G. Kishan Reddy
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy (born 15 June 1964)[1] is an Indian politician and the Minister of State for Home Affairs Government of India.[2] He is a Member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[3] He is the Member of Parliament representing secunderabad parliament constituency first Time in 2019 and was the floor leader of the BJP in the state legislature after state assembly elections 2009 and gave it up after being elected as the state BJP president of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.[4]
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy | |
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
Assumed office 31 May 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Amit Shah |
Preceded by | Kiren Rijiju |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Bandaru Dattatreya |
Constituency | Secunderabad |
Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana | |
In office 2014–2018 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Kaleru Venkatesham |
Constituency | Amberpet |
Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Constituency Shifted to Telangana after Bifuraction of Andhra Pradesh |
Constituency | Amberpet |
Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 2004–2009 | |
Succeeded by | Constituency bifurcated as per Delimitation Act 2002 |
Constituency | Himayatnagar (Assembly constituency) |
President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha | |
In office 2002–2005 | |
Preceded by | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
Succeeded by | Dharmendra Pradhan |
Personal details | |
Born | Timmapur village, Kandukur Mandal, Rangareddy district, Telangana, India | 15 June 1964
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse(s) | G. Kavya |
Children | G. Vaishnavi and G. Tanmai |
Residence | Hyderabad, New Delhi |
Website | Official site |
Early life
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, was born in Timmapur village in Rangareddy district of Telangana to G. Swamy Reddy[5] and Andalamma.[6] He did a diploma in tool design from CITD.[5]
Political career
Reddy started his career as a youth leader in the late twentieth century. He was elected as National President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha from 2002 to 2005. He was elected as an MLA from Himayatnagar constituency in 2004 and was elected again in 2009 & 2014 to Amberpet assembly constituency with a majority of over 27,000 votes.[7] He was unanimously elected as the Telangana BJP president succeeding Bandaru Dattatreya.
On 30 May 2019, he was sworn in as Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs in the Government of India.[8][9]
Political Journey
Shri Reddy started his political career as youth leader of the Janta Party in 1977. Once the BJP was formed in 1980, he joined the party full time. He became the state treasurer of the state Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh. Since then he has served in various capacities designated to him in the party. A brief summary is given below in the table :
Duration | Post Held |
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1982-83 | Bharatiya Janata Party Andhra Pradesh Yuva Morcha State Treasurer |
1983-1984 | Bharatiya Janata Party State Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh |
1986-1990 | State President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh |
1990-1992 | National Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha & In-charge of the South India |
1992-1994 | National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
1994-2001 | National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
2001-2002 | State Treasurer, State Spokesperson & Head Quarter Incharge of Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh |
2002-2004 | National President of the BJYM |
2004-2005 | State GS and official spokesperson, BJP Andhra Pradesh |
2004-2009 | MLA, Himayatnagar Constituency, Floor Leader of BJP in State Assembly |
2009-2014 | MLA, Amberpet Assembly Constituency, Floor Leader of BJP in State Assembly |
2014-16 | BJP State President of the Telangana |
2014-18 | MLA, Amberpet Assembly Constituency |
2016-18 | Floor Leader, State Assembly Telangana |
2019- | MP Lok Sabha, Secunderabad Constituency & MoS for Home affairs[10], GoI |
Awards & Recognition
S.No | Awards & Recognition |
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1 | Best child friendly legislator award in the AP Assembly by UNICEF (United Nations) |
2 | Outstanding Youth Leadership Award for the year 2009 by Maryland India Business Round Table, USA |
3 | A medal by Union of Bulgarian Commandos for his contribution towards Global Peace at Sophia Capital of Bulgaria |
References
- "Kishan Reddy - Portal - Biography". Yudofud.com. 15 May 1964. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- "Andhra Pradesh News : Kishan Reddy to be State BJP chief". The Hindu. 6 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- "Telangana assembly elections 2018: Saffron leader Kishan Reddy still king of hearts in Amberpet". Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- G. Kishan Reddy (15 January 2010). "Telangana: inevitable and desirable". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- Reddy, G Kishan (20 March 2019). "G. Kishan Reddy Election Affidavit for Parliamentary Constituency - Secunderabad" (PDF). Suvidha. Election Commission of India. pp. 1–18.
- "బీజేపీ నేత కిషన్రెడ్డికి మాతృవియోగం". Sakshi (in Telugu). 26 April 2019. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Kishen Reddy files nomination papers". The Hindu. 24 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- "Narendra Modi Cabinet 2019 oath-taking ceremony Updates: Modi, Amit Shah take oath; Maneka Gandhi likely to be pro-tem LS Speaker". Firstpost. 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019, archived from the original on 2 June 2019, retrieved 3 June 2019
- "Shri G.Kishan Reddy | Ministry of Home Affairs | GoI". www.mha.gov.in. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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