Movement before the party was formed. Earlier, he was an active member of the left-wing movement in AP for more than three decades. At present he is also the Chief Editor of Jaateeya Spurthi, a Telugu magazine based on current affairs. He belongs to Tanuku of West Godavari district and he lives with his wife and 2 children.

 

Earlier he was an active member of Communist Party in the state and quit CPI in the mid-1990’s. Then he continued as a social worker, with main concerns being primary education and sanitation. Later he joined the Lok Satta movement and became one of the leading members of the side. He played central role in expanding this movement in 23 districts of the state and eventually reached every constituency of the state. During this period, the campaign for candidate disclosures led by him culminating with the "People's Ballot" was hugely successful. Varma was behind the state-wide Movement for Empowerment of Local Governments.

 

'1-crore signature campaign' and coordinating the "Vote India" campaign were other successful campaigns of Varma. After being appointed as the first General Secretary, he contested for its President’s position and currently serves as its Working President.

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Updated: March 27, 2014

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