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| | name = G. Venkat Swamy
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| | birth_date ={{Birth date|1929|10|5|df=y}}
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| | birth_place =[[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India
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| | residence =[[Secunderabad]]
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| | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|12|22|1929|10|5|df=y}}
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| | death_place =Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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| | spouse = Kalavati
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| '''G. Venkat Swamy''' (5 October 1929 – 22 December 2014) was an Indian politician who was a member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]].
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| ==Career==
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| He represented the [[Peddapalli (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Peddapalli]] constituency of [[Telangana]] and was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) political party. He was popularly known as ''Kaka'' or Gudisela Venkataswamy.He was elected to Lok Sabha 7 times.4 times from Peddapalli Lok Sabha and 3 times from Siddipet Lok Sabha.His son Gaddam Vivekanand represented Peddapalli Lok Sabha from 2009–2014.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}}
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| ==Personal life==
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| Both his sons [[G. Vinod|Gaddam Vinod]], former MLA and Minister and [[G. Vivek|Gaddam Vivekananda]] are politicians.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2014-03-31|title=Venkataswamy's sons join Cong, Rayapati in TDP net|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/venkataswamy-s-sons-join-cong-rayapati-in-tdp-net-114033100748_1.html|access-date=2021-07-02}}</ref> Venkatswamy died of an illness on 22 December 2014, in Care hospital in Hyderabad.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Congress-leader-Venkatswamy-dies-of-prolonged-illness/articleshow/45608743.cms Congress leader Venkatswamy dies of prolonged illness]. Times of India. 22 December 2014</ref> He belongs to [[Mala community]]
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| ==Positions held==
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| * 1957– 62 and 1978–84 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (two terms)
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| * 1967 Elected to 4th Lok Sabha
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| * 1969 – 71 Member, Public Accounts Committee
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| * 1971 Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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| * Feb. 1973 – Nov. 1973 Union Deputy Minister, Labour and Rehabilitation
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| * Nov. 1973 – March 1977 Union Deputy Minister, Supply and Rehabilitation
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| * 1977 Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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| * 1978 – 1982 Cabinet Minister, Labour and Civil Supply, Andhra Pradesh
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| * 1982 – 1984 President, P.C.C.(I.), Andhra Pradesh
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| * 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha (4th term)
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| * 1990 – 1991 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry
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| * 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (5th term)
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| * 21June1991-17Jan.1993 Union Minister of State, Rural Development<ref>Bhardwaj, RC (1995) ''Constitution Amendment in India'', Northern Book Centre for Lok Sabha Secretariat, {{ISBN|978-81-7211-065-9}}, p. 219</ref>
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| * 18 January 1993 – 10 February 1995 Union Minister of State, Textiles (Independent Charge)
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| * 10 February 1995 – 15 September 1995 Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles
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| * 15 September 1995 – 10 May 1996 Union Cabinet Minister, Labour
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| * 20 February 1996 – 16 May 1996 Union Cabinet Minister, Labour and Textiles
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| * 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (6th term)
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| * 2002–2004 President, A.I.C.C. (SC&ST)
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| * 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (7th term)
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| * 2009 No ticket to 15th lok Sabha
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| * Deputy Leader Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
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| * Member, Committee on Energy
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| * Member, Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders, Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex
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| * Member, Committee on Ethics
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| * Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Heavy Industries
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| * 5 August 2007 – onwards Member, Standing Committee on Energy
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| ==Social And Cultural Activities==
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| Founded, (i) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Post Graduate Centre, (ii) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Degree College, (iii) Law College, (iv) Junior College, (v) High School ; General Secretary, National Huts Union, Hyderabad; provided permanent accommodation for 75,000 hut dwellers; Founder President, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Education Society which was later converted into Public Education Trust and inaugurated by the then President of India Shri V.V. Giri in 1973; under this society 9 Colleges are running without taking donations.
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| ==References==
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| ==External links==
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| *http://www.telanganastateofficial.com/g-venkat-swamy-congress-senior-kaka-expired-died/
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| *http://www.simplytelangana.com/news/2010/08/20/hero-srikanths-case-sends-shivers-down-the-spine-for-andhrites/{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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| *http://www.andhrajyothy.com/Discussion.asp?id=81&page=2
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| [[Category:Union Ministers from Telangana]]
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| [[Category:1929 births]]
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| [[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana]]
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| [[Category:2014 deaths]]
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| [[Category:Politicians from Hyderabad, India]]
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| [[Category:14th Lok Sabha members]]
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| [[Category:11th Lok Sabha members]]
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| [[Category:10th Lok Sabha members]]
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| [[Category:9th Lok Sabha members]]
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| [[Category:6th Lok Sabha members]]
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| [[Category:5th Lok Sabha members]]
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| [[Category:4th Lok Sabha members]]
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| [[Category:Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh]]
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| [[Category:People from Karimnagar district]]
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