Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Nalgonda (Andhra Pradesh )
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Party Name :
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Communist Party of India(CPI)
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Email Address :
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[email protected]
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Father’s Name
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Shri S. Venketrami Reddy
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Date of Birth
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25.03.1942
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Place of Birth
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Kondravpally, Distt. Mahboob Nagar (Andhra Pradesh)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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19 Feb 1974
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Spouse’s Name
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Dr. B.V. Vijaya Lakshmi
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No. of Sons
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2
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A., LL.B.
Educated at Osmania College, Kurnool,
Osmania University Law College, Hyderabad
(Andhra Pradesh)
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Profession
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Agriculturist
Journalist, Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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401, Janapriya Paradise Apartments, Street No. 1,
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Ashok Nagar, Hyderabad – 500 020 (Andhra Pradesh)
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(040) 27631640 (R),
23224966, 23223338 (O)
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Present Address |
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D-1, M.S. Flats, B.K. S. Marg,
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New Delhi-110 001
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Tels. (011) 23315818, 9868180505 (M)
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Position Held |
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1998
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Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
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Secretary, Communist Party of India (C.P.I.)-State
Council, Andhra Pradesh
Member, Executive Committee, C.P.I.
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1998-99
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Member, Committee on Human Resource
Development and its sub-Committee on Drug Price
Control
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Member, Committee on Rural Development
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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Secretary, National Council Communist Party of India,
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Secretary, Communist Party of India, Andhra Pradesh State Council
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2 January
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Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Wakf
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Chairman, Standing Committee on Labour
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Book Published
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Booklets on (i) CIA; and (ii) Unemployment
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Chairman, Editorial Board, Visalandhra Vignana Samithi, which published, (i) more than 100 books a yea in Telugu on various subjects, including poetry, literary criticism, fiction and drama; and (ii) Visalandhra, a daily newspaper; Editor, (i) Yuvajana (Telugu monthly); (ii) Youth life; and (iii) New Generation (English weekly); Member, Editorial Board, Andhra Pradesh Darshini; contributed articles on contemporary problems to various magazines/newspapers
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Participated in various seminars and symposia at state, national and international levels; organised and participated in various peoples` movement facing numerous arrests, imprisonment and cases; played important role in organising left parties on a united platform in Andhra Pradesh; as a student leader participated in the struggle for;(i) restoration of students Union in Uttar Pradesh and imprisoned in Lucknow Jail; and (ii) democratic rights and imprisoned in Calcutta Presidency Jail; and (iii) organised struggle against Electricity fare hike and imprisioned in Hyderabad jail
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Special Interests
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Journalism and literature
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading and attending cultural programmes
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Countries Visited
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Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Italy, Mongolia, Pakistan, Hungary, U.K., U.S.A. and former U.S.S.R.
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Other Information
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President, Students` Union, Degree College, Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh); General-Secretary, Osmania University, Law College, Hyderabad; General-Secretary and President,
(i) National Council,
All India Students` Federation (A.I.S.F.); and (ii) All
India Youth Federation (A.I.Y.F.); Vice President, A.P. State Council, Bharatiya Khetmazdoor Union; Secretary, A.P. Civil Liberties Association
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Reference: Loksabha