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Ummareddy Venkateswarlu

Ummareddy Venkateswarlu (born 1 July 1935) is an Indian politician who has served as Chief Whip in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council since June 2019. He joined YSR Congress party in November 2012.[7] He was an MLA and senior leader in Telugu Desam Party.[8][9]

Ummareddy Venkateswarlu
Chief Whip of
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council[1]
In office
18 June 2019 – 4 June 2024[2]
Chief MinisterY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Leader of Opposition of
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council[3]
In office
20 April 2017 – 8 June 2019
ChairmanA. Chakrapani
N. M. D. Farooq
Leader of the HouseN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byposition reestablished
Succeeded byYanamala Ramakrishnudu
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
2011[4]
ChairmanA. Chakrapani
N. M. D. Farooq
Shariff Mohammed Ahmed
Koyye Moshenu Raju
Leader of the HouseKiran Kumar Reddy
N. Chandrababu Naidu
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Constituencyelected from local authorities
Minister of State for Urban Affairs
and Employment[5]
In office
9 June 1997 – 19 March 1998
Prime MinisterI. K. Gujral
Preceded byI. K. Gujral
Succeeded byRam Jethmalani
Minister of State for Urban Affairs
and Employment
In office
29 June 1996 – 9 June 1997
Serving with M. P. Veerendra Kumar (1997)
Prime MinisterH. D. Deve Gowda
I. K. Gujral
Preceded byS. S. Ahluwalia
Succeeded byM. P. Veerendra Kumar
Minister of State for Agriculture[5]
In office
1 June 1996 – 29 June 1996
Prime MinisterH. D. Deve Gowda
Preceded byMohd. Ayub Khan
Succeeded bySamudrala Venugopal Chary
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1999–2004[6]
Preceded byP. Shivashankar
Succeeded byBalashowry Vallabhaneni
ConstituencyTenali
In office
1996–1998
Preceded byDaggubati Venkateswara Rao
Succeeded byN. Janardhana Reddy
ConstituencyBapatla
In office
1991–1996
Preceded byBasavapunnaiah Singam
Succeeded bySarada Tadiparthi
ConstituencyTenali
Member of Andhra Pradesh
Legislative Assembly
In office
1985–1989
Preceded byC. V. Ramaraju
Succeeded byChirala Govardhan Reddy
ConstituencyBapatla
Personal details
Born (1935-07-01) 1 July 1935 (age 89)
Kondubhotla Palem Village, Bapatla, Guntur district,
Madras Presidency, India
(now Bapatla district,
Andhra Pradesh, India)
Political partyYSR Congress Party
(since 2012)
Other political
affiliations		Telugu Desam Party
(1983–2012)
SpouseSmt. Sarojini Devi
Children4

Life

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He is a native of Kondubhotla Palem of Bapatla Mandal in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. He holds a doctorate in agriculture and was educated at Andhra Pradesh Agriculture University and Banaras Hindu University.[citation needed]

Positions

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  • 1985–89 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
  • 1986 Member, Select Committee to Amend the Andhra Pradesh Co-operatives Act
  • 1987–89 Member, Estimates Committee Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
  • 1989–91 Secretary, Telugu Desam Party (T.D.P.), Andhra Pradesh
  • 1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha (Tenali seat)
  • 1991–94 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture
  • 1991–95 Vice-President, T.D.P., Andhra Pradesh
  • 1993–94 Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
  • 1993–96 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
  • 1994–96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications
  • 1995–96 Member, Committee on Government Assurances
  • 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (2nd term) (Bapatla seat)
  • Member, Politburo, T.D.P.
  • President, T.D.P. (Publicity wing)
  • 1996–98 Union Minister of State, Agriculture
  • Union Minister of State, Urban Affairs, Employment and Parliamentary Affairs (Independent Charge)
  • 1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) (Tenali seat)
  • 1999–2000 Member, Committee on Energy
  • Member, Joint Committee on the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers'
  • Rights Bill, 1999
  • Member, General Purposes Committee
  • 1999–2000 Chairman, Committee on Estimates 2000-2001
  • 2015 Member of Legislative Council, Andhra Pradesh[10]
  • 2019 Opposition Floor Leader, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
  • 2021 Member of Legislative Council, Andhra Pradesh
  • 2022 Chief Whip for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council.

References

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  1. ^ "Ummareddy Venkateswarlu Appointed As Council Chief Whip". ysrcongress.com. 19 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Chief Whip and Whips". aplegislature.org.
  3. ^ "Ummareddy Takes Charge As Leader Of Opposition In AP Council". ysrcongress.com. 22 April 2017.
  4. ^ Bureau, Andhra Pradesh (19 June 2015). "Ummareddy, Prabhakar elected MLCs unanimously". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Ummareddy Venkateswarlu". The Leaders Page. 2 July 2020.
  6. ^ "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Ummareddy joins YSR Congress". The Hindu. 28 November 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  8. ^ "TDPP choices made, Balayogi likely to return as Speaker". 18 October 1999.
  9. ^ "TDP to agitate on urea price hike". The Hindu. 20 February 2010 – via www.thehindu.com.
  10. ^ Bureau, Andhra Pradesh (19 June 2015). "Ummareddy, Prabhakar elected MLCs unanimously". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 May 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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