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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Konda Vishweshwar Reddy
| image = Konda Vishweshwar Reddy.jpg
| office = [[Member of parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = [[2014 Indian general election|16 May 2014]]
| term_end = 20 November 2018
| predecessor = [[Jaipal Reddy]], [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| successor =
| constituency = [[Chevella (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chevella]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|2|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| residence = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] (2018–2021)<br />[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] (2013–2018)
| otherparty =
| education = [[B.E.]] in [[Electrical engineering]] ([[University of Madras]])<br />[[M.S.]] ([[New Jersey Institute of Technology]])
| spouse = [[Sangita Reddy]]
| children = 3, including [[Anindith Reddy|Anindith]]
| father = [[Konda Madhava Reddy]]
| website = {{url|kvrformp.org}}
| caption = Reddy speaking at a public meeting
}}

'''Konda Vishweshwar Reddy''' (born 26 February 1960) is an Indian engineer, entrepreneur, and politician. He served as a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] in the [[16th Lok Sabha]] from [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] representing [[Chevella (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chevella]], [[Telangana]]. He is the grandson of [[K. V. Ranga Reddy]] after whom the district [[Ranga Reddy district|Ranga Reddy]] was named.

Reddy is the only Parliamentarian from India to be granted a US patent while serving as a Member of Parliament. He is the richest politician from Telangana with declared assets of worth {{INR}}528 [[crore]] in 2014 and {{INR}}895 [[crore]] in 2019 according to his election affidavit.<ref>[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140407/nation-politics/article/vishweshwar-reddy-richest-telangana-528cr"Vishweshwar Reddy is richest in Telangana with Rs 528 cr"]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-23|title=Telangana’s richest politician Konda Vishweshwar declares family assets of Rs 895 cr|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/telangana-s-richest-politician-konda-vishweshwar-declares-family-assets-rs-895-cr-98845|access-date=2021-05-06|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> He is married to [[Sangita Reddy]], daughter of [[Apollo Hospitals]] founder [[Prathap C. Reddy]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-21|title=MP Vishweshwar Reddy quits TRS|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/mp-vishweshwar-reddy-quits-trs-704101.html|access-date=2020-09-23|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

In 2018, Reddy joined the [[Indian National Congress]] and resigned in March 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=P|first=Ashish|date=15 March 2021|title=Mega jolt to Congress in Telangana: Former MP Konda Vishveshwar Reddy quits party|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mega-jolt-to-congress-in-telangana-former-mp-konda-vishveshwar-reddy-quits-party-1779660-2021-03-15|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-06|website=India Today}}</ref>

==Early life==
Vishweshwar Reddy was born on 26 February 1960 in [[Hyderabad]], then [[Andhra Pradesh]], India to Jayalatha and [[Konda Madhava Reddy]], Former Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.<ref name="profile" /> His paternal grandfather was a Telangana freedom fighter and Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, [[Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reddy|first=R. Ravikanth|date=2018-11-21|title=After quitting TRS, MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy meets Rahul Gandhi|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/after-quitting-trs-mp-konda-vishweshwar-reddy-meets-rahul-gandhi/article25557271.ece|access-date=2020-09-23|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Reddy is completed his [[B.E.]] ([[Electrical engineering]]) from the [[University of Madras]]. He has a master's degree from the [[New Jersey Institute of Technology]], US.<ref name="profile">{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha - Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4800&lastls=16|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-07|website=[[Lok Sabha]]}}</ref>

==Career==
As an engineer by profession, Reddy had worked as an adjunct faculty in the New Jersey Institute of Technology, N.J. and [[Essex County College]], Newark. 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)"<ref>{{Citation|title=Transfer belt mechanism associated with patient transfer gurney system|date=2011-07-12|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US9393168B2/en|accessdate=2018-06-02}}</ref>

===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.

Reddy resigned from [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] in November 2018 and joined [[Indian National Congress]] in the presence of [[Sonia Gandhi]] and [[Rahul Gandhi]]. He later resigned [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] party in March 2021.<ref name=":0" />

=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clraindia.org/parliamentarians_forum.php|title=Centre for Legislative Research and Advocacy|website=www.clraindia.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-02}}</ref>
* Convener of Parliamentarians' Group for Children to UNICEF India

==Personal life==
He is married to [[Sangita Reddy]], Managing Director, [[Apollo Hospitals]].<ref>[https://www.apollohospitals.com/corporate/apollo-management/ms-sangita-reddy-joint-managing-director"Sangita Reddy"]</ref> He has three sons including [[Anindith Reddy|Anindith]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Anindith|url=https://chaibisket.com/anndhith-reddy-race/|website=ChaiBisket|accessdate=15 May 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
{{Facebook|KondaVishweshwarReddy}}

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