Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka | |
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![]() Vikramarka in 2023 | |
4th Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana | |
Assumed office 07 December 2023 | |
Governor |
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Chief Minister | Anumula Revanth Reddy |
Preceded by | Kadiyam Srihari |
Minister of Finance, Planning and Energy Government of Telangana | |
Assumed office 07 December 2023 | |
Governor |
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Chief Minister | Anumula Revanth Reddy |
Preceded by | |
2nd Leader of the Opposition Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
In office 20 January 2019 – 6 June 2019 | |
Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
Chief Minister | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
Preceded by | K. Jana Reddy, INC |
Succeeded by |
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Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2 June 2014 | |
Preceded by | Telangana Assembly Created |
Constituency | Madhira |
19th Deputy Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 4 June 2011 – 20 May 2014 | |
Speaker | Nadendla Manohar |
Chief Minister | Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy |
Preceded by | Nadendla Manohar |
Succeeded by | Mandali Buddha Prasad (1st Deputy Speaker of Divided Andhra Pradesh) |
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Preceded by | Katta Venkata Narasaiah |
Succeeded by | Telangana Assembly Created |
Constituency | Madhira |
Member of Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 2007–2009 | |
Chairman | A. Chakrapani |
Deputy | Mohammed Jani |
Leader of the House | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
Constituency | Khammam Local Authorities |
Personal details | |
Born | Wyra, Telangana, India | 15 June 1961
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | Nandini Mallu [1] |
Children | 2 [1] |
Residence | Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan |
Occupation | Politician |
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka (born 15 June 1961) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana. He represents Madhira constituency in the Telangana Legislative assembly. He previously served as the Leader of Opposition in Telangana Legislative Assembly. He was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly in 2009 and 2014 elections. He was the Chief Whip for Government of Andhra Pradesh from 2009 to 2011 and also served as the Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2014. He is a member of the Indian National Congress party.[2]
Early life
[edit]Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka was born to Mallu Akhilanda and Mallu Manikyam. His native village is Snanala Laxmipuram in Wyra mandal (Khammam district). He did his Graduation from Nizam College, Hyderabad and Post Graduation from University of Hyderabad. He has two brothers, A R Mallu and Mallu Ravi, who is a former Member of Parliament.
Career
[edit]Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka was elected as MLA for the first time in 2009. He became the Chief Whip in 2009.[3][4] Before that he was elected as MLC.
He was elected as Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on 4 June 2011.[5]
Second time he was elected as an MLA in General Elections, 2014 from Madhira Constituency.
Third time also he was elected as an MLA in General Elections, 2018 from Madhira Constituency. After Bodepudi Venkateswar Rao, he became the second person to score a hat trick as an MLA from Madhira Constituency.
![Chief Minister of Telangana Shri Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief of Telangana Minister Shri Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu handing over an idol of a cow to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 4th July, 2024](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Telangana_CM_Revanth_Reddy_and_Telangana_Deputy_CM_Bhatti_Vikramarka_Mallu_with_PM_Narendra_Modi_-_July_2024.png/220px-Telangana_CM_Revanth_Reddy_and_Telangana_Deputy_CM_Bhatti_Vikramarka_Mallu_with_PM_Narendra_Modi_-_July_2024.png)
On 18 January 2019, INC President Rahul Gandhi appointed Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka as the leader of Telangana Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in 2nd Telangana Assembly.[4][6]
On 7 December 2023, he took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana and allocated the Finance and Planning and Energy portfolios in Revanth Reddy Ministry.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka is married to Nandini Mallu and has two sons.[8][1]
Positions held
[edit]- PCC Executive Member (1990–92)
- PCC Secretary (2000–03)
- MLC 2007 Khammam
- Leader of opposition in Telangana Legislative Assembly (2018-19)
- Deputy Chief Minister in Telangana Legislative Assembly (2023-present)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Who is Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu? Know about Telangana's new deputy chief minister". The Economic Times. 7 December 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Stone laid for Jalimudi project". The Hindu. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
Government Chief Whip Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said the project, which was promised by former Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy prior to the elections, would realise the long-cherished aspirations of the farmers of the two mandals.
- ^ "Bhatti Vikramarka to be Cong chief whip". The Times of India. 5 June 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka selected as CLP leader for Telangana". Deccan Chronicle. 19 January 2019. Archived from the original on 18 January 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
Mr Bhatti was elected as MLA from Madhira in 2009, 2014 and 2018. He worked as government Chief Whip from 2009 to 2011 in undivided Andhra Pradesh
- ^ "No-trust move falls flat". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Bhatti Vikramarka appointed Telangana Congress LP leader | INDToday". INDToday. 19 January 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ The Hindu (9 December 2023). "Portfolios allocated to Ministers in the new Telangana Cabinet". Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Sridhar, P. (3 February 2024). "Nandini Mallu, Telangana Deputy CM's wife, applies for Congress ticket from Khammam Lok Sabha seat". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- People from Khammam district
- Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana
- Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014
- Telangana MLAs 2014–2018
- Telangana MLAs 2018–2023
- Living people
- 1961 births
- Deputy Speakers of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- University of Hyderabad alumni
- Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh
- Deputy chief ministers of Telangana