Career
Boddepalli Rajagopala Rao represented Srikakulam (Lok Sabha constituency) in Andhra Pradesh for six terms between 1952 to 1967 (1st, 2nd and 3rd Lok Sabha) and 1971 to 1984 (5th, 6th and 7th Lok Sabha). He was elected to the Indian Parliament for the first time as Independent candidate and later joined Indian National Congress. He started the career from Panchayat level and reached the highest forum of democracy in India.
During his long parliamentary career, he successfully drew the attention of the House to the problems faced by the tribal and other weaker sections of the society.
A dedicated political and social worker, he took keen interest in the development of co-operative societies. He was director of Andhra Pradesh State Company-operative Bank, Hyderabad for 6 years.
Rajagopala Rao Boddepalli died on 22 February 1992 at Visakhapatnam at the age of 68 years. The Vamsadhara project built on Vamsadhara River in Srikakulam district has been named after Boddepalli Rajagopala Rao.