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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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'''Ummareddy Venkateswarlu''' (born 1 July 1935) is an Indian politician. Chief Whip
in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/04/10/stories/2004041011730300.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=2004-04-10|title=Andhra Pradesh / Vijayawada News : The going may be tough for TDP candidate}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He joined [[YSR Congress party]]. He was an MLA and senior leader in Telugu Desam Party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/archive/|title=Archive News|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/Storyold/127582/|title=TDPP choices made, Balayogi likely to return as Speaker|date=18 October 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/TDP-to-agitate-on-urea-price-hike/article15988539.ece|title=TDP to agitate on urea price hike|newspaper=The Hindu|date=20 February 2010|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

==Life==
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|date=August 2012}}

==Positions==
* 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 (India)|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)
* July 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
* 2016 Member of Legislative Council, Andhra Pradesh
* 2019 Opposition Floor Leader, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
* 2021 Member of Legislative Council, Andhra Pradesh

==References==
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