Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

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Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy
Ongole
Member Of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
2015–2019
Personal details
Born (1953-10-15) 15 October 1953 (age 70)
Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
Political partyTelugu Desam Party (March 2024– )
Other political
affiliations
Indian National Congress (1998–2014)
YSR Congress Party (2019–2024)
SpouseGeeta
Children2 sons
Residence(s)Ongole, Prakasam district
As of 16 September, 2006
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Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy (born 15 October 1953) is an Indian politician and member of

Ongole constituency in the 2024 Indian general election and is associated with the excise duty case which led to the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).[1] He was elected to the 12th,14th and 15th Lok Sabha as a Candidate of Indian National Congress and again to 17th Lok Sabha as a candidate of YSR Congress Party.[2]

He quit Congress in 2014, soon after the bill to split Andhra Pradesh was passed by the Lok Sabha and joined Telugu Desam Party and became Member of Legislative Council.

He lost the

Ongole as a candidate of YSRCP and won with a record majority of 2,14,000 votes. Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy has resigned from the ruling YSRCP on 28 February 2024[3] and joined TDP on 16 March in the presence of TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu.[4]

Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy was ex-Vice president of National TDP wing.

General Elections 2019

Ongole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy 7,39,202 55.07 +6.24
TDP Sidda Raghava Rao 5,24,351 39.06 −8.47
JSP Bellamkonda Saibabu 29,379 2.19 N/A
NOTA
None of the Above
20865 1.55 +1.07
Majority 2,14,851 16.01 +14.71
Turnout 13,44,003 86.35
YSRCP hold Swing


References

  1. ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/magunta-reddy-gets-ticket-from-bjp-ally-tdp-9240180/
  2. ^ "Lok Sabha Member Bioprofile". Parliament of India. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  3. ^ The Times of India (28 February 2024). "Andhra Pradesh: Ongole MP Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy resigns from YSRCP". Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ The Hindu (16 March 2024). "YSRCP MP Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy and his son join TDP". Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.