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| name = Gaddam Vinod Kumar<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|09|16|df=y}}<br />
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| constituency = [[Bellampalli Assembly constituency|Bellampalli]]<br />
| office = [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| term_start = December 2023<br />
| 1blankname = Chief Minister<br />
| 1namedata = [[Revanth Reddy]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Durgam Chinnaiah]]<br />
| successor = <br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] (2023-present)<br />
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| parents = [[Gaddam Venkatswamy]] (father), Kalavathi (mother)<br />
| relations = [[Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy]] (brother)<br />
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'''Gaddam Vinod Venkataswamy''' (born 16 September 1956) is an Indian politician from Telangana. He is an MLA from [[Bellampalli Assembly constituency|Bellampalli Assembly Constituency]] in Mancherial District. He won the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Bellampalli Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: INC's Gaddam Vinod wins Bellampalli with 82217 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/bellampalli-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470915-2023-12-03 |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ABN |title=బెల్లంపల్లి Constituency Election 2023: Live Results, Winning Candidates - Telangana Assembly Polls |url=https://www.andhrajyothy.com/telangana/assembly-elections |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=Andhrajyothy Telugu News |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Vinod is born to [[Gaddam Venkatswamy|Gaddam Venkataswamy]] and Kalavati. He has a brother and three sisters. He did his schooling at [[All Saints High School (Hyderabad)|All Saints High School]] in Hyderabad and later, completed his Class 10 from [[The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet|Hyderabad Public School]]. He did his intermediate at Nrupatunga Junior College before completing his graduation at [[Nizam College]] in 1975.<br />
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He is a businessman. He started '''[https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/VEENUS-TOBACCO-CO-PVT-LTD/U16001TG1975PTC001938 Veenus Tobacco]''' in 1976. He also started a Cement factory in Vikarabad, which he later sold to [[India Cements]].<br />
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He served as vice-president of the [[Hyderabad Cricket Association]] and then became its president from 1996 to 2004. His brother Vivek leads Visakha Industries which got a nod to construct the [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]] in Uppal, Hyderabad.<br />
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He was also the President of the [[Hyderabad Cricket Association]] from 2004 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2014.<br />
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== Political life ==<br />
He entered politics in 1999, but lost [[Chennur Assembly constituency|Chennur Assembly Constituency]] representing [[Indian National Congress]] to [[Telugu Desam Party|Telugu Desam Party’s]] [[Boda Janardhan]]. He came back and defeated him in 2004 election. He served as Minister for Labour and Textiles in Andhra Pradesh from 2004 to 2009 in the Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy ministry.<ref name="4 Ministers from Chennur Have Served in Telangana Cabinet">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=4 Ministers from Chennur Have Served in Telangana Cabinet |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/4-ministers-from-chennur-have-served-in-telangana-cabinet-1884322 |access-date=10 June 2025 |work= |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=10 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250610061027/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/4-ministers-from-chennur-have-served-in-telangana-cabinet-1884322 |archive-date=10 June 2025 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Then, he lost the [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009 Assembly Elections]] to Nalla Odellu from the [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|BRS]]. Later, he lost the 2010 by-election and the 2014 Assembly election from Chennur against Odellu. He shifted to [[Bahujan Samaj Party]], but lost the 2018 Assembly election from [[Bellampalli Assembly constituency|Bellampalli Assembly Constituency]] against [[Durgam Chinnaiah]] of the BRS.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bellampalli Constituency Election Results 2023: Bellampalli Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/telangana/constituency-show/bellampalli |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, he returned to [[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee|Congress]] and won the Bellampalli Constituency against [[Durgam Chinnaiah]] of the BRS polling 82,217 votes with a vote share of 57.96%.<ref>https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/ConstituencywiseS293.htm</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Telangana Results 2023: Winners from Chennur, Bellampalli, Mancherial, Dharmapuri, Ramagundam, Manthani, Peddapalle |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/telangana-results-2023-winners-from-chennur-bellampalli-mancherial-dharmapuri-ramagundam-manthani-peddapalle-101701451108226.html |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Election<br />
!Constituency<br />
!Party<br />
!Outcome<br />
!Opponent<br />
!Opponent Party<br />
|-<br />
|1999<br />
| rowspan="7" |[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<br />
| rowspan="5" |[[Chennur Assembly constituency|Chennur constituency]]<br />
| rowspan="5" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
|{{Lost}}<br />
|[[Boda Janardhan]]<br />
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]<br />
|-<br />
|2004<br />
|{{Won}}<br />
|[[Boda Janardhan]]<br />
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]<br />
|-<br />
|2009<br />
|{{Lost}}<br />
|[[Nallala Odelu]]<br />
|[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|TRS]]<br />
|-<br />
|2010 'By-election'<br />
|{{Lost}}<br />
|[[Nallala Odelu]]<br />
|[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|TRS]]<br />
|-<br />
|2014<br />
|{{Lost}}<br />
|[[Nallala Odelu]]<br />
|[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|TRS]]<br />
|-<br />
|2018<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Bellampalli Assembly constituency|Bellampalli constituency]]<br />
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]]<br />
|{{Lost}}<br />
|[[Durgam Chinnaiah]]<br />
|[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|TRS]]<br />
|-<br />
|2023<br />
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
|{{Won}}<br />
|[[Durgam Chinnaiah]]<br />
|[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|BRS]]<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
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[[Category:Telangana MLAs 2023–2028]]<br />
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana]]<br />
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Telangana]]<br />
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2004–2009]]<br />
[[Category:1956 births]]<br />
[[Category:Bahujan Samaj Party politicians from Telangana]]</div>AhmedSturgis