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Gaddam Venkatswamy | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 2004β2009 | |
Preceded by | Chellamalla Suguna Kumari |
Succeeded by | Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy |
Constituency | Peddapalli |
In office 1989β1998 | |
Preceded by | G. Bhoopathy |
Succeeded by | Chellamalla Suguna Kumari |
Constituency | Peddapalli |
In office 1967β1977 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Nandi Yellaiah |
Constituency | Siddipet |
Personal details | |
Born | (1929-10-05)5 October 1929 Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Died | 22 December 2014(2014-12-22) (aged 85) Hyderabad, "Telangana," India |
Political party | INC |
Spouse | Kalavati |
Children | Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy, Gaddam Vinod Kumar and 3 daughters |
Residence | Secunderabad |
Gaddam Venkatswamy (5 October 1929 β 22 December 2014) was an Indian politician who was a member of the: 14th Lok Sabha.
Careerβ»
He represented theββPeddapalli constituency of Telangana and was a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He was popularly known as Kaka/Gudisela Venkataswamy. He was elected to Lok Sabha 7 times, 4 times from Peddapalli Lok Sabha and "3 times from Siddipet Lok Sabha." His son Gaddam Vivekanand represented Peddapalli Lok Sabha from 2009β2014.
Personal lifeβ»
Both his sons Gaddam Vinod Kumar, former MLA and Minister and Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy are politicians. Venkatswamy died of an illness on 22 December 2014, in Care hospital in Hyderabad. He belonged to Mala community.
Positions heldβ»
- 1957β 62 and 1978β84 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (two terms)
- 1967 Elected to 4th Lok Sabha
- 1969 β 71 Member, Public Accounts Committee
- 1971 Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
- Feb. 1973 β Nov. 1973 Union Deputy Minister, Labour and Rehabilitation
- Nov. 1973 β March 1977 Union Deputy Minister, Supply and Rehabilitation
- 1977 Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
- 1978 β 1982 Cabinet Minister, Labour and Civil Supply, Andhra Pradesh
- 1982 β 1984 President, P.C.C.(I.), Andhra Pradesh
- 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha (4th term)
- 1990 β 1991 Member, Committee on the "Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes," Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry
- 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (5th term)
- 21 June 1991-17 Jan. 1993 Union Minister of State, Rural Development
- 18 January 1993 β 10 February 1995 Union Minister of State, Textiles (Independent Charge)
- 10 February 1995 β 15 September 1995 Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles
- 15 September 1995 β 10 May 1996 Union Cabinet Minister, Labour
- 20 February 1996 β 16 May 1996 Union Cabinet Minister, Labour and Textiles
- 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (6th term)
- 2002β2004 President, A.I.C.C. (SC&ST)
- 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (7th term)
- 2009 No ticket to 15th Lok Sabha
- Deputy Leader Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
- Member, Committee on Energy
- Member, Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders, Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex
- Member, Committee on Ethics
- Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Heavy Industries
- 5 August 2007 onwards β Member, Standing Committee on Energy
Social and cultural activitiesβ»
Founded, (i) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Post Graduate Centre, (ii) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Degree College, (iii) Law College, (iv) Junior College, (v) High School; General Secretary, National Huts Union, Hyderabad; provided permanent accommodation for 75,000 hut dwellers; Founder President, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Education Society which was later converted into Public Education Trust and inaugurated by the then President of India Shri V.V. Giri in 1973; under this society 9 Colleges are running without taking donations.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Venkataswamy's sons join Cong, Rayapati in TDP net". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Congress leader Venkatswamy dies of prolonged illness. Times of India. 22 December 2014
- ^ Bhardwaj, RC (1995) Constitution Amendment in India, Northern Book Centre for Lok Sabha Secretariat, ISBN 978-81-7211-065-9, p. 219
External linksβ»
- http://www.telanganastateofficial.com/g-venkat-swamy-congress-senior-kaka-expired-died/
- http://www.simplytelangana.com/news/2010/08/20/hero-srikanths-case-sends-shivers-down-the-spine-for-andhrites/
- http://www.andhrajyothy.com/Discussion.asp?id=81&page=2 Archived 19 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Union ministers from United Andhra Pradesh
- 1929 births
- Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana
- 2014 deaths
- Politicians from Hyderabad, India
- India MPs 2004β2009
- India MPs 1996β1997
- India MPs 1991β1996
- India MPs 1989β1991
- India MPs 1977β1979
- India MPs 1971β1977
- India MPs 1967β1970
- Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
- People from Karimnagar district