Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XII Lok Sabha








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 worker

Permanent 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, 1967-69

Countries 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 fasting

Election Result of Kurnool Lok Sabha Constituency
Total 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
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