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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Komatireddy Venkat Reddy
| image = File:Komatireddy_Venkat_Reddy.jpg
| caption = Reddy in 2023
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|5|23}}
| birth_place = [[Nalgonda district|Brahmana Vellemla]], [[Telangana]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5074 | title=Members : Lok Sabha }}</ref>
| residence = [[Nalgonda]], [[Telangana]]
| office = [[Revanth Reddy ministry|Minister of Roads, Buildings & Cinematography]] {{small|[[Government of Telangana]]}}
| term_start = 7 December 2023<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/telangana-cabinet-full-list-of-ministers-9058279/lite/ | title=Here's the full list of ministers in Revanth Reddy's Telangana Cabinet | date=7 December 2023 }}</ref>
| governor = * [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]] (2023-2024)
* [[C.P. Radhakrishnan]] {{small|(Additional charge)}} (2024)
* [[Jishnu Dev Varma]] (2024-)
| term_end =
| predecessor = {{ubl|▪︎ [[Vemula Prashanth Reddy]] (Roads & Buildings)|▪︎ [[Talasani Srinivas Yadav]] (Cinematography)}}
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Anumula Revanth Reddy]]
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start2 = 23 May 2019<ref>{{cite web | url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/nalgonda-lok-sabha | title=Nalgonda Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency }}</ref>
| term_end2 = 6 December 2023
| predecessor2 = [[Boora Narsaiah Goud]]
| successor2 = [[Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy]]
| constituency2 = [[Bhongir (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhuvanagiri, Telangana]]
| office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3 = 9 December 2023
| term_end3 =
| predecessor3 = Kancharla Bhupal Reddy
| constituency3 = [[Nalgonda (Assembly constituency)|Nalgonda]]
| term_start4 = 2 June 2014
| term_end4 = 11 December 2018
| predecessor4 = ''Telangana Legislative Assembly Created''
| successor4 = Kancharla Bhupal Reddy
| constituency4 = [[Nalgonda (Assembly constituency)|Nalgonda]]
| office5 = [[Second Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ministry|Minister of Information Technology, Airports, Port Trust, Natural Gas and Telecommunications]] {{small|[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]}}
| term_start5 = 25 May 2009<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/ysr-constitutes-35member-cabinet-drops-four-ministers/lite/ | title=YSR constitutes 35-member Cabinet, drops four ministers | date=26 May 2009 }}</ref>
| term_end5 = 2 October 2011<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/komatireddy-resigns/article2504180.ece/ | title=Komatireddy resigns | newspaper=The Hindu | date=October 2011 }}</ref>
| governor5 = * [[N. D. Tiwari]]
* [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
| 1blankname5 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata5 = * [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]
* [[Konijeti Rosaiah]]
* [[Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy]]
| predecessor5 = [[Mopidevi Venkataramana]]
| successor5 = [[Ganta Srinivasa Rao]]
| office6 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start6 = 6 October 1999
| term_end6 = 16 May 2014
| constituency6 = [[Nalgonda (Assembly constituency)|Nalgonda]]
| predecessor6 = Nandyala Narsimha Reddy
| successor6 = ''Telangana Assembly Created''
| spouse = Smt Komatireddy Sabithamma
| father = Komatireddy Papi Reddy
| relatives = [[Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy]] (Brother)
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| children = 1
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
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'''Komatireddy Venkat Reddy''' (born 23 May 1965) is an Indian politician and currently serves as the cabinet minister of Roads & Buildings and Cinematography in [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/komatireddy-venkat-reddy-50761.html|title=Komatireddy Venkat Reddy Biography}}</ref> He served as a MLA for the Nalgonda Constituency for 20 years consecutively, following which he served as a Member of Parliament of [[Bhongir (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhuvanagiri Parliament Constituency]] from 2019 to 2023. 
He joined the Congress Party in 1986 as NSUI District in charge and has worked his way up. He has been the star campaigner of [[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee]], known for his unwavering participation in the formation of the State of Telangana and some revolutionary development in Nalgonda.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5074|title=Seventeenth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-14/india/29542687_1_ysr-y-s-jaganmohan-reddy-kadapa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612045731/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-14/india/29542687_1_ysr-y-s-jaganmohan-reddy-kadapa |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-06-12 |title=Jagan is YSR's heir apparent: Komati |date=2011-05-14 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> He was the Deputy Floor Leader, Telangana Congress Legislative Party.

== Early life and education ==

'''Komatireddy Venkat Reddy''' was born on 23 May 1965 as the 8th of the nine children of a farmer, Sri Papi Reddy and Smt.Susheelamma in Brahmana Vellemla village, [[Narketpally]], [[Nalgonda district]], [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5074|title=Komatireddy Venkat Reddy Seventeenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile}}</ref> Komatireddy Venkat Reddy attended Amarajeevi Potti Sreeramulu High School. He is a notable alumnus of [[Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology]], Hyderabad in 1986 where he pursued Bachelor of Civil Engineering (BE).<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://myneta.info/ap09/candidate.php?candidate_id=491 | title=KOMATIREDDY VENKAT REDDY(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- NALGONDA(NALGONDA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate}}</ref>

==Political career==

===Youth politics===

Right from the inception of his career, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy was actively involved in Youth Politics. He always believed that societal change is unprecedented in its pace, scope and depth of impact and everyone is bound to get into reforming it the right way. During his graduation in 1986, he acted as NSUI District Incharge and brought in new agendas such as educational and university reforms.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/5b5970b34a93261b1dbe6208 | title=KOMATIREDDY VENKAT REDDY}}</ref>

Komatireddy won as a candidate from Nalgonda assembly constituency four times, in 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014. He was a Minister for [[Information Technology]] in [[YS Rajasekhar Reddy]]'s government.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/states/andhra-pradesh/article70009.ece |title=Komatireddy Venkat Reddy resigns as MLA, Minister |work=The Hindu|date=2009-12-24 |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> He served as minister for ports. In 2019 he was again elected as Member of Parliament from Bhuvanagiri constituency.

Venkat Reddy has held the following positions;<ref name="Positions">{{cite news |title= Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy PRSIndia |url=https://prsindia.org/mptrack/17-lok-sabha/komati-reddy-venkat-reddy |agency=PRS Legislative Research |date=2022-10-05}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Description
|-
| 1999
| Elected in Assembly elections
* Member of Legislative Assembly, MLA
* Fight to end Fluorosis - Fought for the heart-wrenching problem of Fluorosis
|-
| 2004
| Elected in Assembly elections
* Member of Legislative Assembly, MLA
* Facilitated infrastructure development in the constituency.
|-
| 2009
| Elected in Assembly elections
* Minister for Information Technology, Sports, Youth, Communications
* Minister for Airports, Ports, Natural Gas Industries
* Facilitated the increase in Jobs via the inflow of multiple MNCs in Hyderabad
* Introduced incentives for badminton players such as Saina Nehwal and others during the Commonwealth Games

|-
| 2014
| Elected in Assembly elections (4th term)
* Deputy Leader, [[Indian National Congress]] Parliamentary Party, [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
* Spoke up against the unjust rule of the TRS Party, and raised many important issues in the state
|-
| 2019
| Elected to [[17th Lok Sabha]]
* Member of Parliament, Bhongir
* Member, Standing Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel
* Member, Consultative Committee, [[Ministry of Finance (India)]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs]]
|-
| 2023
| Elected in Assembly elections
* Minister for Department of Roads & Buildings and Minister for Cinematography <ref name="Portfolios allocated to Ministers in the new Telangana Cabinet">{{cite news |date=9 December 2023 |title=Portfolios allocated to Ministers in the new Telangana Cabinet |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/full-list-of-telangana-cabinet-and-council-of-ministers/article67620817.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121123943/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/full-list-of-telangana-cabinet-and-council-of-ministers/article67620817.ece |archive-date=21 January 2024 |access-date=21 January 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Revanth Reddy assigns portfolios to 11 ministers in Telangana Cabinet: Full list">{{cite news |last1=India Today |date=9 December 2023 |title=Revanth Reddy assigns portfolios to 11 ministers in Telangana Cabinet: Full list |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/revanth-reddy-portfolios-11-ministers-telangana-cabinet-keeps-law-order-general-administration-full-list-2474051-2023-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121125317/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/revanth-reddy-portfolios-11-ministers-telangana-cabinet-keeps-law-order-general-administration-full-list-2474051-2023-12-09 |archive-date=21 January 2024 |access-date=21 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Election statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! Year
! Contested For
! colspan="2" | Party
! Constituency
! Opponent
! Votes
! Majority
! Result
! Reference
|-
|1
| [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress| rowspan=7}}
| rowspan = "5"|[[Nalgonda Assembly constituency|Nalgonda]]
| Nandyala Narsimha Reddy ([[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]])
| 47,332 - 42,882
| +4,440
| {{WON}}
|
<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Andhra Pradesh 1999 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/1999/andhra-pradesh/148/27 |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|-
|2
| [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| [[Gutha Sukender Reddy]] ([[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]])
| 69,818 - 47,080
| +23,787
| {{WON}}
|
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2004 - Constituency wise Results |url=https://m.rediff.com/election/ap04detail.htm |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=m.rediff.com}}</ref>
|-
|3
| [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| Nandyala Narsimha Reddy ([[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]])
| 60,665 - 52,288
| +8,377
| {{Won}}
|
<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC Summary: Nalgonda 2009 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/30503 |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|-
|4
| [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| Kancharla Bhupal Reddy ([[Independent politician|IND]])
| 60,744 - 50,227
| +10,547
| {{WON}}
|
<ref>{{Cite web |title=IndiaVotes AC: Nalgonda District 2014 |url=https://www.indiavotes.com/district/ac/239/833 |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=IndiaVotes}}</ref>
|-
|5
|[[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
| Kancharla Bhupal Reddy ([[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])
| 98,792 - 75,094
| -23,698
| {{lost}}
|
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nalgonda Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/nalgonda-telangana-assembly-constituency |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>
|-
|6
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]]
| [[Bhongir Lok Sabha constituency|Bhongir]]
| Boora Narasaiah ([[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])
| 5,32,795 - 5,27,576
| +5,219
| {{WON}}
|
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhongir Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/bhongir-lok-sabha |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref>
|-
|7
| [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
| rowspan = "1" |[[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| [[Nalgonda Assembly constituency|Nalgonda]]
| Kancharla Bhupal Reddy ([[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|BRS]])
| 1,07,405 - 53,073
| +54,332
| {{WON}}
|
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nalgonda assembly election results 2023: Nalgonda Winning Candidates List and Vote Share |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/telangana/nalgonda-assembly-result-29092 |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-12-12 |title=Speaker Om Birla approves Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy's resignation |url=https://telanganatoday.com/speaker-om-birla-approves-komati-reddy-venkat-reddys-resignation |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=Telangana Today |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Notable achievements==
Fight to end Fluorosis - Fought for the heart-wrenching problem of Fluorosis (deadly amounts of fluoride mixed in groundwater)- leading to 10,000 residents with crippling diseases. Komatireddy Venkat Reddy took a bottle of fluoride-infected water to the assembly in protest - bringing the issue to the front stage. Went on a hunger strike in March 2003, to demand the completion of the drinking water problem. He organized a march of fluoride victims to the governor’s house. The ruling party, TDP had then announced 177Cr to the Panagal Project to supply drinking water for 112 villages.

In 2004, he was elected for the 2nd term as the MLA of Nalgonda Facilitated infrastructure development in the constituency. Due to his proposals, Govt. sanctioned Rs.2900Cr to the SLBC project to irrigate the drought-prone Nalgonda and Mahbubnagar Districts. Sanctioned funds for the Bramhana Vellemla Project.

He was elected for the 3rd time in 2009, consecutively from Nalgonda; and became a Cabinet Minister of the Andhra Pradesh State. He held the following portfolio’s during his tenure - as an IT, Sports, Youth and TeleCommunications, Airports & Ports, and Natural Gas Cabinet Minister in Andhra Pradesh under the Late Y.S.Rajashekar Reddy’s Government.

As IT Minister - Facilitated the increase in Jobs via the inflow of multiple MNCs in Hyderabad - Second tower of TCS 46 acre campus. As Sports Minister - Introduced incentives for badminton players such as Saina Nehwal and others during the Commonwealth games After re-arrangement of Ministries - Got inducted as the Minister of Ports, Airports, and Natural Gas Industries.

He stood at the forefront of the Telangana Agitation for a Separate State, and also resigned to his Ministry for this purpose.

In 2014, he was elected for the 4th time as Nalgonda MLA in Telangana State. Served as Deputy Floor leader in the Legislative Assembly Spoke up against the unjust rule of the TRS Party, and raised many important issues in the state.

In 2017, he went on a 72-hour hunger strike along with families in Nalgonda, who had lost their loved ones due to the non-availability of medical services, urging then-Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, to keep his promise of sanctioning a medical college to Nalgonda.

In 2019, he was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha as a Congress Party Member of Parliament from Bhongir. He served as a Member of the Standing Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel, Member Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance (India), and Corporate Affairs.

== Achievements as MP ==
Construction of the newly declared National highway NH 930P: From the junction of Outer Ring Road at Gourelli to Kothagudem conversion of 4 lanes of NH 65 from LB Nagar to Malkapur connecting Hyderabad to Vijayawada.
He sanctioned 2 cluster development projects under the National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP) for weavers. Steps were taken to bring medical facilities and related latest equipment for about Rs.970 Cr. for AIIMS hospital in Bibinagar Sanctioning of an indoor sports stadium in Bhongir Town for about Rs.200 Cr.

As a Member of the Standing Committee on Coal and Steel- Steps were taken to benefit save governments exchequer of around Rs.30,000Cr for the work of a selection of Mine Developer cum Operator (MDO) for the development and operation of Naina Coal Mine situated in Odisha state by Singareni Collieries Co.Ltd. by canceling of Initial tenders and later allotting their coal blocks by calling new tenders. Raised 341 questions in Parliament, which is higher in number than any other Parliamentarian in Telangana.

==Telangana agitation==
In 2011, he went on an indefinite fast in support of the Telangana agitation in Nalgonda. The police forcibly took him to the NIMS hospital as his health deteriorated during the 7th/9th day of his fast he continued his fast in the hospital and refused to take medical treatment. He did not heed the advice of even fellow Telangana Congress leaders to call off his fast, stirring a huge revolution. A large number of Telangana activists visited NIMS and expressed solidarity with the fasting Congress leader, causing the state government and the Congress high command to understand the urgency of the matter. He is the second leader in history to resign from his post after Konda Laxman Bapuji for Telangana. Hence, playing a key role in achieving a Separate Telangana.

He also played a key role in other protests for students’ deaths. Watching young students in Telangana, he tendered his resignation as a minister and continued to fight in the Assembly.

==Philanthropy==
The Komatireddy Prateek Foundation was established by him in memory of his son Prateek Reddy, who met with an accident on 20 December 2011 on [[Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad|Outer Ring Road]] in Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/son-of-former-ap-minister-among-three-killed-in-road-mishap/939890.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108123138/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/son-of-former-ap-minister-among-three-killed-in-road-mishap/939890.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-01-08 |title=News18.com: CNN News18 Latest News, Breaking News India, Current News Headlines |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref> At a cost of Rs 3.5 crore by the Foundation, he undertook the building of the Prateek Memorial Government Junior College for Boys and Vocational Junior College for Girls in Nalgonda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/2-modern-college-buildings-in-memory-of-ex-ministers-son/articleshow/11759559.cms |title=2 modern college buildings in memory of ex-minister's son |work=Times Of India |date=2012-02-05}}</ref> He operates ambulance services under this organization and runs awareness campaigns for road safety. Every year, Komatireddy Prateek Foundation conducts job mela and provides job opportunities to many unemployed youth in [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teluguaction.com/pratik-foundation-job-mela/ |title=Komatireddy Pratik Foundation Job Mela, jobs for 20 thousand people |work=Telugu Action |date=2022-10-21}}</ref>

==References==
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