Gangapuram Kishan Reddy (born 15 June 1960) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 25th Minister of Coal and 45th Minister of Mines since 2024. He also served as Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region of India from 2019 to 2024. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 1980. He is an MP representing Secunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency) since 2019. He served as 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. He was first state president of Telangana BJP from 2014 to 2016, appointed again as Telangana BJP president on 4 July 2023 and served till 30 June 2025.
Personal life and education Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, was born in Timmapur village in Rangareddy district of Telangana to G. Swamy Reddy and Andalamma. He is married to Kavya Reddy and has two children, a daughter and a son. He did a diploma in tool design from CITD.
Early political career Reddy started his political career as a 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. From 1982 to 1983 he was Bharatiya Janata Party Andhra Pradesh Yuva Morcha State Treasurer From 1983 to 1984 he was Bharatiya Janata Party State Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh From 1986 to 1990 he was the State President, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh From 1990 to 1992 he was the National Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha & In-charge of the South India From 1992 to 1994 he was the National Vice President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha From 1994 to 2001 he was the National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha From 2001 to 2002 he was the State Treasurer, State Spokesperson & Head Quarter Incharge of Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh From 2002 to 2004 he was the National President of the BJYM From 2004 to 2005 he was the State GS and official spokesperson, BJP Andhra Pradesh.
Electoral History
Year Constituency Party Votes % Opponent Opponent Party Opponent Votes % Result Margin % 1999 Karwan BJP 50,064 31.84 Syed Sajjad AIMIM 76,575 48.72 Lost -26,511 -16.88 2004Himayatnagar 55,338 49.30 Govind Giri TRS 23,577 21.00 Won 31,761 28.30 2009 Amberpet 59,134 44.90 Mohd. Fareeduddin INC 31,891 24.20 Won 27,243 20.70 2014 81,430 48.60 Aedla Sudhakar Reddy TRS 18,832 11.20 Won 62,598 37.40 2018 60,542 41.50 Kaleru Venkatesh TRS 61,558 42.20 Lost -1,016 -0.70 2019 Secunderabad 384,780 42.05 Talasani Sai Kiran Yadav TRS 322,666 35.26 Won 62,114 6.79 2024 473,012 45.15 Danam Nagender INC 423,068 40.38 Won 49,944 4.77
Rise in state politics
Member of Legislative Assembly and Floor leader Between 2004 and 2009 he was the MLA, Himayatnagar Constituency, Floor Leader of BJP in State Assembly. In 2009, when Himayatnagar (Assembly constituency) was abolished and largely replaced by Khairatabad Assembly constituency, Reddy contested from Amberpet Assembly Constituency. From 2009 to 2014 he was the MLA, Amberpet Assembly Constituency, Floor Leader of BJP in State Assembly. He was elected in 2009 to the Amberpet assembly constituency with a majority of over 27,000 votes.
President of State BJP From 2010 to 2014, he was the BJP State President of the Andhra Pradesh. He was unanimously elected as the Telangana BJP president, as an inaugural holder.
Reddy, began the 22-day Telangana "Poru Yatra"– a journey through 986 villages and 88 assembly constituencies stressing the need for a stance on Telangana state – on 19 January.
Union minister of India
He was elected MP in the Lok Sabha from Secunderabad constituency in 2019 and 2024.
Minister of State On 30 May 2019, he was sworn in as Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs in the Government of India. From 2019 to 2021 Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India, serving along with Nityanand Rai.
Considering the increase in demand for local public transport, he wrote a letter to the chief minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao, urging him to resume MMTS services in the city.
Union Cabinet Minister
Minister of Tourism (2021-2024) Minister of Culture (2021-2024) Minister of Development of North Eastern Region (2021-2024)
On 18 June 2022, the union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy explaining the training process of Agnipath Scheme at a press conference, stated that the people selected as Agniveers would be given training for the "skills of drivers, washermen, barbers, electricians and other professionals". The video clip of the remark became viral. Reddy said that there would be drivers, electricians, barbers and thousands other posts and people selected under this scheme, would be helpful in those jobs. A reporter noted that Skill Development Corporations was already established to train youth with different skills, Reddy answered that such skills would be imparted in Agnipath scheme as well.
Minister of Coal (2024–present) Minister of Mines (2024–present) In 2024, he took charge as the Union Minister of Mines and Union Minister of Coal in the Third Modi ministry.
Return to state politics
On 5 July 2023, Reddy was re-appointed the State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana. He succeeded Bandi Sanjay Kumar. This reshuffle came after weeks of infighting between various factions of the party.
References
External links MHA Website Twitter