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V. Vijayasai Reddy (born 1 July 1957) is the
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha A Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha ( abbreviated: MP) is the representative of the Indian states to the one of the two houses of the Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha). Rajya Sabha MPs are elected by the electoral college of the elect ...
, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce, Parliamentary Party Leader, The National General Secretary of
YSR Congress Party The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as the state's chief minister. It is currently the fifth la ...
and Chartered Accountant.


Life and work

Venumbaka Vijayasai Reddy was born on 1 July 1957 in Tallapudi in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. He completed his chartered accountancy in Chennai and later set up his own firm with offices in Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. He is married to Sunanda, and he then later adopted a child and named Neha. Mr. Vijayasai served as Member of Board of Trustees of
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is an independent trust which manages the temples including the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh. The trust oversees the operations and finances of the richest and the most visited religious cen ...
,
Tirupati Tirupati () is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of the Tirupati district. The city is home to the important Hindu shrine of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and other historic temples and is re ...
, for two consecutive Terms (GO Rt No. 1221 dated 08.2006). Mr. Vijayasai, also financial advisor of Jagan's Group of companies and family auditor of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy. He also served on the board of several state government undertakings in addition to a stint as the Director of the
Oriental Bank of Commerce Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) was an Indian public sector bank headquartered at Gurgaon, Haryana. It had 2390 branches and 2625 ATMs across India. In April 2020, the bank along with United Bank of India has been merged with Punjab National ...
.


Member of Parliament

In June 2016, he was the candidate for the
Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...
seat from
Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
and was elected unopposed. He has introduced ten Private Member Bills in the Parliament. * In December 2016, Mr. Reddy introduced a Private Member Bill to amend the Constitution of India (Articles 102 and 191) to enable the Parliament to make any law containing special provisions concerning the elected members of either House of Parliament and state assembly/council with regard to the date of disqualification. This was in order to provide a fixed time-frame for disqualification of members in case of defection. * In July 2017, Mr. Reddy introduced a Private Member Bill in the Rajya Sabha aimed at protecting couples from honour killings and providing legal assistance to inter-religious and inter-caste couples facing harassment. * In December 2017, Mr. Reddy introduced an amendment to the Constitution to make the
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a
fundamental right Fundamental rights are a group of rights that have been recognized by a high degree of protection from encroachment. These rights are specifically identified in a constitution, or have been found under due process of law. The United Nations' Sustai ...
. * In December 2017, Mr. Reddy introduced the Prevention of Torture Bill which would fulfill India's commitment to ratify the
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. * In December 2017, Mr. Reddy introduced the Prevention of Enforced Disappearance Bill which would fulfill India's commitment to ratify the
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. * In January 2018, Mr. Reddy introduced two Bills seeking amendments to the Constitution to give reservation to Other Backward Classes in the legislatures, educational institutions and government jobs in proportion to their population. As a Member of Parliament, Mr. Reddy serves in the Standing Committee for Rules, and Petroleum & Natural Gas. * * * *


See also

*
Rajya Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Andhra Pradesh elects 11 seats and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Andhra Pradesh. After formation of Telangana State in 201 ...


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