Gangapuram Kishan Reddy (born 15 June 1960) is an Indian

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who is serving as the 25th Minister of Coal & 45th Minister of Mines since 2024. He also served as

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and Development of North Eastern Region of India from 2019 to 2024. He is a member of the

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since 1980. He is an MP representing

Secunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency) Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha . (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India. Assembly segments Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Ass ...

since 2019. He served as the floor leader of the BJP in the

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly ( Telugu: ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ శాసన సభ, ISO: ''Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh. ...

in 2009 and gave it up after being elected as the state BJP president of erstwhile

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. He was first state president of Telangana BJP from 2014 to 2016, appointed again as Telangana BJP president on 4 July 2023.

Personal life and education

Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, was born in Timmapur village in Rangareddy district of

Telangana Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...

to G. Swamy Reddy and Andalamma. He is married to Kavya Reddy and has two children, a daughter and a son. He did a diploma in tool design from CITD.

Early political career

Reddy started his political career as a youth leader of the Janta Party in 1977. Once the BJP was formed in 1980, he joined the party full time. He became the state treasurer of the state Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh. *From 1982 to 1983 he was

Andhra Pradesh Yuva Morcha State Treasurer *From 1983 to 1984 he was

State Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh *From 1986 to 1990 he was the State President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh *From 1990 to 1992 he was the National Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha & In-charge of the

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*From 1992 to 1994 he was the National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha *From 1994 to 2001 he was the National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha *From 2001 to 2002 he was the State Treasurer, State Spokesperson & Head Quarter Incharge of

, Andhra Pradesh *From 2002 to 2004 he was the National President of the BJYM *From 2004 to 2005 he was the State GS and official spokesperson, BJP Andhra Pradesh.

Election statistics

Rise in state politics

Member of Legislative Assembly and Floor leader

Between 2004 and 2009 he was the MLA, Himayatnagar Constituency, Floor Leader of BJP in State Assembly. In 2009, when Himayatnagar (Assembly constituency) was abolished and largely replaced by Khairatabad Assembly constituency, Reddy contested from Amberpet Assembly Constituency. From 2009 to 2014 he was the MLA, Amberpet Assembly Constituency, Floor Leader of BJP in State Assembly. He was elected in 2009 to the Amberpet assembly constituency with a majority of over 27,000 votes.

President of State BJP

From 2010 to 2014, he was the BJP State President of the Andhra Pradesh. He was unanimously elected as the Telangana BJP president, as a inugural holder. Reddy, began the 22-day Telangana "Poru Yatra"– a journey through 986 villages and 88 assembly constituencies stressing the need for a stance on Telangana state – on 19 January.

Union minister of India

He was elected MP in the

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from Secunderabad constituency in 2019 and 2024.

Minister of State

On 30 May 2019, he was sworn in as Union Minister of State (MoS) for

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in the Government of India. From 2019 to 2021

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for

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, serving along with Nityanand Rai. Considering the increase in demand for local public transport, he wrote a letter to the chief minister of

, K. Chandrashekar Rao, urging him to resume MMTS services in the city.

Union Cabinet Minister

(2021-2024) *

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(2021-2024) * Minister of Development of North Eastern Region (2021-2024) On 18 June 2022, the union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy explaining the training process of Agnipath 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 became viral. 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. * Minister of Coal (2024-present) * Minister of Mines (2024-present) In 2024, He took charge as the Union Minister of Mines and Union Minister of Coal in the

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Return to state politics

On 5 July 2023, Reddy was re-appointed as the State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana. He succeeded

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. This reshuffle came after weeks of infighting between various factions of the party.

References

External links

MHA Website

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