Konda Vishweshwar Reddy

Konda Vishweshwar Reddy (born 26 February 1960) is an Indian engineer, entrepreneur, and politician. He served as a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha from Telangana Rashtra Samithi, representing Chevella, Telangana. In 2018, he joined the Indian National Congress.[1] He is the grandson of Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy after whom the district Ranga Reddy was named.

Konda Vishweshwar Reddy
Reddy speaking at a public meeting
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 20 November 2018
Preceded byJaipal Reddy, INC
ConstituencyChevella
Personal details
Born (1960-02-26) 26 February 1960
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political partyIndian National Congress (from 23 November 2018 )
Other political
affiliations		Telangana Rashtra Samithi (up to 20 November 2018)
Spouse(s)Konda Sangita Reddy (Executive Director of Apollo Hospitals)
Residence8-2-674/1, Road No.13, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500034
Net worth₹895 crore (US$130 million)
Websitekvrformp.org

Reddy is the only Parliamentarian from India to be granted a US patent while serving as a Member of Parliament. He is the current richest Member of Indian Parliament from Telangana with declared assets of worth INR 528 cr according to Deccan Chronicle.[2] He is married to Sangita Reddy, daughter of Apollo Hospitals founder Prathap C. Reddy.[3]

Early life

Vishweshwar Reddy was born in Hyderabad, then Andhra Pradesh, India to Jayalatha and Konda Madhava Reddy, Former Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. His paternal grandfather was a Telangana freedom fighter and Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy.[4]

Reddy is an engineer from the University of Madras, College of Engineering Guindy. He has a master's degree in engineering from the United States of America and worked as an adjunct faculty at New Jersey Institute of Technology, N.J. and Essex County College, Newark.

Career

As an engineer by profession, Reddy had worked as an adjunct faculty in the New Jersey Institute of Technology, N.J., Essex County College, Newark, U.S. He is a successful software entrepreneur; he founded Citadel Research & Solutions, a company involved in engineering research and development. He was involved in the creations of several IPRs. As a professional, he worked for General Electric as the CEO and managing director of GE MSIT and as the CEO and managing director Wipro HCIT Wipro.

Recognitions
  • Granted US Patent on "Transfer Belt Mechanism Associated with Patient Transfer Gurney System (India & US)"[5]
  • Patent Filed on "Support Structure and arrangement for Parabolic Mirrors used in Concentrating Solar Power"
  • Patent Filed on " Patient Transfer Trolley"
  • Patent Filed on " Transfer Belt Mechanism Associated with Patient Transfer Gurney System"
  • Patent Filed on " Lighting for Sports Stadiums and Outdoor Arenas"
  • Patent Filed on " Cost Effective and Transportable Lighting for Outdoor Arenas"
  • Patent Filed on " Rodless Cylinder with Longitudinal Slit and ‘L’ shaped Load Transmitting Element"
  • Granted Copy Rights on "HiPar – Pharmaceutical and Drug Knowledge-based Software"
  • Granted Copy Rights on "HIRePS – Hospital information and Resources Planning Software"
  • Granted Copy Rights on "HICoRe – Health Care India Consumable Registry Software"

Political career

Reddy joined politics in 2013 on invitation from K. Chandrashekar Rao, President of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Party. Further, he won the Member of Parliament seat from Chevella Lok Sabha constituency in 2014 General Elections by over a margin of 75,000 votes. He resigned from Telangana Rashtra Samithi on 21 November 2018 and joined Indian National Congress on 23 November 2018 in the presence of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

Policy Influence
  • Convener of WASH Legislative Forum of Parliamentarians. WASH stands for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. WASH-LF is supported by UNICEF working of various issues related to sanitation.[6]
  • Convener of Parliamentarians' Group for Children to UNICEF India

Personal life

He is married to Sangita Reddy, Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals.[7] He has three sons Anindith,[8] Vishwajith and Viraj.

References
  1. "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. "Vishweshwar Reddy is richest in Telangana with Rs 528 cr"
  3. "MP Vishweshwar Reddy quits TRS". Deccan Herald. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. Reddy, R. Ravikanth (21 November 2018). "After quitting TRS, MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy meets Rahul Gandhi". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. Transfer belt mechanism associated with patient transfer gurney system, 12 July 2011, retrieved 2 June 2018
  6. "Centre for Legislative Research and Advocacy". www.clraindia.org. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  7. "Sangita Reddy"
  8. "Anindith". ChaiBisket. Retrieved 15 May 2018.

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