Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy also known as Gaddam Vivekanand, is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress and former Member of Parliament in the

15th Lok Sabha Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee. Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previou ...

. He represented Peddapalli parliamentary constituency. During November 2023, Vivek Venkataswamy officially stepped down from the BJP and rejoined the Congress party, along with his son Vamsi, during Rahul Gandhi's visit to Hyderabad. Earlier on 9 August 2019, he joined in Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life

Vivek venkatswamy is the youngest son of veteran Indian National Congress member and former Member of Parliament Gaddam Venkatswamy and Kalavathi. He did his schooling from Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet and did his medicine,

M.B.B.S Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United Kin ...

, from

Osmania Medical College Osmania Medical College, formerly known as ''The Hyderabad Medical School'', is a medical college in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It was founded in 1846 by the 5th Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar, Afzal ud Dowla, Asaf Jah 5. The college was orig ...

. He belongs to Mala community.

Career

Gaddam Vivek was elected to the

from Peddapalli Constituency, after his father did not run the election. He was a member of coal committee and steel committee. Formerly, he is the adviser to the State Government of Telangana for Inter-State relations.He was elected the MLA of Chennur region of Mancherial District, Telangana, in 2023 for the Indian National Congress Party. He is the vice chairman of Visaka industries. He runs popular 24/7 Telugu news channel

V6 News V6 News is an Indian Telugu language channel and current affairs television channel in the Indian State of Telangana. The 24-hour The modern 24-hour clock, popularly referred to in the United States as military time, is the convention of tim ...

and a Telugu daily news paper Velugu.

President of the HCA

He was appointed the president of the Hyderabad Cricket Association in 2017. He was removed from the post in 2018 due to conflict of interest. He started Telangana T20 League was not recognized by

BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is the national governing body for cricket in India. Its headquarters are situated at Cricket centre, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The BCCI is the richest governing body of cricket in the worl ...

Positions held

* President, Hyderabad cricket association * Member of Parliament, 15th Lok Sabha * Member, Committee on Coal and Steel * Chairman,

Confederation of Indian Industry The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group headquartered in New Delhi, India, founded in 1895. CII engages business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global ...

(CII), A.P. Chapter, (2006–2007) * Chairman, Manufacturers Association * Vivek is the promoter and vice chairman of the Visaka group of companies.

References

Official Website
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