Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha 





VENKATSWAMY, SHRI G.
I.N.C. - PEDDAPALLI - (SC) (ANDHRA PRADESH)





Father's Name:   Late Shri Mallaiah

Date of Birth:   5 October 1929

Place of Birth:   Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)

Marital Status:   Married in 1944

Spouse's Name:   Smt. Kalawati

Children:   Two sons and three daughters

Educational Qualifications :
Matriculation (Privately)

Profession :
   Agriculturist, Political Worker and Trade Unionist

Permanent Address :
   3-6-22-23, Sarvasukhi Society, West Maradepalli, Secunderabad-500003 
(Andhra Pradesh)
Tel. (040) 7805596
Fax. (040) 813837

Positions Held :
   
1957-62 and 1978-84 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1961-64 President, I.N.T.U.C., Andhra Pradesh
1967 Elected to Lok Sabha (Fourth)
1969-71 Member, Public Accounts Committee
1971 Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Fifth)
Feb. 1973-Nov. 1973 Union Deputy Minister, Labour and Rehabilitation
Nov. 1973-March 1977 Union Deputy Minister, Supply and Rehabilitation
1977 Elected to Lok Sabha (Sixth) for the third time
1978-82 Cabinet Minister, Labour and Civil Supply, 
Andhra Pradesh
1982-84 President, P.C.C.(I), Andhra Pradesh
1989 Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the fourth time
1990-91 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry 
1991 Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fifth time
21 June 1991-17 Jan. 1993 Union Minister of State, Rural Development
18 Jan. 1993-8 Feb. 1995 Union Minister of State, Textiles (Independent Charge)
9 Feb. 1995-14 Sep. 1995 Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles
15 Sep. 1995-19 Feb. 1996 Union Cabinet Minister, Labour
20 Feb. 1996-15 May 1996 Union Minister, Labour and Textiles
1996 Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the sixth time

Social and Cultural Activities :
Founded Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College and school for the poor and the downtrodden; General Secretary, National Huts Union, Hyderabad; obtained land (free of cost) for about 75,000 poor people 
Special Interests :
Education, labour welfare, rural development, textiles, imports and exports 
Sports and Clubs :
Associated with Secunderabad Club, Fateh Maidan Club and Race Club, Hyderabad; Member, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 
Countries Visited :
Widely travelled; Indian delegate to International Labour Organisation Conference, Geneva, 1958; Chairman, High Power Delegation to Friends of Soviet Union, 1980; Leader, Government Delegation to Japan 
Other Information :
Joined the Cooperative Movement in 1952 and organised 50 labour cooperative societies in the country; participated in the Hyderabad liberation struggle; was instrumental in setting up public distribution system at village level in Andhra Pradesh 
Election Result :
   
Peddapalli-SC Lok Sabha constituency
Total electorate13,08,342
Total votes polled 7,21,246
Votes polled in favour of the
first four leading candidates :
(1) Shri G. Venkatswamy (I.N.C.)3,13,498
(2) Shri Suddala Devaiah (T.D.P.)2,48,033
(3) Shri Mathangi Narsaiah [N.T.R.T.D.P. (LP)]  76,791
(4) Shri Jangam Laxminarayana (N.I.P.)  19,135
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