Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy
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Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha
of India
. He represented the Cuddapah
constituency of Andhra Pradesh
. He is a member of the Indian National Congress
.
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In the year 1999 he won with more than 90,000 majority from Pulivendula which is the highest majority throughout the state. In the year 2004 he won with more than 1,10,000 majority against MV Mysoora Reddy. Recently his son-in-law, Mr. Rajasekhar Reddy claimed that Y.S. Viveka is more popular in Pulivendula, Kadapa than late YSR; because Viveka won the elections with big margins than YSR’s margins.
However, in the 2009 General Elections, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of Legendary Chief Minister of AP, late Dr. YSR contested in the elections and won the election with a record biggest margin at that point of time.
In September 2009, Viveka is elected as an MLC to Andhra Pradesh legistlative in council. On 30 11 2010 he became Agriculture Minster in the Andhra Pradesh cabinet headed by Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, against the wishes of his brother's son YS Jaganmohan Reddy.
Later, in the 2011 Pulivendula bye-elections caused due to YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and his mother YS Vijayamma leaving congress to form YSR Congress. He contested on congress seat against his Late brother's wife YS Vijayamma. Though secured 2nd position, lost by a huge margin of 80,000 and odd votes, just managed to get the deposit.
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He represented the Cuddapah
Cuddapah (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh state in southern India.-Assembly segments:...
constituency of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. He is a member of the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
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Personal life
Vivekananda Reddy is the younger brother of the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Raja Sekhara ReddyY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy , popularly known as YSR, was a two-time Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. He is seen as the most popular chief minister of Andhra pradesh. His popularity is often attributed to various welfare schemes and development programs he championed for the...
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Political career
He is the designer of Lingala Canal in Kadapa District. He started services to community through Lions club and then he became Samithi President and then became MLA for couple of times and then MP.He used to call with the name bhogala hari siva kumar reddy most of the time.In the year 1999 he won with more than 90,000 majority from Pulivendula which is the highest majority throughout the state. In the year 2004 he won with more than 1,10,000 majority against MV Mysoora Reddy. Recently his son-in-law, Mr. Rajasekhar Reddy claimed that Y.S. Viveka is more popular in Pulivendula, Kadapa than late YSR; because Viveka won the elections with big margins than YSR’s margins.
However, in the 2009 General Elections, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of Legendary Chief Minister of AP, late Dr. YSR contested in the elections and won the election with a record biggest margin at that point of time.
In September 2009, Viveka is elected as an MLC to Andhra Pradesh legistlative in council. On 30 11 2010 he became Agriculture Minster in the Andhra Pradesh cabinet headed by Mr. N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, against the wishes of his brother's son YS Jaganmohan Reddy.
Later, in the 2011 Pulivendula bye-elections caused due to YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and his mother YS Vijayamma leaving congress to form YSR Congress. He contested on congress seat against his Late brother's wife YS Vijayamma. Though secured 2nd position, lost by a huge margin of 80,000 and odd votes, just managed to get the deposit.