Name of Member: Shri Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Constituency & State: Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh)
Lok Sabha Experience: 6,7,9,10,11,12
Biographical Sketch Member of Parliament 12th Lok Sabha
Father's Name Shri K. Pedda Nagi Reddy
Date of Birth 16 August 1920
Place of Birth Vill. Amakathadu, Laddagiri, Distt.
Kurnool(Andhra Pradesh)
Marital Status Married on 7 June 1950
Spouse's Name Smt. K. Shyamla Reddy
Children Two sons and three daughters
Educational Qualifications
B.A., LL.B.
Educated at Besant Theosophical College,
Madnapalle and Madras Law College, Madras
(Tamil Nadu)
Profession
Agriculturist, Lawyer, Sportsman, Political
and Social worker
Permanent Address
Road No. 2, Plot No. 9,
Navodaya Colony, Banjara Hills
Hyderabad-500001
(Andhra Pradesh)
Tels. (040) 248722/238844
Present Address
15, Safdarjung Lane,
New Delhi-110011
Tel. (011)3794870
Positions Held
1955-61 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Secretary, Congress Legislature Party, Andhra
Pradesh
1955-61 Member, Public Accounts Committee
1959-67 Chairman,Zila Parishad, Kurnool
1961-62 Chairman, Public Accounts Committee
1962-64 General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (Indira)
[P.C.C.(I)], Andhra Pradesh
1967-72 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
1967-71 Minister, Co-operation, Major Irrigation and
Finance, Andhra Pradesh
1977 Elected to 6th Lok Sabha
1977-82 Member, Committee on Estimates
1980-81 President, P.C.C.(I), Andhra Pradesh
1980 Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1982-83 Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh
1983-84 Union Cabinet Minister, Shipping and Transport and
Union Cabinet Minister, Industry and Company
Affairs
1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
1990-91 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water
Resources
Member, Political Affairs Committee, Congress
Parliamentary Party (C.P.P.)
1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (4th term)
1991-92 Union Cabinet Minister, Law, Justice and Company
Affairs
1992-94 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1992-94 Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh (2nd term)
1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (5th term)
1996-97 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (6th term)
1998-99 Member, Committee on Transport and Tourism
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
Social and Cultural Activities
Started 15 high and elementary schools in all villages of
Kurnool district; introduced mid-day meal scheme in primary
school for children of 6-11 age groups in the entire State
of Andhra Pradesh; got rice supplied at Rs. 1.90 per kg.
Special Interests
Sports and games
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and watching sports
Sports and Clubs
Captain, hockey and football teams, Besant Theosophical
College, Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh; Chairman, Andhra
Pradesh Sports Council, 1967-69
Countries Visited
Japan, Russia, U.K. and U.S.A.
Other Information
Participated in the Freedom Struggle; victim of lathi-charge at
Madanapalli thrice: first when Shri Mahadev Desai died, again
when Mata Kasturba died on 23 February 1943 and finally when Gandhiji
was fasting
Election Result of
Kurnool Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 11,34,424
Total votes polled 7,61,490
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Shri Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (I.N.C.) 3,68,044
(2) Shri K.E.Krishnamurthy (T.D.P.) 3,55,208
(3) Shri K.Venkataswamy (B.J.P.) 17,446
(4) Shri R.David (B.S.P.) 6,119
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