Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju

He was the eldest son of Maharaja Alak Narayanadev Gajapathi Raju and Vidyavathi Devi[1] of Vizianagaram estate in Andhra Pradesh.

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.

[3] He was elected as a member of the Madras and Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assemblies during 1952–1956 and 1956–1957 respectively.

He was also elected to the sixth and seventh Lok Sabha from Bobbili parliamentary constituency in 1977–1980 and 1980–1984 respectively.

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