G. Kishan Reddy | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| 25thUnion Minister of Coal | |
| Assumed office 10 June 2024 | |
| President | Droupadi Murmu |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Pralhad Joshi |
| 45thUnion Minister of Mines | |
| Assumed office 10 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Pralhad Joshi |
| 34thUnion Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 10 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Prahlad Singh Patel |
| Succeeded by | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat |
| 12thUnion Minister of Culture | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 10 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Prahlad Singh Patel |
| Succeeded by | Gajendra Singh Shekhawat |
| 9thUnion Minister of Development of the North Eastern Region | |
| In office 7 July 2021 – 10 June 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Dr. Jitendra Singh |
| Succeeded by | Jyotiraditya Scindia |
| 48thUnion Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021 Serving with H. G. Ahir (2019) andNityanand Rai (2019-21) | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Amit Shah |
| Preceded by | Kiren Rijiju |
| Succeeded by | |
| Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bandaru Dattatreya |
| Constituency | Secunderabad, Telangana |
| Member ofTelangana Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 11 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | assembly established |
| Succeeded by | Kaleru Venkatesham |
| Constituency | Amberpet |
| 1stPresident of Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana | |
| In office 4 July 2023 – 30 June 2025 | |
| National President | J. P. Nadda |
| Preceded by | Bandi Sanjay Kumar |
| Succeeded by | N. Ramchander Rao |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 8 April 2016 | |
| National President | |
| Preceded by | office established (himself as United Andhra President) |
| Succeeded by | K. Laxman |
| 9thPresident of Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 8 March 2010 – 1 June 2014 | |
| National President | |
| Preceded by | Bandaru Dattatreya |
| Succeeded by | Kambhampati Hari Babu (bifurcated Andhra) |
| Member ofAndhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | constituency shifted to Telangana |
| Constituency | Amberpet |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | C. Krishna Yadav |
| Succeeded by | constituency bifurcated as per Delimitation Act, 2002 |
| Constituency | Himayatnagar |
| 9thPresident of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha | |
| In office 2002–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Succeeded by | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gangapuram Kishan Reddy (1960-06-15)15 June 1960 (age 65)[1] |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (1980-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Janata Party (1977-1980) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Alma mater | Diplamo,CITD |
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy (born 15 June 1960)[1] is an Indianpolitician who is serving as the 25thMinister of Coal and 45thMinister of Mines since 2024. He also served asMinister of Tourism,Culture andDevelopment of North Eastern Regionof India from 2019 to 2024. He is a member of theBharatiya Janata Party since 1980.[2][3] He is anMP representingSecunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency) since 2019. He served as the floor leader of the BJP in theAndhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2009 and gave it up after being elected as the state BJP president of erstwhileAndhra 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]
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, was born in Timmapur village in Rangareddy district ofTelangana 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 fromCITD.[7]
Reddy started his political career as a youth leader of theJanta Party in 1977.[9]
Once theBJP was formed in 1980, he joined the party full time. He became the state treasurer of the stateBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh.
| Year | Contested For | Constituency | Opponent | Votes | Majority | Result | Reference | |
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| 1 | 2004 | MLA | Himayatnagar | Govind Giri (TRS) | 55,338 - 23,577 | +31,761 | Won | |
| 2 | 2009 | Amberpet | Mohd Fareeduddin (INC) | 59,134 - 31,891 | +27,243 | Won | ||
| 3 | 2014 | Aedla Sudhakar Reddy (TRS) | 81,430 - 18,832 | +62,598 | Won | |||
| 4 | 2018 | Kaleru Venkatesham (TRS) | 60,542 - 61,558 | -1,016 | Lost | |||
| 6 | 2019 | MP | Secunderabad | Talasani Sai Kiran Yadav (BRS) | 3,84,780 - 3,22,666 | +62,114 | Won | |
| 7 | 2024 | Danam Nagender (INC) | 4,73,012 - 4,23,068 | +49,944 | Won |
Between 2004 and 2009 he was the MLA, Himayatnagar Constituency, Floor Leader ofBJP in State Assembly.[citation needed] In 2009, when Himayatnagar (Assembly constituency) was abolished and largely replaced byKhairatabad Assembly constituency, Reddy contested from Amberpet Assembly Constituency.[16] From 2009 to 2014 he was the MLA, Amberpet Assembly Constituency, Floor Leader ofBJP in State Assembly.[citation needed] He was elected in 2009 to the Amberpet assembly constituency with a majority of over 27,000 votes.[17]
From 2010 to 2014, he was theBJP 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-dayTelangana "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]
He was elected MP in theLok Sabha fromSecunderabad constituency in 2019 and 2024.[19]
On 30 May 2019, he was sworn in as Union Minister of State (MoS) forHome Affairs in the Government of India.[20][21] From 2019 to 2021Minister of State forHome Affairs,Government of India, serving along withNityanand Rai.
Considering the increase in demand for local public transport, he wrote a letter to the chief minister ofTelangana,K. Chandrashekar Rao, urging him to resume MMTS services in the city.[22]
On 18 June 2022, the union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy explaining the training process ofAgnipath 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 becameviral. 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 theUnion Minister of Mines and Union Minister of Coal in theThird Modi ministry.[29]
On 5 July 2023, Reddy was re-appointed the State President of theBharatiya Janata Party in Telangana. He succeededBandi Sanjay Kumar.[30]This reshuffle came after weeks of infighting between various factions of the party.[31][32]
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