Konda Vishweshwar Reddy Explained

Konda Vishweshwar Reddy
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start:2024
Predecessor:G. Ranjith Reddy
Constituency:Chevella
Term Start1:2014
Term End1:2019
Predecessor1:S. Jaipal Reddy
Successor1:G. Ranjith Reddy
Constituency1:Chevella
Birth Date:26 February 1960
Birth Place:Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Residence:Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Party:Bharatiya Janta Party
(2021-present)
Otherparty:
Alma Mater:New Jersey Institute of Technology
Spouse:Sangita Reddy
Children:3, including Anindith
Father:Konda Madhava Reddy

Konda Vishweshwar Reddy (born 26 February 1960) is an Indian engineer, entrepreneur, and politician. He is the current Member of Parliament in the 18th Lok Sabha from Bharatiya Janata Party Chevella constituency and served as a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha from Bharat Rashtra Samithi representing Chevella, Telangana. He is the grandson of K. V. Ranga Reddy after whom the district Ranga Reddy was named.

Reddy is the only Parliamentarian from India to be granted a US patent while serving as a Member of Parliament. He is the richest politician from Telangana with declared assets of worth 528 crore in 2014 and 895 crore in 2019 and 4560 crore in 2024 according to his election affidavit.[1] [2] He is married to Sangita Reddy, daughter of Apollo Hospitals founder Prathap C. Reddy.[3]

In 2018, Reddy joined the Indian National Congress and resigned in March 2021.[4]

Early life

Vishweshwar Reddy was born on 26 February 1960 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India to Jayalatha and Konda Madhava Reddy, Former Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. His paternal grandfather was a Telangana freedom fighter and Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy.[5]

Reddy is completed his B.E. (Electrical engineering) from the University of Madras. He has a master's degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, US.[6]

Career

As an engineer by profession, Reddy had worked as an adjunct faculty in the New Jersey Institute of Technology, N.J. and Essex County College, Newyork. He is a successful software entrepreneur; he founded Citadel Research & Solutions, a company involved in engineering research and development. He was involved in the creations of several IPRs. As a professional, he worked for General Electric as the CEO and managing director of GE MSIT and as the CEO and managing director Wipro HCIT Wipro.

Recognitions

Political career

Reddy joined politics in 2013 on invitation from K. Chandrashekar Rao, President of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Party. Further, he won the Member of Parliament seat from Chevella Lok Sabha constituency in 2014 General Elections by over a margin of 75,000 votes, in 2019 he stood as Congress candidate from Chevella but lost by 14,000 votes.

Reddy resigned from Bharat Rashtra Samithi in November 2018 and joined Indian National Congress in the presence of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. He later resigned Congress party too in March 2021 to join the Bharatiya Janata Party and contested 2024 loksabha elections on BJP Ticket from Chevella as BJP candidate and won by a margin of 1,72,897 votes.[7] He was the appointed as Chief Whip in Lok Sabha on 29 July 2024.[8]

Policy influence

Personal life

He is married to Sangita Reddy, Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals.[10] He has three sons including Anindith.[11]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140407/nation-politics/article/vishweshwar-reddy-richest-telangana-528cr "Vishweshwar Reddy is richest in Telangana with Rs 528 cr"
  2. Web site: 2019-03-23. Telangana's richest politician Konda Vishweshwar declares family assets of Rs 895 cr. 2021-05-06. The News Minute. en.
  3. Web site: 2018-11-21. MP Vishweshwar Reddy quits TRS. 2020-09-23. Deccan Herald. en.
  4. Web site: P. Ashish. 15 March 2021. Mega jolt to Congress in Telangana: Former MP Konda Vishveshwar Reddy quits party. 2021-05-06. India Today.
  5. News: Reddy. R. Ravikanth. 2018-11-21. After quitting TRS, MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy meets Rahul Gandhi. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-09-23. 0971-751X.
  6. Web site: Members : Lok Sabha - Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy. 2021-05-07. Lok Sabha.
  7. News: Election Commision of India . 2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Chevella . 30 July 2024 . 4 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730035649/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S2910.htm . 30 July 2024.
  8. News: Deccan Chronicle . BJP appoints Konda Vishweshwar Reddy as Whip in Lok Sabha . 30 July 2024 . 29 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730035828/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/bjp-appoints-konda-vishweshwar-reddy-as-whip-in-lok-sabha-1813157 . 30 July 2024 . en.
  9. Web site: Centre for Legislative Research and Advocacy. www.clraindia.org. en-US. 2018-06-02.
  10. https://www.apollohospitals.com/corporate/apollo-management/ms-sangita-reddy-joint-managing-director"Sangita Reddy"
  11. Web site: Anindith. ChaiBisket. 15 May 2018.