Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka
Birth date15 June 1961 (age 65)
Birth placeWyra, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India
PartyIndian National Congress
OfficeDeputy Chief Minister of Telangana
Term start7 December 2023
1blanknameChief Minister
1namedataAnumula Revanth Reddy
Governor
PredecessorKadiyam Srihari
Office 1 Minister of Finance, Planning and Energy
Government of Telangana
Term start 17 December 2023
Governor 1
1blankname 1Chief Minister
1namedata 1Anumula Revanth Reddy
Predecessor 1
Office 3 Leader of the Opposition
Telangana Legislative Assembly
Term start 320 January 2019
Term end 36 June 2019
Governor 3E. S. L. Narasimhan
1blankname 3Chief Minister
1namedata 3K. Chandrashekar Rao
Predecessor 3K. Jana Reddy, INC
Successor 3
Office 4Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Constituency 4Madhira
Term start 42 June 2014
Predecessor 4Telangana Assembly Created
Office 519th Deputy Speaker of the
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term start 54 June 2011
Term end 520 May 2014
1blankname 5Speaker
1namedata 5Nadendla Manohar
2blankname 5Chief Minister
2namedata 5Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
Predecessor 5Nadendla Manohar
Successor 5Mandali Buddha Prasad
(1st Deputy Speaker of Divided Andhra Pradesh)
Office 6Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term start 616 May 2009
Term end 616 May 2014
Predecessor 6Katta Venkata Narasaiah
Successor 6Telangana Assembly Created
Constituency 6Madhira
Office 7 Member of Legislative Council
Andhra Pradesh
Term start 72007
Term end 72009
1blankname 7Chairman
1namedata 7A. Chakrapani
2blankname 7Deputy
2namedata 7Mohammed Jani
3blankname 7Leader of the House
3namedata 7Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Constituency 7Khammam Local Authorities
SpouseNandini Mallu [1]
Year2004
OccupationPolitician

Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka (born 15 June 1961) is an Indian politician currently serving as the 4th Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana since December 2023. He represents Madhira constituency in the Telangana Legislative assembly. He previously served as the second 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 last Deputy Speaker of United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2014. He is a member of the Indian National Congress party.[2]

Early life

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 were 1st while former Member of Parliament and 2nd current member of parliament.

Career

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.

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

Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka is married to Nandini Mallu and has two sons.[8][1]

Positions held

Elections Contested

Legislative Assembly Elections

YearConstituencyPartyVotes%OpponentOpponent PartyOpponent Votes%ResultMargin%
2023Madhira108,97055.49Kamal Raju Lingala73,51837.44+35,452+18.05
201880,59843.1277,03141.21+3,567+1.91
201465,13536.8152,80629.84+12,329+6.97
200959,39437.157,97736.2+1,417+0.9

References

  1. ^ "Who is Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu? Know about Telangana's new deputy chief minister". The Economic Times. 2023-12-07. ISSN 0013-0389. Archived 2023-12-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  2. ^ "Stone laid for Jalimudi project". The Hindu. 2010-08-07. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2016-12-01. 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.
  3. ^ "Bhatti Vikramarka to be Cong chief whip". The Times of India. 2009-06-05. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  4. ^ "Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka selected as CLP leader for Telangana". Deccan Chronicle. 2019-01-19. Archived 2019-01-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-07-08. 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
  5. ^ "No-trust move falls flat". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
  6. ^ "Bhatti Vikramarka appointed Telangana Congress LP leader | INDToday". INDToday. 19 January 2019. Archived 19 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  7. ^ The Hindu (9 December 2023). "Portfolios allocated to Ministers in the new Telangana Cabinet" (in en-IN). Archived 21 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. ^ Sridhar, P. (2024-02-03). "Nandini Mallu, Telangana Deputy CM's wife, applies for Congress ticket from Khammam Lok Sabha seat" (in en-IN). The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived 2024-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-07-08.