Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka
4th Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana
Assumed office
07 December 2023
GovernorTamilisai Soundararajan
Chief MinisterAnumula Revanth Reddy
Preceded byKadiyam Srihari
Minister of Finance, Planning and Energy
Government of Telangana
Assumed office
07 December 2023
GovernorTamilisai Soundararajan
Chief MinisterAnumula Revanth Reddy
Preceded by
Deputy Leader of the House
Telangana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
07 December 2023
GovernorTamilisai Soundararajan
Chief MinisterAnumula Revanth Reddy
Speaker of the HouseGaddam Prasad Kumar
Leader of the HouseAnumula Revanth Reddy
Preceded byMohammed Mahmood Ali
(Cabinet Minister for Home, Prisons and Fire Services)
2nd Leader of the Opposition
Telangana Legislative Assembly
In office
18 January 2019 – 6 June 2019
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterK. Chandrashekar Rao
Preceded byK. Jana Reddy, INC
Succeeded by
Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana
Assumed office
2 June 2014
Preceded byTelangana Assembly Created
ConstituencyMadhira
19th Deputy Speaker of the
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
United Andhra Pradesh
In office
4 June 2011 – 21 February 2014
SpeakerNadendla Manohar
Chief MinisterNallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
Preceded byNadendla Manohar
Succeeded byMandali Buddha Prasad
(1st Deputy Speaker of Divided Andhra Pradesh)
Member of Legislative Assembly
United Andhra Pradesh
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byKatta Venkata Narasaiah
Succeeded byAndhra Pradesh Assembly Divided
ConstituencyMadhira
Member of Legislative Council
United Andhra Pradesh
In office
2007–2009
ChairmanA. Chakrapani
DeputyMohammed Jani
Leader of the HouseY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
ConstituencyKhammam
Personal details
Born (1961-06-15) 15 June 1961
Wyra, Telangana, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseNandini
ResidenceJyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan
OccupationPolitician

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.

Personal life

Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka is married to Nandini and has two sons.

Positions held

References

  1. ↑ "Archive News". The Hindu. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "No-trust move falls flat | Deccan Chronicle". Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Bhatti Vikramarka appointed Telangana Congress LP leader | INDToday". 19 January 2019.
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