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Tenneti Viswanadham

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Tenneti Viswanadham
Tenneti Vishwanatham statue at Tenneti Park
Member of Parliament
In office
1967–1971
Preceded byMaharajkumar of Vizianagram
Succeeded byP. V. G. Raju
ConstituencyVisakhapatnam
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1967–1967
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byM R Deen
ConstituencyVisakhapatnam-I
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1962–1967
Preceded byDonda Sreerama Murty
Succeeded byR. K. Devi
ConstituencyMadugula
Member of the Madras Legislative Assembly
In office
1952–1955
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAnkitam Venkata Bhanojirao
ConstituencyVisakhapatnam
Personal details
Born1895
Lakkavaram, Madras Presidency,British India
Died1979
Visakhapatnam
Andhra,India
Political partyProgressive Group
Other political
affiliations
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
ResidenceVisakhapatnam

Tenneti Viswanadham (1895–1979) was born into Telugu speaking Brahmin family. He was a political figure from Visakhapatnam, on the east coast of India. He took an active part in India's struggle for independence. He is remembered now for his role in the establishment of a modern and shore-based steel plant at Visakhapatnam.

Political works

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Viswanadham was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1937. During 1951 he served as the leader of the Opposition in the Madras Assembly. He was elected to 4th Lok Sabha from Visakhapatnam constituency. He served as the Minister for Finance and Law for Andhra State after the state was carved out of Madras Presidency.[citation needed]

Viswanadham successfully contested in Visakhapatnam seat to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1952 from Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party. In 1955, he contested in Madugula and lost to Donda Sreerama Murty. In 1962, he contested for both Madugula and Visakhapatnam seats. However, he successfully won in Madugula, and lost in Visakhapatnam to Ankitam Venkata Bhanoji Rao. In 1967, he contested to both parliament and assembly from Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency as well as Visakhapatnam-I Assembly constituency as an Independent candidate and successfully won both the seats.

Recognitions

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A five rupee stamp in his name was released on 10 November 2004 by Department of Posts, India.[1]

The city of Visakhapatnam has a park named after him. It also has two bronze statues erected in his memory – one was erected right in the heart of the city at Jagadamba Junction, and subsequently another was erected in the Steel Plant township 'Ukkunagaram'.[citation needed] The Greater Municipal Corporation building is called 'Tenneti Bhavanam'. There is a colony named Tenneti Nagar, in Visakhapatnam which is named after him.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Vizag steel plant is a Gandhian's dream come true, says CMD". The Hindu Business Line. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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