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Gangapuram Kishan Reddy
Politician

Gangapuram Kishan Reddy

Union Minister of Coal · Bhartiya Janta Party · Politician

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Born15 Jun 1960
FromTimmapur, Kandukur
OccupationPolitician
PartyBhartiya Janta Party
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy

Overview

Gangapuram Kishan Reddy (born 15 June 1960)[1] is an Indian politician who serving as the 25th Minister of Coal & 45th Minister of Mines since 2024. He also served as Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region of India from 2019 to 2024. 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.

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Career

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.

From 1982 to 1983 he was Bharatiya Janata Party Andhra Pradesh Yuva Morcha State Treasurer
From 1983 to 1984 he was Bharatiya Janata Party State Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh
From 1986 to 1990 he was the State President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh
From 1990 to 1992 he was the National Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha & In-charge of the South India
From 1992 to 1994 he was the National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
From 1994 to 2001 he was the National General Secretary of…

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Media

References

  1.  "Shri G. Kishan Reddy".
  2. ^ Jump up to:a b PTI (4 July 2023). "Kishan Reddy- a leader who rose from the ranks". ThePrint. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Telangana assembly elections 2018: Saffron leader Kishan Reddy still king of hearts in Amberpet". The Times of India. 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  4. ^ G. Kishan Reddy (15 January 2010). "Telangana: inevitable and desirable". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ^ "G Kishan Reddy: A leader who rose through the ranks". India Today. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. ^ "BJP reshuffle: Kishan Reddy is new Telangana BJP chief, Babulal Marandi in Jharkhand". Hindustan Times. 4 July 2023. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7.  "బీజేపీ నేత కిషన్‌రెడ్డికి మాతృవియోగం". Sakshi (in Telugu). 26 April 2019. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  8. ^ Jump up to:a b "Kishan Reddy Official Website". www.gkishanreddy.com. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Newsmaker | BJP brings in amiable old hand, G Kishan Reddy, to head Telangana unit". The Indian Express. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Kishen Reddy files nomination papers". The Hindu. 24 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  11. ^ "Gadkari flags off BJP's Telangana Yatra". Deccan Herald. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Secunderabad Lok Sabha Election Results 2019- Secunderabad Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Narendra Modi Cabinet 2019 oath-taking ceremony Updates: Modi, Amit Shah take oath; Maneka Gandhi likely to be pro-tem LS Speaker". Firstpost. 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  14. ^ "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019, archived from the original on 2 June 2019, retrieved 3 June 2019
  15. ^ "G Kishan Reddy urges Telangana CM to resume MMTS services | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. 9 February 2021.
  16. ^ Today, Telangana (18 June 2022). "Kishan Reddy's remarks on Agniveers raise eyebrows". Telangana Today. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  17. ^ Today, Telangana (4 July 2023). "Kishan Reddy replaces Bandi as Telangana BJP chief". Telangana Today. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  18. ^ "G. Kishan Reddy appointed Telangana BJP president amid reshuffle ahead of Assembly election". frontline.thehindu.com. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Bandi Sanjay out, Kishan Reddy in: Telangana BJP, forced by dissent, gets a makeover". India Today. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

Last updated on 13 Oct 2024, 00:18 (IST)

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