G. Kishan Reddy
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy is an Indian politician who currently serves as Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is an MP representing Secunderabad since 2019. He served the floor leader of the BJP in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2009. and gave it up after being elected as the state BJP president of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.
Early life
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, was born in Timmapur village in Rangareddy district of Telangana to G. Swamy Reddy and Andalamma. He did a diploma in tool design from CITD.Political career
Reddy started his career as a youth leader in the late twentieth century. He was elected as National President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha from 2002 to 2005. He was elected as an MLA from Himayatnagar constituency in 2004 and was elected again in 2009 & 2014 to Amberpet assembly constituency with a majority of over 27,000 votes. He was unanimously elected as the Telangana BJP president succeeding Bandaru Dattatreya.On 30 May 2019, he was sworn in as Union Minister of State for Home Affairs in the Government of India.
Political Journey
Shri Reddy started his political career as youth leader of the Janta Party in 1977. Once the BJP was formed in 1980, he joined the party full time. He became the state treasurer of the state Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh. Since then he has served in various capacities designated to him in the party. A brief summary is given below in the table :| Duration | Post Held |
| 1982-83 | Bharatiya Janata Party Andhra Pradesh Yuva Morcha State Treasurer |
| 1983-1984 | Bharatiya Janata Party State Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh |
| 1986-1990 | State President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh |
| 1990-1992 | National Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha & In-charge of the South India |
| 1992-1994 | National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| 1994-2001 | National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| 2001-2002 | State Treasurer, State Spokesperson & Head Quarter Incharge of Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh |
| 2002-2004 | National President of the BJYM |
| 2004-2005 | State GS and official spokesperson, BJP Andhra Pradesh |
| 2004-2009 | MLA, Himayatnagar Constituency, Floor Leader of BJP in State Assembly |
| 2009-2014 | MLA, Amberpet Assembly Constituency, Floor Leader of BJP in State Assembly |
| 2014-16 | BJP State President of the Telangana |
| 2014-18 | MLA, Amberpet Assembly Constituency |
| 2016-18 | Floor Leader, State Assembly Telangana |
| 2019- | MP Lok Sabha, Secunderabad Constituency & MoS for Home affairs, GoI |