Konda Vishweshwar Reddy (born 26 February 1960) is an Indian engineer, entrepreneur, and politician. He is the current Member of Parliament in the

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from

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Chevella constituency and served as a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha from

Bharat Rashtra Samithi The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (; BRS), formerly known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi ( TRS), is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in the state of Telangana and currently the primary opposition party in the state. It was founde ...

representing

Chevella Chevella is a town, mandal and suburb of Hyderabad in Ranga Reddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of surrounding villages with many government establishments like Judicial court, Revenue Division Office, Acp of ...

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. He is the grandson of K. V. Ranga Reddy after whom the district Ranga Reddy was named. Reddy is the only Parliamentarian from India to be granted a US patent while serving as a Member of Parliament. He is the richest politician from Telangana with declared assets of worth 528

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in 2014 and 895

in 2019 and 4560

in 2024 according to his election affidavit. He is married to Sangita Reddy, daughter of Apollo Hospitals founder Prathap C. Reddy. In 2018, Reddy joined the

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and resigned in March 2021.

Early life

Vishweshwar Reddy was born on 26 February 1960 in

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

, India to Jayalatha and Konda Madhava Reddy, Former Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. His paternal grandfather was a Telangana freedom fighter and Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh,

Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy (12 December 1890 – 24 July 1970) was an Indian statesman and activist served as the first Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1959 to 1962. He is a freedom fighter who fought the Telangana Rebellion agains ...

. Reddy is completed his

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(

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) from the

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. He has a master's degree from the

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, US.

Career

As an engineer by profession, Reddy had worked as an adjunct faculty in the New Jersey Institute of Technology, N.J. and Essex County College, Newyork. He is a successful software entrepreneur; he founded Citadel Research & Solutions, a company involved in engineering research and development. He was involved in the creations of several IPRs. As a professional, he worked for General Electric as the CEO and managing director of GE MSIT and as the CEO and managing director Wipro HCIT

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Recognitions

* Granted US Patent on "Transfer Belt Mechanism Associated with Patient Transfer Gurney System (India & US)"

Political career

Reddy joined politics in 2013 on invitation from K. Chandrashekar Rao, President of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Party. Further, he won the Member of Parliament seat from Chevella Lok Sabha constituency in 2014 General Elections by over a margin of 75,000 votes, in 2019 he stood as

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candidate from Chevella but lost by 14,000 votes. Reddy resigned from

in November 2018 and joined

in the presence of

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and

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. He later resigned

party too in March 2021 to join the

and contested 2024 loksabha elections on BJP Ticket from

as BJP candidate and won by a margin of 1,72,897 votes. He was the appointed as Chief Whip in Lok Sabha on 29 July 2024.

Policy influence

* Convener of WASH Legislative Forum of Parliamentarians. WASH stands for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. WASH-LF is supported by UNICEF working of various issues related to sanitation. * Convener of Parliamentarians' Group for Children to UNICEF India

Personal life

He is married to Sangita Reddy, managing director, Apollo Hospitals. He has three sons including Anindith.

References

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