Ummareddy Venkateswarlu | |
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Chief Whip of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council [1] | |
In office 18 June 2019 –4 June 2024 [2] | |
Chief Minister | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
Leader of Opposition of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council [3] | |
In office 20 April 2017 –8 June 2019 | |
Chairman | A. Chakrapani N. M. D. Farooq |
Leader of the House | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
Preceded by | position reestablished |
Succeeded by | Yanamala Ramakrishnudu |
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council | |
Assumed office 2011 [4] | |
Chairman | A. Chakrapani N. M. D. Farooq Shariff Mohammed Ahmed Koyye Moshenu Raju |
Leader of the House | Kiran Kumar Reddy N. Chandrababu Naidu Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
Constituency | elected from local authorities |
Minister of State for Urban Affairs and Employment [5] | |
In office 9 June 1997 –19 March 1998 | |
Prime Minister | I. K. Gujral |
Preceded by | I. K. Gujral |
Succeeded by | Ram Jethmalani |
Minister of State for Urban Affairs and Employment | |
In office 29 June 1996 –9 June 1997 Servingwith M. P. Veerendra Kumar (1997) | |
Prime Minister | H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral |
Preceded by | S. S. Ahluwalia |
Succeeded by | M. P. Veerendra Kumar |
Minister of State for Agriculture [5] | |
In office 1 June 1996 –29 June 1996 Servingwith Samudrala Venugopal Chary | |
Prime Minister | H. D. Deve Gowda |
Preceded by | Mohd. Ayub Khan |
Succeeded by | Samudrala Venugopal Chary |
Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
In office 1999–2004 [6] | |
Preceded by | P. Shivashankar |
Succeeded by | Balashowry Vallabhaneni |
Constituency | Tenali |
In office 1996–1998 | |
Preceded by | Daggubati Venkateswara Rao |
Succeeded by | N. Janardhana Reddy |
Constituency | Bapatla |
In office 1991–1996 | |
Preceded by | Basavapunnaiah Singam |
Succeeded by | Sarada Tadiparthi |
Constituency | Tenali |
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1985–1989 | |
Preceded by | C. V. Ramaraju |
Succeeded by | Chirala Govardhan Reddy |
Constituency | Bapatla |
Personal details | |
Born | Kondubhotla Palem Village,Bapatla,Guntur district, Madras Presidency,India (now Bapatla district, Andhra Pradesh,India) | 1 July 1935
Political party | YSR Congress Party (since 2012) |
Other political affiliations | Telugu Desam Party (1983–2012) |
Spouse | Smt. Sarojini Devi |
Children | 4 |
Ummareddy Venkateswarlu (born 1 July 1935) is an Indian politician who has served as Chief Whip in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council since June 2019. He joined YSR Congress party in November 2012. [7] He was an MLA and senior leader in Telugu Desam Party. [8] [9]
He is a native of Kondubhotla Palem of Bapatla Mandal in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. He holds a doctorate in agriculture and was educated at Andhra Pradesh Agriculture University and Banaras Hindu University.[ citation needed ]
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