Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy
Dr. Vivek Venkatswamy | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 2009 - 2014 | |
| Preceded by | G Venkatswamy |
| Succeeded by | Balka Suman |
| Constituency | Peddapalli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1957 Hyderabad[1] |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Saroja |
| Children | Vritika, Vamsi Gaddam , Vaishnavi, Venkat |
| Residence | Hyderabad |
G. Vivekanand, also known as G. Vivek Venkatswamy, is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party and former Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha. He represented Peddapalli parliamentary constituency.[2]
On 9 August 2019 he joined in Bharatiya Janata Party.[3][4]
Early life
Dr. Vivek venkatswamy is the youngest son of veteran Indian National Congress member and former Member of Parliament G. Venkat Swamy and Kalavathi. He did his schooling from Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet and did his medicine, M.B.B.S, from Osmania Medical College. He belongs to Mala community.
Career
G. Vivek was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha 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 is the Vice Chairman of Visaka industries. He runs popular 24/7 Telugu news channel V6 News and a Telugu daily news paper Velugu
President of the HCA
He was appointed the president of the Hyderabad Cricket Association in 2017.[5] He was removed from the post in 2018 due to conflict of interest. He started Telangana T20 League was not recognized by BCCI.[6][7]
Positions held
- Member of Parliament, 15th Lok Sabha
- Member, Committee on Coal and Steel
- Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), A.P. Chapter, (2006–2007)
- Chairman, Manufacturers Association
- Dr Vivek is the promoter Vice Chairman of the Visaka Group Of Companies.
References
- ^ Loksabha (2021). "Dr. Gaddam Vivekanand". Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Congress MPs fight over Group-I exams. Deccan Chronicle, 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Denied ticket, G Vivekanand attacks KCR, TRS MLA hits back". Times of India. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Ex-MP G Vivekanand joins BJP, slams KCR as 'dictator'". Times of India. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "G. Vivekananda is new HCA president". 1 April 2017. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "President of Hyd Cricket Association disqualified over conflict of interest". The News Minute. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Hyderabad Cricket Association unveils Telangana T20 League owners". Deccan Chronicle. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
 | This article about a Bharat Rashtra Samithi politician from Telangana is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Living people
- India MPs 2009–2014
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians
- Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
- United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election
- People from Karimnagar district
- Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Telangana
- Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana
- 1957 births
- Telangana politician stubs