REDDY, SHRI KOTLA VIJAYA BHASKARA
[INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - KURNOOL (ANDHRA PRADESH)]
Father's Name Shri K. Pedda Nagi Reddy Date of Birth 16 August 1920 Place of Birth Vill. Amakathadu, Laddagiri, Distt. Kurnool(Andhra Pradesh) Marital Status Married on 7 June 1950 Spouse's Name Smt. K. Shyamla Reddy Children Two sons and three daughters Educational Qualifications B.A., LL.B. Educated at Besant Theosophical College, Madnapalle and Madras Law College, Madras (Tamil Nadu)
Profession Agriculturist, Lawyer, Sportsman, Political and Social workerPermanent Address Road No. 2, Plot No. 9, Navodaya Colony, Banjara Hills Hyderabad-500001 (Andhra Pradesh) Tels. (040) 248722/238844 Present Address 15, Safdarjung Lane, New Delhi-110011 Tel. (011)3794870 Positions Held 1955-61Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Secretary, Congress Legislature Party, Andhra Pradesh 1955-61Member, Public Accounts Committee 1959-67Chairman,Zila Parishad, Kurnool 1961-62Chairman, Public Accounts Committee 1962-64General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira) [P.C.C.(I)], Andhra Pradesh 1967-72Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council 1967-71Minister, Co-operation, Major Irrigation and Finance, Andhra Pradesh 1977Elected to 6th Lok Sabha 1977-82Member, Committee on Estimates 1980-81President, P.C.C.(I), Andhra Pradesh 1980Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1982-83Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh 1983-84Union Cabinet Minister, Shipping and Transport and Union Cabinet Minister, Industry and Company Affairs 1989Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1990-91Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources Member, Political Affairs Committee, Congress Parliamentary Party (C.P.P.) 1991Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1991-92Union Cabinet Minister, Law, Justice and Company Affairs 1992-94Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1992-94Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh (2nd term) 1996Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term) 1996-97Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism 1998Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term) 1998-99Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism Member, Rules Committee Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation Social and Cultural Activities Started 15 high and elementary schools in all villages of Kurnool district; introduced mid-day meal scheme in primary school for children of 6-11 age groups in the entire State of Andhra Pradesh; got rice supplied at Rs. 1.90 per kg.Special Interests Sports and games Favourite Pastime and Recreation Reading and watching sports Sports and Clubs Captain, hockey and football teams, Besant Theosophical College, Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh; Chairman, Andhra Pradesh Sports Council, 1967-69Countries Visited Japan, Russia, U.K. and U.S.A. Other Information Participated in the Freedom Struggle; victim of lathi-charge at Madanapalli thrice: first when Shri Mahadev Desai died, again when Mata Kasturba died on 23 February 1943 and finally when Gandhiji was fastingOur Other Sites IndianPost.com IndianAge.com MahatmaGandhiji.comTotal electorate 11,34,424 Total votes polled 7,61,490 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates (1) Shri Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (I.N.C.) 3,68,044 (2) Shri K.E.Krishnamurthy (T.D.P.) 3,55,208 (3) Shri K.Venkataswamy (B.J.P.) 17,446 (4) Shri R.David (B.S.P.) 6,119
Election Result of Kurnool Lok Sabha Constituency