G. Kishan Reddy


Gangapuram Kishan Reddy is an Indian politician who currently serves as Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is an MP representing Secunderabad since 2019. He served the floor leader of the BJP in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2009. and gave it up after being elected as the state BJP president of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.

Early life

Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, was born in Timmapur village in Rangareddy district of Telangana to G. Swamy Reddy and Andalamma. He did a diploma in tool design from CITD.

Political career

Reddy started his career as a youth leader in the late twentieth century. He was elected as National President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha from 2002 to 2005. He was elected as an MLA from Himayatnagar constituency in 2004 and was elected again in 2009 & 2014 to Amberpet assembly constituency with a majority of over 27,000 votes. He was unanimously elected as the Telangana BJP president succeeding Bandaru Dattatreya.
On 30 May 2019, he was sworn in as Union Minister of State for Home Affairs in the Government of India.

Political Journey

Shri Reddy started his political career as 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. Since then he has served in various capacities designated to him in the party. A brief summary is given below in the table :
DurationPost Held
1982-83Bharatiya Janata Party Andhra Pradesh Yuva Morcha State Treasurer
1983-1984Bharatiya Janata Party State Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh
1986-1990State President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh
1990-1992National Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha & In-charge of the South India
1992-1994National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
1994-2001National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
2001-2002State Treasurer, State Spokesperson & Head Quarter Incharge of Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh
2002-2004National President of the BJYM
2004-2005State GS and official spokesperson, BJP Andhra Pradesh
2004-2009MLA, Himayatnagar Constituency, Floor Leader of BJP in State Assembly
2009-2014MLA, Amberpet Assembly Constituency, Floor Leader of BJP in State Assembly
2014-16BJP State President of the Telangana
2014-18MLA, Amberpet Assembly Constituency
2016-18Floor Leader, State Assembly Telangana
2019-MP Lok Sabha, Secunderabad Constituency & MoS for Home affairs, GoI

Awards & Recognition

Key Positions Held

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