Tenneti Viswanadham

Tenneti Viswanadham (1895–1979) was born into Telugu speaking Brahmin family. He was a political figure from Visakhapatnam, on the east coast of India. He took an active part in India's struggle for independence. He is remembered now for his role in the establishment of a modern and shore-based steel plant at Visakhapatnam.

Tenneti Viswanadham
Tenneti Vishwanatham statue at Tenneti Park
Member of Parliament
In office 1967–1971
Preceded by	Maharajkumar of Vizianagram
Succeeded by	P. V. G. Raju
Constituency	Visakhapatnam
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1967–1967
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	M R Deen
Constituency	Visakhapatnam-I
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1962–1967
Preceded by	Donda Sreerama Murty
Succeeded by	R. K. Devi
Constituency	Madugula
Member of the Madras Legislative Assembly
In office 1952–1955
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Ankitam Venkata Bhanojirao
Constituency	Visakhapatnam
Personal details
Born	1895 Lakkavaram, Madras Presidency,British India
Died	1979 Visakhapatnam Andhra,India
Political party	Progressive Group
Other political affiliations	Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Residence	Visakhapatnam

Political works

Viswanadham was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1937. During 1951 he served as the leader of the Opposition in the Madras Assembly. He was elected to 4th Lok Sabha from Visakhapatnam constituency. He served as the Minister for Finance and Law for Andhra State after the state was carved out of Madras Presidency.

Viswanadham successfully contested in Visakhapatnam seat to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1952 from Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party. In 1955, he contested in Madugula and lost to Donda Sreerama Murty. In 1962, he contested for both Madugula and Visakhapatnam seats. However, he successfully won in Madugula, and lost in Visakhapatnam to Ankitam Venkata Bhanoji Rao. In 1967, he contested to both parliament and assembly from Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency as well as Visakhapatnam-I Assembly constituency as an Independent candidate and successfully won both the seats.

Recognitions

A five rupee stamp in his name was released on 10 November 2004 by Department of Posts, India.

The city of Visakhapatnam has a park named after him. It also has two bronze statues erected in his memory – one was erected right in the heart of the city at Jagadamba Junction, and subsequently another was erected in the Steel Plant township 'Ukkunagaram'. The Greater Municipal Corporation building is called 'Tenneti Bhavanam'. There is a colony named Tenneti Nagar, in Visakhapatnam which is named after him.

External links

• Media related to Tenneti Viswanadham at Wikimedia Commons
• RINL pays tributes to Tenneti Viswanadham - The Hindu