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'''Ummareddy Venkateswarlu''' (born 1 July 1935) is an Indian politician. Chief Whip
{{Infobox Indian politician
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>
| name    = Ummareddy Venkateswarlu
| image    =
| caption  =
| residence    =
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1935|07|01|df=y}}
| birth_place  = Kondubhotla Palem Village, [[Bapatla]], [[Guntur district]],<br/>[[Madras Presidency]], [[India]]<br/>(now [[Bapatla district]],<br/>[[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]])
| death_date    =
| death_place  =
| office        = Chief Whip of<br/>[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ummareddy Venkateswarlu Appointed As Council Chief Whip |url=https://www.ysrcongress.com/top-stories/ummareddy-venkateswarlu-68245 |website=ysrcongress.com |date=19 June 2019}}</ref>
| term_start    = 18 June 2019
| term_end      = 4 June 2024<ref>{{cite web|title=Chief Whip and Whips|url=https://aplegislature.org/web/legislative-council/chief-whip-/-whips|website=aplegislature.org|language=en|access-date=24 July 2024|archive-date=18 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418102120/http://aplegislature.org/web/legislative-council/chief-whip-/-whips|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 1blankname    = Chief&nbsp;Minister
| 1namedata      = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| office1        = Leader of Opposition of<br/>[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Ummareddy Takes Charge As Leader Of Opposition In AP Council |url=https://www.ysrcongress.com/others/ummareddy-takes-charge-leader-24330 |website=ysrcongress.com |date=22 April 2017}}</ref>
| term_start1    = 20 April 2017
| term_end1      = 8 June 2019
| 1blankname1    = Chairman
| 1namedata1    = [[A. Chakrapani]]<br/>[[N. M. D. Farooq]]
| 2blankname1    = Leader of the House
| 2namedata1    = [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
| predecessor1  = ''position reestablished''
| successor1    = [[Yanamala Ramakrishnudu]]
| office2        = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council]]
| term_start2    = 2011<ref>Bureau, Andhra Pradesh (19 June 2015). "Ummareddy, Prabhakar elected MLCs unanimously". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 May 2022.</ref>
| term_end2      =
| 1blankname2    = Chairman
| 1namedata2    = [[A. Chakrapani]]<br/>[[N. M. D. Farooq]]<br/>[[Shariff Mohammed Ahmed]]<br/>[[Koyye Moshenu Raju]]
| 2blankname2    = Leader of the House
| 2namedata2    = [[Kiran Kumar Reddy]]<br/>[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]<br/>[[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| constituency2  = elected from local authorities
| successor3    =
| office4        = [[Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs|Minister of State for Urban Affairs<br/>and Employment]]<ref name=profile>{{cite web|title=Ummareddy Venkateswarlu |url=https://theleaderspage.com/ummareddy-venkateswarlu/ |website=The Leaders Page|date=2 July 2020 }}</ref>
| term_start4    = 9 June 1997
| term_end4      = 19 March 1998
| primeminister4 = [[I. K. Gujral]]
| predecessor4  = [[I. K. Gujral]]
| successor4    = [[Ram Jethmalani]]
| office5        = [[Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs|Minister of State for Urban Affairs<br/>and Employment]]
| term_start5    = 29 June 1996
| term_end5      = 9 June 1997
| primeminister5 = [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]<br/>[[I. K. Gujral]]
| alongside5    = [[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]] (1997)
| predecessor5  = [[S. S. Ahluwalia]]
| successor5    = [[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]]
| office6        = [[Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Minister of State for Agriculture]]<ref name=profile/>
| term_start6    = 1 June 1996
| term_end6      = 29 June 1996
| primeminister6 = [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| alongside6    = [[Samudrala Venugopal Chary]]
| predecessor6  = [[Mohd. Ayub Khan]]
| successor6    = [[Samudrala Venugopal Chary]]
| office7        = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start7    = 1999
| term_end7      = 2004<ref>"General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.</ref>
| predecessor7  = [[P. Shivashankar]]
| successor7    = [[Balashowry Vallabhaneni]]
| constituency7  = [[Tenali (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tenali]]
| term_start8    = 1996
| term_end8      = 1998
| predecessor8  = {{nobr|[[Daggubati Venkateswara Rao]]}}
| successor8    = [[N. Janardhana Reddy]]
| constituency8  = [[Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency|Bapatla]]
| term_start9    = 1991
| term_end9      = 1996
| predecessor9  = Basavapunnaiah Singam
| successor9    = [[Sarada Tadiparthi]]
| constituency9  = [[Tenali (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tenali]]
| office10      = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of Andhra Pradesh<br/>Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start10  = 1985
| term_end10    = 1989
| predecessor10  = C. V. Ramaraju
| successor10    = Chirala Govardhan Reddy
| constituency10 = [[Bapatla (Assembly constituency)|Bapatla]]
| parents        =
| party          = [[YSR Congress Party]]<br/>{{small|(since 2012)}}
| otherparty    = [[Telugu Desam Party]]<br/>{{small|(1983–2012)}}
| spouse        = Smt. Sarojini Devi
| children      = 4
}}
 
'''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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-11-28 |title=Ummareddy joins YSR Congress |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh//article60013289.ece |access-date=2022-05-27 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He was an MLA and senior leader in Telugu Desam Party.<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==
==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}}
He is a native of Kondubhotla Palem of Bapatla Mandal in [[Guntur district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He belongs to [[Kapu (caste)]] which falls under OC category . He holds a doctorate in agriculture and was educated at Andhra Pradesh Agriculture University and [[Banaras Hindu University]].{{citation needed|date=August 2012}}
 
He along with his family owns DPS ( Delhi Public School ) , Hyderabad branches in khajaguda ( gachibowli)  , Secunderabad (Diamond Point) and Miyapur (Bowrampet)  .


==Positions==
==Positions==
* 1985-89 - Member, [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]  
* 1985–89 Member, [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]  
* 1986 - Member, Select Committee to Amend the Andhra Pradesh Co-operatives Act  
* 1986 Member, Select Committee to Amend the Andhra Pradesh Co-operatives Act  
* 1987-89 - Member, Estimates Committee Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly  
* 1987–89 Member, Estimates Committee Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly  
* 1989-91 - Secretary, [[Telugu Desam Party]] (T.D.P.), [[Andhra Pradesh]]  
* 1989–91 Secretary, [[Telugu Desam Party]] (T.D.P.), [[Andhra Pradesh]]  
* 1991 - Elected to [[10th Lok Sabha]] ( Tenali seat )
* 1991 Elected to [[10th Lok Sabha]] (Tenali seat)
* 1991-94 - Member, Consultative Committee, [[Ministry of Agriculture (India)|Ministry of Agriculture]]  
* 1991–94 Member, Consultative Committee, [[Ministry of Agriculture (India)|Ministry of Agriculture]]  
* 1991-95 -Vice-President, T.D.P., Andhra Pradesh  
* 1991–95 Vice-President, T.D.P., Andhra Pradesh  
* 1993-94 - Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table  
* 1993–94 Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table  
* 1993-96 - Member, Committee on Human Resource Development  
* 1993–96 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development  
* 1994-96 - Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications  
* 1994–96 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Communications  
* 1995-96 - Member, Committee on Government Assurances  
* 1995–96 Member, Committee on Government Assurances  
* 1996 - Re-elected to [[11th Lok Sabha]] (2nd term) ( Bapatla seat )
* 1996 Re-elected to [[11th Lok Sabha]] (2nd term) (Bapatla seat)
* Member, [[Politburo]], T.D.P.  
* Member, [[Politburo]], T.D.P.  
* President, T.D.P. (Publicity wing)  
* President, T.D.P. (Publicity wing)  
* July 1996-98 - Union Minister of State, Agriculture  
* 1996–98 Union Minister of State, Agriculture  
* Union Minister of State, Urban Affairs, Employment and Parliamentary Affairs (Independent Charge)  
* Union Minister of State, Urban Affairs, Employment and Parliamentary Affairs (Independent Charge)  
* 1999 - Re-elected to [[13th Lok Sabha]] (3rd term) ( Tenali seat )
* 1999 Re-elected to [[13th Lok Sabha]] (3rd term) (Tenali seat)
* 1999-2000 - Member, Committee on Energy  
* 1999–2000 Member, Committee on Energy  
* Member, Joint Committee on the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers'  
* Member, Joint Committee on the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers'  
* Rights Bill, 1999  
* Rights Bill, 1999  
* Member, General Purposes Committee  
* Member, General Purposes Committee  
* 1999-2000 - Chairman, Committee on Estimates 2000-2001
* 1999–2000 Chairman, Committee on Estimates 2000-2001
* 2016 Member of Legislative Council, Andhra Pradesh  
* 2015 Member of Legislative Council, Andhra Pradesh<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-06-19 |title=Ummareddy, Prabhakar elected MLCs unanimously |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/ummareddy-prabhakar-elected-mlcs-unanimously/article7335132.ece |access-date=2022-05-27 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* 2019 Opposition Floor Leader, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
* 2019 Opposition Floor Leader, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
* 2021 Member of Legislative Council, Andhra Pradesh
* 2021 Member of Legislative Council, Andhra Pradesh
* 2022 Chief Whip for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:47, 28 February 2026


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
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 91)
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)
Spouse(s)Smt. Sarojini Devi
Children4

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]

Life[edit | edit source]

He is a native of Kondubhotla Palem of Bapatla Mandal in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. He belongs to Kapu (caste) which falls under OC category . He holds a doctorate in agriculture and was educated at Andhra Pradesh Agriculture University and Banaras Hindu University.[citation needed]

He along with his family owns DPS ( Delhi Public School ) , Hyderabad branches in khajaguda ( gachibowli) , Secunderabad (Diamond Point) and Miyapur (Bowrampet) .

Positions[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Ummareddy Venkateswarlu Appointed As Council Chief Whip". ysrcongress.com. 19 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Chief Whip and Whips". aplegislature.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  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. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "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. ↑ "Ummareddy, Prabhakar elected MLCs unanimously". The Hindu. 19 June 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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