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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{short description|Indian politician (born 1960)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =Shri G. Kishan Reddy, in New Delhi on August 09, 2019.jpg
| image = G. Kishan Reddy in 2025.jpg
| imagesize = 220
| name = G. Kishan Reddy
| name = G. Kishan Reddy
| caption =  
| caption = Official portrait, 2024
| office = [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]]
| office = 25th [[Ministry of Coal|Union Minister of Coal]]
| term_start = 7 July 2021
| president = [[Droupadi Murmu]]
| term_start = 9 June 2024
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor = [[Prahlad Singh Patel]]
| predecessor = [[Pralhad Joshi]]
| office1 = [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Minister of Culture]]
| office1 = 45th [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Union Minister of Mines]]
| term_start1 = 7 July 2021
| term_start1 = 9 June 2024
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| primeminister1 = Narendra Modi
| predecessor1 = [[Prahlad Singh Patel]]
| predecessor1 = Pralhad Joshi
| office2 = [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Minister of Development of North Eastern Region]]
| office2 = 34th [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Union Minister of Tourism]]
| primeminister2 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start2 = 7 July 2021
| term_start2 = 7 July 2021
| predecessor2 = [[Dr. Jitendra Singh]]
| term_end2 = 9 June 2024
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| primeminister2 = Narendra Modi
| constituency3 = [[Secunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Secunderabad]]
| predecessor2 = [[Prahlad Singh Patel]]
| term_start3 = 23 May 2019
| successor2 = [[Gajendra Singh Shekhawat]]
| predecessor3 = [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
| office3 = 12th [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Union Minister of Culture]]
| office4 = [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of State for Home Affairs]]
| term_start3 = 7 July 2021
| term_start4 = 30 May 2019
| term_end3 = 9 June 2024
| term_end4 = 7 July 2021 <br /> Served along with [[Hansraj Gangaram Ahir|H. G. Ahir]] (2019) and [[Nityanand Rai]] (2019-21)
| primeminister3 = Narendra Modi
| primeminister4 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor3 = Prahlad Singh Patel
| minister4 = [[Amit Shah]]
| successor3 = Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
| predecessor4 = [[Kiren Rijiju]]
| office4 = 9th [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Union Minister of Development of the North Eastern Region]]
| successor4 = [[Nisith Pramanik]], [[Ajay Kumar Mishra | A.K Mishra]]
| primeminister4 = Narendra Modi
| office5 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Telangana]]
| term_start4 = 7 July 2021
| constituency5 = [[Amberpet (Assembly constituency)|Amberpet]]
| term_end4 = 9 June 2024
| term_start5 = 2014
| predecessor4 = [[Dr. Jitendra Singh]]
| term_end5 = 2018
| successor4 = [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]]
| predecessor5 = Office established
| office5 = 48th [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Union Minister of State for Home Affairs]]
| successor5 = Kaleru Venkatesham
| term_start5 = 30 May 2019
| office6 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_end5 = 7 July 2021
| constituency6 = [[Amberpet (Assembly constituency)|Amberpet]]
| alongside5 = [[Hansraj Gangaram Ahir|H. G. Ahir]] (till 2019)<br> [[Nityanand Rai]] (from 2019)
| term_start6 = 2009
| primeminister5 = Narendra Modi
| term_end6 = 2014
| minister5 = [[Amit Shah]]
| predecessor6 = Office established
| predecessor5 = [[Kiren Rijiju]]
| successor6 = Constituency Shifted to Telangana after Bifuraction of Andhra Pradesh
| successor5 = * [[Nisith Pramanik]]
| office7 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[Ajay Kumar Mishra|A. K. Mishra]]
| constituency7 = Himayatnagar (Assembly constituency)
| office6 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start7 = 2004
| constituency6 = [[Secunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Secunderabad, Telangana]]
| term_end7 = 2009
| term_start6 = 23 May 2019
| successor7 = Constituency bifurcated as per Delimitation Act 2002
| predecessor6 = [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
| office8 = [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha|President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]]
| office7 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start8 = 2002
| constituency7 = [[Amberpet (Assembly constituency)|Amberpet]]
| term_end8 = 2005
| term_start7 = 2 June 2014
| predecessor8 = [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]]
| term_end7 = 11 December 2018
| successor8 = [[Dharmendra Pradhan]]
| predecessor7 = ''Constituency shifted from [[United Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]]''
| successor7 = Kaleru Venkatesham
| office8 = 1st [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana|President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana]]
| term_start8 = 4 July 2023
| term_end8 = 30 June 2025
| 1blankname8 = National President
| 1namedata8 = [[J. P. Nadda]]
| predecessor8 = [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar]]
| successor8 = [[N. Ramchander Rao]]
| term_start9 = 2 June 2014
| term_end9 = 8 April 2016
| 1blankname9 = National President
| 1namedata9 = * [[Rajnath Singh]]
* Amit Shah
| predecessor9 = ''Office established'' (himself as President of United Andhra)
| successor9 = [[K. Laxman]]
| office10 = 9th [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh|President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start10 = 8 March 2010
| term_end10 = 1 June 2014
| 1blankname10 = National President
| 1namedata10 = * [[Nitin Gadkari]]
* Rajnath Singh
| predecessor10 = [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
| successor10 = [[Kambhampati Hari Babu]] (of bifurcated Andhra)
| office11 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency11 = [[Amberpet (Assembly constituency)|Amberpet]]
| term_start11 = 16 May 2009
| term_end11 = 1 June 2014
| predecessor11 = ''Constituency established''
| successor11 = ''Constituency shifted to [[Telangana]]''
| constituency12 = Himayatnagar
| term_start12 = 11 May 2004
| term_end12 = 16 May 2009
| predecessor12 = C. Krishna Yadav
| successor12 = ''Constituency bifurcated as per Delimitation Act, 2002''
| office13 = 9th [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha|President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]]
| term_start13 = 2002
| term_end13 = 2005
| predecessor13 = [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]]
| successor13 = [[Dharmendra Pradhan]]
| birth_name = Gangapuram Kishan Reddy
| birth_name = Gangapuram Kishan Reddy
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|06|15|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5084|title = Members : Lok Sabha}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|06|15|df=y}}<ref name="Shri G. Kishan Reddy">{{Cite web|url=https://coal.gov.in/en/minister/shri-g-kishan-reddy|title = Shri G. Kishan Reddy}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Thimmapur, Karimnagar district|Timmapur]], Ranga Reddy district, [[Andhra Pradesh]] (now in [[Telengana]]), India
| birth_place = [[Kandukur, Ranga Reddy district|Kandukur]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<br>(present-day [[Telangana]])
| residence = [[Hyderabad]], [[New Delhi]]
| residence = {{ubl|6, Ashoka Road, [[New Delhi]]}}
| death_date =  
| death_date =  
| death_place =  
| death_place =  
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (since 1980)
| otherparty = [[Janata Party]] (1977-1980)
| children = 2
| children = 2
| spouse = G. Kavya
| father =
| website = [https://kishanreddy.com/ Official site]
| mother =
| source =
| spouse = {{marriage|G. Kavya|1995}}
| alma_mater = Diploma, [[Central Institute of Tool Design|CITD]]
}}
}}
'''Gangapuram Kishan Reddy''' (born 15 June 1960)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5084|title = Members : Lok Sabha}}</ref> is an Indian [[politician]] who is currently serving as [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]], [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Culture]] and [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Development of North Eastern Region]] [[Government of India|of India]]. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-assembly-elections-2018-saffron-leader-kishan-reddy-still-king-of-hearts-in-amberpet/articleshow/66857966.cms|title=Telangana assembly elections 2018: Saffron leader Kishan Reddy still king of hearts in Amberpet|access-date=29 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130033037/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-assembly-elections-2018-saffron-leader-kishan-reddy-still-king-of-hearts-in-amberpet/articleshow/66857966.cms|archive-date=30 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He is an [[Member of parliament (India)|MP]] representing [[Secunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)]] since 2019. He served as the floor leader of the BJP in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in 2009 and gave it up after being elected as the state BJP president of erstwhile [[Telangana|Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |author=G. Kishan Reddy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article80961.ece |title=Telangana: inevitable and desirable |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2010-01-15 |access-date=2013-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121061525/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article80961.ece |archive-date=21 January 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/g-kishan-reddy-leader-rose-through-ranks-1539001-2019-05-31 | title=G Kishan Reddy: A leader who rose through the ranks | publisher=India Today | date=31 May 2019 | access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref>


==Early life==
'''Gangapuram Kishan Reddy''' (born 15 June 1960)<ref name="Shri G. Kishan Reddy"/> is an Indian [[politician]] who is serving as the 25th [[Ministry of Coal|Minister of Coal]] and 45th [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Minister of Mines]] since 2024. He also served as [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]], [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Culture]] and [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Development of North Eastern Region]] [[Government of India|of India]] from 2019 to 2024. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] since 1980.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2023-07-04 |title=Kishan Reddy- a leader who rose from the ranks |url=https://theprint.in/india/kishan-reddy-a-leader-who-rose-from-the-ranks/1654979/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-assembly-elections-2018-saffron-leader-kishan-reddy-still-king-of-hearts-in-amberpet/articleshow/66857966.cms|title=Telangana assembly elections 2018: Saffron leader Kishan Reddy still king of hearts in Amberpet|newspaper=The Times of India |date=29 November 2018 |access-date=29 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130033037/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-assembly-elections-2018-saffron-leader-kishan-reddy-still-king-of-hearts-in-amberpet/articleshow/66857966.cms|archive-date=30 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He is an [[Member of parliament (India)|MP]] representing [[Secunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)]] since 2019. He served as the floor leader of the BJP in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in 2009 and gave it up after being elected as the state BJP president of erstwhile [[United Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |author=G. Kishan Reddy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article80961.ece |title=Telangana: inevitable and desirable |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2010-01-15 |access-date=2013-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121061525/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article80961.ece |archive-date=21 January 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/g-kishan-reddy-leader-rose-through-ranks-1539001-2019-05-31 | title=G Kishan Reddy: A leader who rose through the ranks | publisher=India Today | date=31 May 2019 | access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> He was first state president of Telangana BJP from 2014 to 2016, appointed again as Telangana BJP president on 4 July 2023 and served till 30 June 2025.<ref name="BJP reshuffle: Kishan Reddy is new Telangana BJP chief, Babulal Marandi in Jharkhand">{{cite news |title=BJP reshuffle: Kishan Reddy is new Telangana BJP chief, Babulal Marandi in Jharkhand |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-announces-new-state-presidents-g-kishan-reddy-d-purandeshwari-babulal-marandi-and-sunil-jakhar-take-charge-101688465032667.html |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704102122/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-announces-new-state-presidents-g-kishan-reddy-d-purandeshwari-babulal-marandi-and-sunil-jakhar-take-charge-101688465032667.html |archive-date=4 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, was born in Timmapur village in Rangareddy district of [[Telangana]] to G. Swamy Reddy<ref name=":0" /> and Andalamma.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/telangana/bjp-leader-kishan-reddy-mother-passes-away-1184021|title=బీజేపీ నేత కిషన్‌రెడ్డికి మాతృవియోగం|date=2019-04-26|website=Sakshi|language=te|access-date=2019-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425223308/https://www.sakshi.com/news/telangana/bjp-leader-kishan-reddy-mother-passes-away-1184021|archive-date=25 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He did a diploma in tool design from [[CITD]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://suvidha.eci.gov.in/uploads/affidavit/2019/PC/S29/8/S2920190331025503.pdf|title=G. Kishan Reddy Election Affidavit for Parliamentary Constituency - Secunderabad|last=Reddy|first=G Kishan|date=20 March 2019|website=Suvidha|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|pages=1–18}}{{Dead link|date=August 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==Political career==
==Personal life and education ==
Reddy started his career as a youth leader in the late twentieth century. He was elected as National President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha from 2002 to 2005. He was elected as an MLA from Himayatnagar constituency in 2004 and was elected again in 2009 & 2014 to the Amberpet assembly constituency with a majority of over 27,000 votes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/24/stories/2009032457260200.htm |title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Kishen Reddy files nomination papers |date=2009-03-24 |access-date=2013-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703095444/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/24/stories/2009032457260200.htm |archive-date=3 July 2009 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, was born in Timmapur village in Rangareddy district of [[Telangana]] to G. Swamy Reddy<ref name=":0" /> and Andalamma.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/telangana/bjp-leader-kishan-reddy-mother-passes-away-1184021|title=బీజేపీ నేత కిషన్‌రెడ్డికి మాతృవియోగం|date=2019-04-26|website=Sakshi|language=te|access-date=2019-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425223308/https://www.sakshi.com/news/telangana/bjp-leader-kishan-reddy-mother-passes-away-1184021|archive-date=25 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He is married to Kavya Reddy and has two children, a daughter and a son.<ref name=":2" /> He did a diploma in tool design from [[CITD]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://suvidha.eci.gov.in/uploads/affidavit/2019/PC/S29/8/S2920190331025503.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813102540/https://suvidha.eci.gov.in/uploads/affidavit/2019/PC/S29/8/S2920190331025503.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 August 2021|title=G. Kishan Reddy Election Affidavit for Parliamentary Constituency - Secunderabad|last=Reddy|first=G Kishan|date=20 March 2019|website=Suvidha|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|pages=1–18}}</ref>


Reddy, began the 22-day [[2012 Telangana protests|Telangana "Poru Yatra"]]– a {{convert|3500|km|adj=on}} journey through 986 villages and 88 assembly constituencies stressing the need for a stance on Telangana state – on 19 January.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gadkari flags off BJP's Telangana Yatra|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/220508/gadkari-flags-off-bjps-telangana.html|work=Deccan Herald |date=19 January 2012|access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref>
==Early political career==
 
Reddy started his political career as a youth leader of the [[Janata Party|Janta Party]] in 1977.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Kishan Reddy Official Website |url=http://www.gkishanreddy.com/biography.html |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=www.gkishanreddy.com}}</ref>
He was unanimously elected as the Telangana BJP president succeeding [[Bandaru Dattatreya]].{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
 
On 30 May 2019, he was sworn in as Union Minister of State (MoS) for [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Home Affairs]] in the Government of India.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/narendra-modi-cabinet-2019-oath-taking-ceremony-live-updates-modi-amit-shah-take-oath-maneka-gandhi-likely-to-be-pro-tem-ls-speaker-6712611.html | title=Narendra Modi Cabinet 2019 oath-taking ceremony Updates: Modi, Amit Shah take oath; Maneka Gandhi likely to be pro-tem LS Speaker | date=30 May 2019 | publisher=Firstpost | access-date=24 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613190444/https://www.firstpost.com/politics/narendra-modi-cabinet-2019-oath-taking-ceremony-live-updates-modi-amit-shah-take-oath-maneka-gandhi-likely-to-be-pro-tem-ls-speaker-6712611.html | archive-date=13 June 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 |access-date=3 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602015648/https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |archive-date=2 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Considering the increase in demand for local public transport, he wrote a letter to the chief minister of [[Telangana]], [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]], urging him to resume MMTS services in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/kishan-reddyurges-kcr-to-resume-mmts-services/articleshow/80756480.cms|title = G Kishan Reddy urges Telangana CM to resume MMTS services &#124; Hyderabad News - Times of India}}</ref>
Once the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] was formed in 1980, he joined the party full time. He became the state treasurer of the state [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]], Andhra Pradesh.
 
*From 1982 to 1983 he was [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] Andhra Pradesh Yuva Morcha State Treasurer  
== Political Journey ==
*From 1983 to 1984 he was [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] State Secretary, [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]], Andhra Pradesh
Reddy started his political career as a youth leader of the [[Janata Party|Janta Party]] in 1977. Once the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] was formed in 1980, he joined the party full time. He became the state treasurer of the state [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]], Andhra Pradesh. Since then he has served in various capacities designated to him in the party. A summary is given below in the table :
*From 1986 to 1990 he was the State President, [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]], Andhra Pradesh  
{| class="wikitable"
*From 1990 to 1992 he was the National Secretary, [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]] & In-charge of the [[South India]]  
|+
*From 1992 to 1994 he was the National Vice President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]]  
!Duration
*From 1994 to 2001 he was the National General Secretary of the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]]  
!Post Held
*From 2001 to 2002 he was the State Treasurer, State Spokesperson & Head Quarter Incharge of  [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], Andhra Pradesh
|-
*From 2002 to 2004 he was the National President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha|BJYM]]  
|1982-1983
*From 2004 to 2005 he was the State GS and official spokesperson, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] Andhra Pradesh.<ref name=":1" />
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] Andhra Pradesh Yuva Morcha State Treasurer
|-
|1983-1984
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] State Secretary, [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]], Andhra Pradesh
|-
|1986-1990
|State President, [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]], Andhra Pradesh
|-
|1990-1992
|National Secretary, [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]] & In-charge of the [[South India]]
|-
|1992-1994
|National Vice President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]]
|-
|1994-2001
|National General Secretary of the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]]
|-
|2001-2002
|State Treasurer, State Spokesperson & Head Quarter Incharge of  [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], Andhra Pradesh  
|-
|2002-2004
|National President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha|BJYM]]
|-
|2004-2005
|State GS and official spokesperson, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] Andhra Pradesh
|-
|2004-2009
|MLA, Himayatnagar Constituency, Floor Leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] in State Assembly
|-
|2009-2014
|MLA, Amberpet Assembly Constituency, Floor Leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] in State Assembly
|-
|2014-2016
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] State President of the Telangana
|-
|2014-2018
|MLA, Amberpet Assembly Constituency
|-
|2016-2018
|Floor Leader, State Assembly Telangana
|-
|2019-
|MP [[Lok Sabha]] Secunderabad Constituency
|-
|2019-21
| [[Union Council of Ministers|Minister of State]] for [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Affairs]], [[Government of India]] (Served along with [[Nityanand Rai]])
|-
|2021-
| [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]], [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Minister of Culture]] and [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Minister of Development of North Eastern Region]], [[Government of India]]
|}


== Awards and recognition ==
==Election statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!S.No
!Awards & Recognition
|-
|1
|Best [[child]] friendly legislator award in the AP Assembly by [[UNICEF]] ([[United Nations]])
|-
|2
|Outstanding Youth Leadership Award for the year 2009 by [[Maryland]] India Business Round Table, [[United States|USA]]
|-
|-
|3
!
|A medal by Union of [[Bulgaria]]n Commandos for his contribution towards [[Global Peace Index|Global Peace]] at Sophia Capital of Bulgaria
! Year
|}
! Contested For
 
! Constituency
== Key Positions Held ==
! Opponent
{| class="wikitable"
! Votes
|+
! Majority
!S.No
! Result
!Key Positions Held
! Reference
|-
|-
|1
|1
|International Vice Chairman of Afro Asia Youth Council
| [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| rowspan="4"|[[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| [[Himayatnagar, Ranga Reddy district|Himayatnagar]]
| Govind Giri ([[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])
| 55,338 - 23,577
| +31,761
| {{WON}}
|
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/himayatnagar-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency |title=Himayatnagar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |access-date=29 January 2025 |archive-date=7 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207015842/https://resultuniversity.com/election/himayatnagar-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|2
|2
|Chairman of Telangana Kabaddi Association
| [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
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| rowspan="3"|[[Amberpet Assembly constituency|Amberpet]]
| Mohd Fareeduddin ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| 59,134 - 31,891
| +27,243
| {{Won}}
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<ref>{{cite web | title=IndiaVotes AC Summary: Amberpet 2009 | url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/30470 }}</ref>
|-  
|3
|3
|Chairman of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Home guards Welfare Association
| [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| Aedla Sudhakar Reddy ([[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])
| 81,430 - 18,832
| +62,598
| {{WON}}
|
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/amberpet-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency |title=Amberpet Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |access-date=29 January 2025 |archive-date=14 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114204909/https://resultuniversity.com/election/amberpet-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|-
|4
|4
|National Secretary of Indian Council of Political leader
|[[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election| 2018]]
|-
| Kaleru Venkatesham ([[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])
|5
| 60,542 - 61,558
|Internal Chairman of World Youth Council Against Terrorism
| -1,016
| {{lost}}
|
<ref>{{cite web | title=Amberpet Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency | url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/amberpet-telangana-assembly-constituency }}</ref>
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|-
|6
|6
|3 times MLA from [[Amberpet]] Assembly Constituency
|[[2019 Indian general election| 2019]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency|Secunderabad]]
| Talasani Sai Kiran Yadav ([[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|BRS]])
| 3,84,780 - 3,22,666
| +62,114
| {{WON}}
|
<ref>{{cite web | title=Secundrabad Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency | url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/secunderabad-lok-sabha }}</ref>
|-
|-
|7
|7
|MoS for [[Ministry of Home Affairs|Home affairs]] & MP, [[Secunderabad]] [[Lok Sabha]] Constituency
| [[2024 Indian general election| 2024]]
|-
| [[Danam Nagender]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|8
| 4,73,012 - 4,23,068
|[[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]], [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Minister of Culture]] and [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Minister of Development of North Eastern Region]]
| +49,944
| {{WON}}
|
<ref>{{cite web | title=Secundrabad Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result: Candidates Profiles, Map, Total Votes, Past Results | website=[[The Times of India]] | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/telangana/secundrabad }}</ref>
|}
|}
== Rise in state politics ==
===Member of Legislative Assembly and Floor leader===
Between 2004 and 2009 he was the MLA, Himayatnagar Constituency, Floor Leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] in State Assembly.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}
In 2009, when Himayatnagar (Assembly constituency) was abolished and largely replaced by [[Khairatabad Assembly constituency]], Reddy contested from Amberpet Assembly Constituency.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-04 |title=Newsmaker {{!}} BJP brings in amiable old hand, G Kishan Reddy, to head Telangana unit |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/newsmaker-bjp-brings-in-amiable-old-hand-g-kishan-reddy-to-head-telangana-unit-8740583/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> From 2009 to 2014 he was the MLA, Amberpet Assembly Constituency, Floor Leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] in State Assembly.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}} He was elected in 2009 to the Amberpet assembly constituency with a majority of over 27,000 votes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/24/stories/2009032457260200.htm |title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Kishen Reddy files nomination papers |date=2009-03-24 |access-date=2013-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703095444/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/24/stories/2009032457260200.htm |archive-date=3 July 2009 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>
=== President of State BJP ===
From 2010 to 2014, he was the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] State President of the Andhra Pradesh. He was unanimously elected as the Telangana BJP president, as an inaugural holder.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
Reddy, began the 22-day [[2012 Telangana protests|Telangana "Poru Yatra"]]– a {{convert|3500|km|adj=on}} journey through 986 villages and 88 assembly constituencies stressing the need for a stance on Telangana state – on 19 January.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gadkari flags off BJP's Telangana Yatra|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/220508/gadkari-flags-off-bjps-telangana.html|work=Deccan Herald |date=19 January 2012|access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref>
== Union minister of India ==
He was elected MP in the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency|Secunderabad constituency]] in 2019 and 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Secunderabad Lok Sabha Election Results 2019- Secunderabad Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name |url=https://www.elections.in/telangana/parliamentary-constituencies/secunderabad.html |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
=== Minister of State ===
On 30 May 2019, he was sworn in as Union Minister of State (MoS) for [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Home Affairs]] in the Government of India.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/narendra-modi-cabinet-2019-oath-taking-ceremony-live-updates-modi-amit-shah-take-oath-maneka-gandhi-likely-to-be-pro-tem-ls-speaker-6712611.html | title=Narendra Modi Cabinet 2019 oath-taking ceremony Updates: Modi, Amit Shah take oath; Maneka Gandhi likely to be pro-tem LS Speaker | date=30 May 2019 | publisher=Firstpost | access-date=24 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613190444/https://www.firstpost.com/politics/narendra-modi-cabinet-2019-oath-taking-ceremony-live-updates-modi-amit-shah-take-oath-maneka-gandhi-likely-to-be-pro-tem-ls-speaker-6712611.html | archive-date=13 June 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 |access-date=3 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602015648/https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |archive-date=2 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> From 2019 to 2021 [[Union Council of Ministers|Minister of State]] for [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Affairs]], [[Government of India]], serving along with [[Nityanand Rai]].
Considering the increase in demand for local public transport, he wrote a letter to the chief minister of [[Telangana]], [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]], urging him to resume MMTS services in the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/kishan-reddyurges-kcr-to-resume-mmts-services/articleshow/80756480.cms|title = G Kishan Reddy urges Telangana CM to resume MMTS services &#124; Hyderabad News - Times of India| newspaper=The Times of India | date=9 February 2021 }}</ref>
=== Union Cabinet Minister ===
* [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]] (2021-2024)<ref>{{cite web | title=G Kishan Reddy assumes office as Union Minister of Culture & Tourism | date=8 July 2021 | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/Jul/08/g-kishan-reddy-assumes-office-as-union-minister-of-culture--tourism-2327211.html }}</ref>
* [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Minister of Culture]] (2021-2024)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/g-kishan-reddy-assumes-office-as-union-minister-of-culture-amp-tourism20210708122024/ |title=G Kishan Reddy assumes office as Union Minister of Culture & Tourism |access-date=3 November 2024 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184409/https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/g-kishan-reddy-assumes-office-as-union-minister-of-culture-amp-tourism20210708122024/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Minister of Development of North Eastern Region]] (2021-2024)<ref>{{cite web | title=Shri G Kishan Reddy takes charge as Union Culture Minister | url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1733766 }}</ref>
On 18 June 2022, the union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy explaining the training process of [[Agnipath Scheme]] at a press conference, stated that the people selected as Agniveers would be given training for the "skills of drivers, washermen, barbers, electricians and other professionals". The video clip of the remark became [[viral video|viral]]. Reddy said that there would be drivers, electricians, barbers and thousands other posts and people selected under this scheme, would be helpful in those jobs. A reporter noted that  Skill Development Corporations was already established to train youth with different skills, Reddy answered that such skills would be imparted in Agnipath scheme as well.<ref name="Kishan Reddy">{{cite news |last1=Today |first1=Telangana |title=Kishan Reddy's remarks on Agniveers raise eyebrows |url=https://telanganatoday.com/kishan-reddys-remarks-on-agniveers-raise-eyebrows |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=Telangana Today |date=18 June 2022 |archive-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619003419/https://telanganatoday.com/kishan-reddys-remarks-on-agniveers-raise-eyebrows |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Minister of Coal (India)|Minister of Coal]] (2024-present)<ref>{{cite web | title=G Kishan Reddy takes charge as Union minister of coal and mines | work=The Times of India | date=13 June 2024 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/g-kishan-reddy-takes-charge-as-union-minister-of-coal-and-mines/articleshow/110964328.cms }}</ref>
* [[Minister of Mines (India)|Minister of Mines]] (2024-present)<ref>{{cite web | title=G Kishan Reddy takes charge as Union minister of coal and mines | work=The Times of India | date=13 June 2024 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/g-kishan-reddy-takes-charge-as-union-minister-of-coal-and-mines/articleshow/110964328.cms }}</ref>
In 2024, he took charge as the [[Minister of Mines (India)|Union Minister of Mines]] and [[Minister of Coal (India)| Union Minister of Coal]] in the [[Third Modi ministry]].<ref>{{cite web | title=G Kishan Reddy takes charge as Union minister of coal and mines | work=The Times of India | date=13 June 2024 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/g-kishan-reddy-takes-charge-as-union-minister-of-coal-and-mines/articleshow/110964328.cms }}</ref>
== Return to state politics ==
On 5 July 2023, Reddy was re-appointed the State President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana|Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana]]. He succeeded [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=2023-07-04 |title=Kishan Reddy replaces Bandi as Telangana BJP chief |url=https://telanganatoday.com/kishan-reddy-replaces-bandi-as-telangana-bjp-chief |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref>
This reshuffle came after weeks of infighting between various factions of the party.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-05 |title=G. Kishan Reddy appointed Telangana BJP president amid reshuffle ahead of Assembly election |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/news/bjp-appoints-g-kishan-reddy-as-telangana-bjp-president/article67044397.ece |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=frontline.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bandi Sanjay out, Kishan Reddy in: Telangana BJP, forced by dissent, gets a makeover |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/bandi-sanjay-kishan-reddy-telangana-bjp-chief-forced-by-dissent-gets-makeover-2401787-2023-07-04 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=India Today |date=4 July 2023 |language=en |archive-date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705180605/https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/bandi-sanjay-kishan-reddy-telangana-bjp-chief-forced-by-dissent-gets-makeover-2401787-2023-07-04 |url-status=live }}</ref>


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G. Kishan Reddy
Official portrait, 2024
25th Union Minister of Coal
Assumed office
9 June 2024
PresidentDroupadi Murmu
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byPralhad Joshi
45th Union Minister of Mines
Assumed office
9 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byPralhad Joshi
34th Union Minister of Tourism
In office
7 July 2021 – 9 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byPrahlad Singh Patel
Succeeded byGajendra Singh Shekhawat
12th Union Minister of Culture
In office
7 July 2021 – 9 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byPrahlad Singh Patel
Succeeded byGajendra Singh Shekhawat
9th Union Minister of Development of the North Eastern Region
In office
7 July 2021 – 9 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byDr. Jitendra Singh
Succeeded byJyotiraditya Scindia
48th Union Minister of State for Home Affairs
In office
30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021
Serving with H. G. Ahir (till 2019)
Nityanand Rai (from 2019)
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterAmit Shah
Preceded byKiren Rijiju
Succeeded by
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byBandaru Dattatreya
ConstituencySecunderabad, Telangana
Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
In office
2 June 2014 – 11 December 2018
Preceded byConstituency shifted from Andhra Pradesh
Succeeded byKaleru Venkatesham
ConstituencyAmberpet
1st President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana
In office
4 July 2023 – 30 June 2025
National PresidentJ. P. Nadda
Preceded byBandi Sanjay Kumar
Succeeded byN. Ramchander Rao
In office
2 June 2014 – 8 April 2016
National President
Preceded byOffice established (himself as President of United Andhra)
Succeeded byK. Laxman
9th President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 March 2010 – 1 June 2014
National President
Preceded byBandaru Dattatreya
Succeeded byKambhampati Hari Babu (of bifurcated Andhra)
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
16 May 2009 – 1 June 2014
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency shifted to Telangana
ConstituencyAmberpet
In office
11 May 2004 – 16 May 2009
Preceded byC. Krishna Yadav
Succeeded byConstituency bifurcated as per Delimitation Act, 2002
ConstituencyHimayatnagar
9th President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
In office
2002–2005
Preceded byShivraj Singh Chouhan
Succeeded byDharmendra Pradhan
Personal details
Born
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy

(1960-06-15) 15 June 1960 (age 66)[1]
Kandukur, Andhra Pradesh, India
(present-day Telangana)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (since 1980)
Other political
affiliations		Janata Party (1977-1980)
Spouse(s)
G. Kavya
(
m. 1995)
Children2
Residence
Alma materDiploma, CITD

Gangapuram Kishan Reddy (born 15 June 1960)[1] is an Indian politician who is serving as the 25th Minister of Coal and 45th Minister of Mines since 2024. He also served as Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region of India from 2019 to 2024. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 1980.[2][3] He is an MP representing Secunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency) since 2019. He served as the floor leader of the BJP in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2009 and gave it up after being elected as the state BJP president of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.[4][5] He was first state president of Telangana BJP from 2014 to 2016, appointed again as Telangana BJP president on 4 July 2023 and served till 30 June 2025.[6]

Personal life and education[edit | edit source]

Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, was born in Timmapur village in Rangareddy district of Telangana to G. Swamy Reddy[7] and Andalamma.[8] He is married to Kavya Reddy and has two children, a daughter and a son.[2] He did a diploma in tool design from CITD.[7]

Early political career[edit | edit source]

Reddy started his political career as a youth leader of the Janta Party in 1977.[9]

Once the BJP was formed in 1980, he joined the party full time. He became the state treasurer of the state Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh.

Election statistics[edit | edit source]

Year Contested For Constituency Opponent Votes Majority Result Reference
1 2004 MLA Himayatnagar Govind Giri (TRS) 55,338 - 23,577 +31,761 Template:WON

[10]

2 2009 Amberpet Mohd Fareeduddin (INC) 59,134 - 31,891 +27,243 Won

[11]

3 2014 Aedla Sudhakar Reddy (TRS) 81,430 - 18,832 +62,598 Template:WON

[12]

4 2018 Kaleru Venkatesham (TRS) 60,542 - 61,558 -1,016 Lost

[13]

6 2019 MP Secunderabad Talasani Sai Kiran Yadav (BRS) 3,84,780 - 3,22,666 +62,114 Template:WON

[14]

7 2024 Danam Nagender (INC) 4,73,012 - 4,23,068 +49,944 Template:WON

[15]

Rise in state politics[edit | edit source]

Member of Legislative Assembly and Floor leader[edit | edit source]

Between 2004 and 2009 he was the MLA, Himayatnagar Constituency, Floor Leader of BJP in State Assembly.[citation needed] In 2009, when Himayatnagar (Assembly constituency) was abolished and largely replaced by Khairatabad Assembly constituency, Reddy contested from Amberpet Assembly Constituency.[16] From 2009 to 2014 he was the MLA, Amberpet Assembly Constituency, Floor Leader of BJP in State Assembly.[citation needed] He was elected in 2009 to the Amberpet assembly constituency with a majority of over 27,000 votes.[17]

President of State BJP[edit | edit source]

From 2010 to 2014, he was the BJP State President of the Andhra Pradesh. He was unanimously elected as the Telangana BJP president, as an inaugural holder.[citation needed]

Reddy, began the 22-day Telangana "Poru Yatra"– a 3,500-kilometre (2,200 mi) journey through 986 villages and 88 assembly constituencies stressing the need for a stance on Telangana state – on 19 January.[18]

Union minister of India[edit | edit source]

He was elected MP in the Lok Sabha from Secunderabad constituency in 2019 and 2024.[19]

Minister of State[edit | edit source]

On 30 May 2019, he was sworn in as Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs in the Government of India.[20][21] From 2019 to 2021 Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India, serving along with Nityanand Rai.

Considering the increase in demand for local public transport, he wrote a letter to the chief minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao, urging him to resume MMTS services in the city.[22]

Union Cabinet Minister[edit | edit source]

On 18 June 2022, the union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy explaining the training process of Agnipath Scheme at a press conference, stated that the people selected as Agniveers would be given training for the "skills of drivers, washermen, barbers, electricians and other professionals". The video clip of the remark became viral. Reddy said that there would be drivers, electricians, barbers and thousands other posts and people selected under this scheme, would be helpful in those jobs. A reporter noted that Skill Development Corporations was already established to train youth with different skills, Reddy answered that such skills would be imparted in Agnipath scheme as well.[26]

In 2024, he took charge as the Union Minister of Mines and Union Minister of Coal in the Third Modi ministry.[29]

Return to state politics[edit | edit source]

On 5 July 2023, Reddy was re-appointed the State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana. He succeeded Bandi Sanjay Kumar.[30] This reshuffle came after weeks of infighting between various factions of the party.[31][32]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Shri G. Kishan Reddy".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 PTI (4 July 2023). "Kishan Reddy- a leader who rose from the ranks". ThePrint. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Telangana assembly elections 2018: Saffron leader Kishan Reddy still king of hearts in Amberpet". The Times of India. 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  4. ↑ G. Kishan Reddy (15 January 2010). "Telangana: inevitable and desirable". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "G Kishan Reddy: A leader who rose through the ranks". India Today. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "BJP reshuffle: Kishan Reddy is new Telangana BJP chief, Babulal Marandi in Jharkhand". Hindustan Times. 4 July 2023. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Reddy, G Kishan (20 March 2019). "G. Kishan Reddy Election Affidavit for Parliamentary Constituency - Secunderabad" (PDF). Suvidha. Election Commission of India. pp. 1–18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "బీజేపీ నేత కిషన్‌రెడ్డికి మాతృవియోగం". Sakshi (in తెలుగు). 26 April 2019. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Kishan Reddy Official Website". www.gkishanreddy.com. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Himayatnagar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  11. ↑ "IndiaVotes AC Summary: Amberpet 2009".
  12. ↑ "Amberpet Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". Archived from the original on 14 November 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Amberpet Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency".
  14. ↑ "Secundrabad Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency".
  15. ↑ "Secundrabad Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result: Candidates Profiles, Map, Total Votes, Past Results". The Times of India.
  16. ↑ "Newsmaker | BJP brings in amiable old hand, G Kishan Reddy, to head Telangana unit". The Indian Express. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  17. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Kishen Reddy files nomination papers". The Hindu. 24 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "Gadkari flags off BJP's Telangana Yatra". Deccan Herald. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  19. ↑ "Secunderabad Lok Sabha Election Results 2019- Secunderabad Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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