Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka

Chief MinisterAnumula Revanth ReddyPreceded byKadiyam Srihari Minister of Finance, Planning and Energy
Government of TelanganaAssumed office
07 December 2023Governor

• Tamilisai Soundararajan (2023-2024)
• C.P. Radhakrishnan
  (Additional charge) (2024-present)

Chief MinisterAnumula Revanth ReddyPreceded by2nd Leader of the Opposition
Telangana Legislative AssemblyIn office
18 January 2019 – 6 June 2019GovernorE. S. L. NarasimhanChief MinisterK. Chandrashekar RaoPreceded byK. Jana Reddy, INCSucceeded byMember of the Telangana Legislative AssemblyAssumed office
2 June 2014Preceded byTelangana Assembly CreatedConstituencyMadhira19th Deputy Speaker of the
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Andhra PradeshIn office
4 June 2011 – 21 February 2014SpeakerNadendla ManoharChief MinisterNallari Kiran Kumar ReddyPreceded byNadendla ManoharSucceeded byMandali Buddha Prasad
(1st Deputy Speaker of Divided Andhra Pradesh)Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra PradeshIn office
2009–2014Preceded byKatta Venkata NarasaiahSucceeded byTelangana Assembly CreatedConstituencyMadhira Member of Legislative Council
Andhra PradeshIn office
2007–2009ChairmanA. ChakrapaniDeputyMohammed JaniLeader of the HouseY. S. Rajasekhara ReddyConstituencyKhammam Personal detailsBorn (1961-06-15) 15 June 1961 (age 62)
Wyra, Telangana, IndiaPolitical partyIndian National CongressSpouseNandiniResidenceJyotirao Phule Praja BhavanOccupationPolitician

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 belongs to the INC.^[1]

Early life

Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka was born to Mallu Akanda 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

Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka was elected as MLA for the first time in 2009. He became the Chief Whip in 2009.^[2][3] Before that he was elected as MLC.

He was elected as Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on 4 June 2011.^[4]

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.

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

Personal life

Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka is married to Nandini and has two sons.^{[citation needed]}

Positions held

• 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)

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