Gaddam Vinod Venkataswamy (born 16 September 1956) is an Indian politician from Telangana. He is an MLA from

Bellampalli Assembly Constituency Bellampalli is an Assembly Constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly. It is one of 3 constituencies in Mancherial district. Bellampalli Comes under Peddapalli Lok Sabha Constituency. Durgam Chinnaiah of Telangana Rashtra Samithi is repre ...

in Mancherial District. He won the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.

Early life and education

Vinod is born to Gaddam Venkataswamy and Kalavati. He has a brother and three sisters. He did his schooling at All Saints High School in Hyderabad and later, completed his Class 10 from

Hyderabad Public School The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet (HPS, Begumpet) is a privately funded public school in Hyderabad, Telangana State, India. Children are schooled from the pre-primary stage to the 12th standard (ages 3 to 17). The school is affiliated with ...

. He did his intermediate at Nrupatunga Junior College before completing his graduation at

Nizam College The Nizam College is a constituent college of Osmania University established in 1887 during the reign of Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, in Basheerbagh, Hyderabad, Telangana. History The Nizampur University College was originally the "Mirs ...

in 1975. He is a businessman. He started '
Veenus Tobacco
'' in 1976. He also started a Cement factory in Vikarabad, which he later sold to

India Cements The India Cements Limited is a cement manufacturing company based in Chennai. It is the 9th largest listed cement company in India by revenue. The company is headed by former International Cricket Council chairman and Board of Control for Cricket ...

. He served as vice-president of the

Hyderabad Cricket Association Hyderabad Cricket Association is the governing body of cricket activities in the Hyderabad and other districts in the state of Telangana in India and the Hyderabad cricket team. It is affiliated to the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The ...

and then became its president from 1996 to 2004. His brother Vivek leads Visakha Industries which got a nod to construct the

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, also colloquially known as Hyderabad Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Located in the eastern suburb of Uppal, it has a maximum capacity of 55,000 and extend ...

in Uppal, Hyderabad. He was also the President of the

from 2004 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2014.

Political life

He entered politics in 1999, but lost

Chennur Assembly Constituency Chennur Assembly Constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. Initially it was two member Constituency till 1962, later it was Created as Single Member Constituency in the year 1962. It is one of three constituencie ...

representing

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to Telugu Desam Party’s

Boda Janardhan Boda Janardhan is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Chennur in the 1985, 1989, 1994 and 1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Telugu Desam Party. In June 2019, R ...

. He came back and defeated him in 2004 election. He served as Minister for Labour and Textiles in Andhra Pradesh from 2004 to 2009 in the Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy ministry. Then, he lost the 2009 Assembly Elections to Nalla Odellu from the

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. Later, he lost the 2010 by-election and the 2014 Assembly election from Chennur against Odellu. He shifted to

Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a national level political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), a ...

, but lost the 2018 Assembly election from

against

Durgam Chinnaiah Durgam Chinnaiah is an Indian politician and a legislator of Telangana Legislature. He won from Bellampalli on Telangana Rashtra Samithi Bharat Rashtra Samithi ( ; BRS), formerly known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi ( TRS), is an Indian poli ...

of the BRS. In 2023, he returned to

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and won the Bellampalli Constituency against

of the BRS polling 82,217 votes with a vote share of 57.96%. {, class="wikitable" !Year !Election !Constituency !Party !Outcome !Opponent !Opponent Party , - , 1999 , rowspan="7" , MLA , rowspan="5" , Chennur constituency , rowspan="5" ,

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Nallala Odelu Nallala Odelu is an Indian politician. He belongs to Indian National Congress. He is a former member of Telangana Legislative Assembly The Telangana Legislative Assembly or Telangana Śāsana Sabha is the lower house of the Telangana Legi ...

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References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Telangana MLAs 2023–2028 Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana State cabinet ministers of Telangana Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2004–2009 1956 births