G. Kishan Reddy | |
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Union Minister of Tourism | |
Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Prahlad Singh Patel |
Union Minister of Culture | |
Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Prahlad Singh Patel |
Union Minister of the Development of North Eastern Region | |
Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Preceded by | Dr. Jitendra Singh |
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
In office 30 May 2019 –7 July 2021 Served along with H. G. Ahir (2019) and Nityanand Rai (2019-21) | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Amit Shah |
Preceded by | Kiren Rijiju |
Succeeded by | |
Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Bandaru Dattatreya |
Constituency | Secunderabad |
Member of Legislative Assembly,Telangana | |
In office 2 June 2014 –11 December 2018 | |
Preceded by | Telangana Assembly Created |
Succeeded by | Kaleru Venkatesham |
Constituency | Amberpet |
1st President of the Bharatiya Janata Party,Telangana | |
Assumed office 4 July 2023 | |
National President | J. P. Nadda |
Preceded by | Bandi Sanjay Kumar |
In office 2 June 2014 –8 April 2016 | |
National President | |
Preceded by | Office Established |
Succeeded by | K. Laxman |
9th President of the Bharatiya Janata Party,Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 8 March 2010 –1 June 2014 | |
National President | |
Preceded by | Bandaru Dattatreya |
Succeeded by | Kambhampati Hari Babu |
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Preceded by | Office Established |
Succeeded by | Telangana Assembly Created |
Constituency | Amberpet |
In office 2004–2009 | |
Preceded by | C. Krishna Yadav |
Succeeded by | Constituency bifurcated as per Delimitation Act 2002 |
Constituency | Himayatnagar |
9th President,Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha | |
In office 2002–2005 | |
Preceded by | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
Succeeded by | Dharmendra Pradhan |
Personal details | |
Born | Gangapuram Kishan Reddy 15 June 1964 [1] Thimmapur,Kandukur Mandal, Rangareddy district,Andhra Pradesh,India (now Telangana,India) |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (1980-present) |
Other political affiliations | Janata Party (1977-1980) |
Spouse | G. Kavya |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
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Residence(s) | Hyderabad, New Delhi |
Alma mater | Diplamo, CITD |
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy (born 15 June 1964) [1] is an Indian politician who is currently serving as Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region of India. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 1980. [2] [3] He is an MP representing Secunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency) since 2019. He served as the floor leader of the BJP in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2009 and gave it up after being elected as the state BJP president of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. [4] [5] He was first state president of Telangana BJP from 2014 to 2016, appointed again as Telangana BJP president on 4 July 2023. [6]
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, was born in Timmapur village in Rangareddy district of Telangana to G. Swamy Reddy [7] and Andalamma. [8] He is married to Kavya Reddy and has two children, a daughter and a son. [2]
Reddy started his political career as a youth leader of the Janta Party in 1977. [9]
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.
Between 2004 and 2009 he was the MLA, Himayatnagar Constituency, Floor Leader of BJP in State Assembly[ citation needed ] In 2009, when Himayatnagar (Assembly constituency) was abolished and largely replaced by Khairatabad Assembly constituency, Reddy contested from Amberpet Assembly Constituency. [10] From 2009 to 2014 he was the MLA, Amberpet Assembly Constituency, Floor Leader of BJP in State Assembly[ citation needed ] He was elected in 2009 to the Amberpet assembly constituency with a majority of over 27,000 votes. [11]
From 2010 to 2014, he was the BJP State President of the Andhra Pradesh. He was unanimously elected as the Telangana BJP president, as a inugural holder.[ citation needed ]
Reddy, began the 22-day Telangana "Poru Yatra"– a 3,500-kilometre (2,200 mi) journey through 986 villages and 88 assembly constituencies stressing the need for a stance on Telangana state – on 19 January. [12]
In 2019 he was elected as an MP Lok Sabha from Secunderabad constituency. [13]
On 30 May 2019, he was sworn in as Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs in the Government of India. [14] [15] From 2019 to 2021 Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India (Served along with Nityanand Rai)
Considering the increase in demand for local public transport, he wrote a letter to the chief minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao, urging him to resume MMTS services in the city. [16]
From 2021 he is the Minister of Tourism, Minister of Culture and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India [ citation needed ]
On 18 June 2022, the union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy explaining the training process of Agnipath Scheme at a press conference, stated that the people selected as Agniveers would be given training for the "skills of drivers, washermen, barbers, electricians and other professionals". The video clip of the remark became viral. Reddy said that there would be drivers, electricians, barbers and thousands other posts and people selected under this scheme, would be helpful in those jobs. A reporter noted that Skill Development Corporations was already established to train youth with different skills, Reddy answered that such skills would be imparted in Agnipath scheme as well. [17]
On 5 July 2023, Reddy was re-appointed as the State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana. He succeeded Bandi Sanjay Kumar. [18] This reshuffle came after weeks of infighting between various factions of the party. [19] [20]
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