G. Vivekanand

G. Vivekanand, also known as G. Vivek Venkatswamy, is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party and former Member of Parliament in the 15th Lok Sabha. He represented Peddapalli parliamentary constituency.[1]

Dr. Vivek Venkatswamy
Member of Parliament
In office
2009 to 2014
Preceded byG Venkatswamy
Succeeded byBalka Suman
ConstituencyPeddapalli
Personal details
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)Saroja
ChildrenVritika, Vamsi Gaddam , Vaishnavi, Venkat
ResidenceHyderabad

On 9 August 2019 he joined in Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] [3]


Early life

Dr. Vivek venkatswamy is the youngest son of veteran Indian National Congress member and former Member of Parliament G. Venkat Swamy and Kalavathi. He did his schooling from Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet and did his medicine, M.B.B.S, from Osmania Medical College. He belongs to Mala community.

Career

G. Vivek was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from PeddapalliConstituency, after his father did not run the election. He was a member of coal committee and steel committee. Formerly he is the adviser to the State Government of Telangana for Inter-State relations.

He is the Vice Chairman of Visaka industries. He was removed as President of Hyderabad Cricket Association due to conflict of interest. He started Telangana T20 League was not recognized by BCCI.

He runs popular 24/7 Telugu news channel V6 News and a Telugu daily news paper Velugu

Positions held
  • Member of Parliament, 15th Lok Sabha
  • Member, Committee on Coal and Steel
  • Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), A.P. Chapter, (2006–2007)
  • Chairman, Manufacturers Association
  • Dr Vivek is the promoter Vice Chairman of the Visaka Group Of Companies.

References
  1. Congress MPs fight over Group-I exams. Deccan Chronicle, 7 September 2010.
  2. "Denied ticket, G Vivekanand attacks KCR, TRS MLA hits back". Times of India. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. "Ex-MP G Vivekanand joins BJP, slams KCR as 'dictator'". Times of India. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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