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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Gaddam Venkatswamy<br />
| image = File:Gaddam Venkatswamy.jpg<br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br />
| term_start = 13 May 2004<br />
| term_end = 16 May 2009<br />
| predecessor = [[Chellamalla Suguna Kumari]]<br />
| successor = [[Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy]]<br />
| constituency = [[Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency|Peddapalli]]<br />
| term_start1 = 2 December 1989<br />
| term_end1 = 10 March 1998<br />
| predecessor1 = G. Bhoopathy<br />
| successor1 = [[Chellamalla Suguna Kumari]]<br />
| constituency1 = [[Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency|Peddapalli]]<br />
| term_start2 = 22 March 1967<br />
| term_end2 = 23 March 1977<br />
| predecessor2 = ''Constituency established''<br />
| successor2 = [[Nandi Yellaiah]]<br />
| constituency2 = [[Siddipet Lok Sabha constituency|Siddipet]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|10|5|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|12|22|1929|10|5|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = Hyderabad, Telangana, India<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
| spouse = Kalavati<br />
| children = [[Gaddam Vivekanand]], [[Gaddam Vinod Kumar]] and 3 daughters<br />
}}<br />
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'''Gaddam Venkatswamy''' (5 October 1929 – 22 December 2014) was an Indian politician who was a member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
He represented the [[Peddapalli (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Peddapalli]] constituency of [[Telangana]] and was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) political party. He was popularly known as ''Kaka'' or Gudisela Venkataswamy. He was elected to Lok Sabha 7 times, 4 times from Peddapalli Lok Sabha and 3 times from Siddipet Lok Sabha. His son Gaddam Vivekanand represented Peddapalli Lok Sabha from 2009–2014.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}}<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Both his sons [[Gaddam Vinod Kumar]], former MLA and Minister and [[Gaddam Vivekanand]] are politicians.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2014-03-31|title=Venkataswamy's sons join Cong, Rayapati in TDP net|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/venkataswamy-s-sons-join-cong-rayapati-in-tdp-net-114033100748_1.html|access-date=2021-07-02}}</ref> Venkatswamy died of an illness on 22 December 2014, in Care hospital in Hyderabad.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Congress-leader-Venkatswamy-dies-of-prolonged-illness/articleshow/45608743.cms Congress leader Venkatswamy dies of prolonged illness]. Times of India. 22 December 2014</ref> He belonged to [[Mala community]].<br />
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Kaka Garu was an Indian politician who served as a three-time MLA, seven-time member of parliament, and three-time Union Minister in various Congress-led governments. Known for his dedication to public service and his close association with some of India’s most influential political leaders, Kaka Garu played a crucial role in shaping welfare policies and political reforms in India.<br />
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==Positions held==<br />
* 1957– 62 and 1978–84 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (two terms)<br />
* 1967 Elected to 4th Lok Sabha<br />
* 1969 – 71 Member, Public Accounts Committee<br />
* 1971 Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (2nd term)<br />
* Feb. 1973 – Nov. 1973 Union Deputy Minister, Labour and Rehabilitation<br />
* Nov. 1973 – March 1977 Union Deputy Minister, Supply and Rehabilitation<br />
* 1977 Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (3rd term)<br />
* 1978 – 1982 Cabinet Minister, Labour and Civil Supply, Andhra Pradesh<br />
* 1982 – 1984 President, P.C.C.(I.), Andhra Pradesh<br />
* 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha (4th term)<br />
* 1990 – 1991 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry<br />
* 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (5th term)<br />
* 21 June 1991-17 Jan. 1993 Union Minister of State, Rural Development<ref>Bhardwaj, RC (1995) ''Constitution Amendment in India'', Northern Book Centre for Lok Sabha Secretariat, {{ISBN|978-81-7211-065-9}}, p. 219</ref><br />
* 18 January 1993 – 10 February 1995 Union Minister of State, Textiles (Independent Charge)<br />
* 10 February 1995 – 15 September 1995 Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles<br />
* 15 September 1995 – 10 May 1996 Union Cabinet Minister, Labour<br />
* 20 February 1996 – 16 May 1996 Union Cabinet Minister, Labour and Textiles<br />
* 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (6th term)<br />
* 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (7th term)<br />
* Member, Committee on Energy<br />
* Member, Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders, Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex<br />
* Member, Committee on Ethics<br />
* Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Heavy Industries<br />
* 5 August 2007 onwards – Member, Standing Committee on Energy<br />
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==Social and cultural activities==<br />
Founded, (i) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Post Graduate Centre, (ii) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Degree College, (iii) Law College, (iv) Junior College, (v) High School; general secretary, National Huts Union, Hyderabad; provided permanent accommodation for 75,000 hut dwellers; founder president, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Education Society which was later converted into Public Education Trust and inaugurated by the then president of India Shri V.V. Giri in 1973; under this society nine colleges are running without taking donations.<br />
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Kaka helped 80,000 homeless get homes without caste bias without seeing if they are SC, ST or BC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2024-10-06 |title=Telangana govt ready to spend Rs 10K crore for rehab of Musi evictees: CM Revanth Reddy |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2024/Oct/06/telangana-govt-ready-to-spend-rs-10k-crore-for-rehab-of-musi-evictees-cm-revanth-reddy |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-05 |title=95th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of G Venkataswamy |url=https://www.telangana.gov.in/news/press-releases/2024/10/95th-birth-anniversary-celebrations-of-g-venkataswamy/}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*http://www.telanganastateofficial.com/g-venkat-swamy-congress-senior-kaka-expired-died/<br />
*http://www.simplytelangana.com/news/2010/08/20/hero-srikanths-case-sends-shivers-down-the-spine-for-andhrites/{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}<br />
*http://www.andhrajyothy.com/Discussion.asp?id=81&page=2 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919023832/http://www.andhrajyothy.com/Discussion.asp?id=81&page=2 |date=19 September 2011 }}<br />
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