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Richest politicians in the 16th Lok Sabha

New Delhi: 16th Lok Sabha consists of some members who can be easily termed as fabulously rich. These members, apart from working as political and social activists, have also excelled in their respective professions. Some

India TV News Desk Updated on: September 05, 2014 10:57 IST



Konda Vishweshwar Reddy: Chevella (TRS-Telangana)
 
Movable Assets: 4789070310
Immovable Assets: 497,159,900
Liabilities: 74,111,133
Total: 5,286,230,210
 
Konda Vishweshwar Reddy was born on 26th February, 1960. He is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament from Chevella Lok Sabha constituency, Telangana.
 
He is an Engineer from Osmania University, has a Master's degree in Engineering in the US. He worked as an adjunct faculty at New Jersey Institute of Technology, N.J. and Essex County College, Newark
 
He was born in Hyderabad to Jayalatha and Konda Madhava Reddy , former Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. His paternal grandfather was a Telangana freedom fighter and Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy.
 
He is married to Sangita Reddy, Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals.He has three sons Anindith,Vishwajith,Viraj He participated in agitation for Telangana statehood. He won from Chevella Lok Sabha constituency by over a margin of 75,000 votes. He is a successful software entrepreneur, he founded Citadel Health. He later sold the company to Wipro.
 
Konda Vishweshwar Reddy won the Indian general election, 2014 on a Telangana Rashtra Samithi ticket.
 
Shri.Vishweshwar Reddy was greatly influenced by the political scenario prevailing in the early 1960's while growing up in his grandfather's house, a hub for Telangana political stalwarts, educationists, lawyers,poets, social reformers, farmers and was undoubtedly the birth place of the movement for a separate statehood for the region of Telangana.

As a witness to the injustice meted out to the region of Telangana,he was sensitized at an early age to the problems and concerns of the people of the region. He has imbibed the qualities of commitment, relentless hard work,straight forwardness, the drive to serve the people of his region, from his father and grandfather.

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