Revanth Reddy

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Anumula Revanth Reddy
Chief Minister of Telangana
Assumed office
7 December 2023
Governor
Deputy Chief MinisterMallu Bhatti Vikramarka
Preceded byK. Chandrashekar Rao
Additional ministries
Assumed office
7 December 2023
Ministry and Departments
  • Department of Municipal Administration & Urban Development
  • Department of General Administration
  • Department of Law & Order
  • All other departments not allocated to any other Minister
Preceded by
3rd President of the
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee
Assumed office
7 July 2021
AICC President
Preceded by
Mahboobnagar
Personal details
Born (1969-11-08) 8 November 1969 (age 54)
Konda Reddy Pally,
Mahboobnagar district, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Nagarkurnool district, Telangana), India
Political partyIndian National Congress (2017 - Present)
Other political
affiliations		Telugu Desam Party (2008–2017)
SpouseGeetha Reddy (m. 1992)
ChildrenNymisha[1]
Parents
  • Anumula Narsimha Reddy (father)
  • Anumula Ramachandramma (mother)
EducationA.V. College (B.A.)
OccupationPolitician
Websiterevanthreddy.com

Anumula Revanth Reddy (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian politician who is serving as the second and current

Kodangal constituency in the Telangana Legislative assembly. He belongs to the Indian National Congress
(INC).

Previously he represented Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency in the Parliament of India. He was appointed as president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee, replacing N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, in July 2021. He led his party to victory in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, defeating the incumbent Bharat Rashtra Samithi.

Early and personal life

Revanth Reddy was born on 8 November 1969 in Kondareddy Palli of

Mahboobnagar district (in present-day Nagarkurnool district, Telangana), India.[3]
[4] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Andhra Vidyalaya College, Osmania University, Hyderabad.[5][6]

Reddy married Geetha, former union minister Jaipal Reddy's niece.[7][8] The couple has a daughter.[9]

Political career

Early political career

Revanth Reddy was a member of ABVP while he was a student.[3] In 2006, he contested the local body election and was elected as ZPTC member from Midjil mandal as an independent candidate.[10][11]

In 2006, he met Mr. Little Krishna and got inspired to do politics.

In 2007, Reddy was elected as a Member of Legislative Council (MLC) as an independent candidate. Later, he met Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and joined the TDP.[3]

Member of Legislative Assembly

In 2009 Revanth Reddy was elected to the

Kodangal constituency with 46.46% votes as a TDP candidate.[3] He won against the incumbent and five-time MLA, Gurunath Reddy of Congress (INC).[12] He served as MLA in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly between 2009 and 2014 and in Telangana Assembly
between 2014 and 2018.

He contested the 2014 undivided Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections and was elected to the Telangana Assembly from Kodangal with a majority of 14,614 votes against Gurunath Reddy.[3][12] He was elected as the floor leader of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the Telangana Legislative Assembly.[3]

On 25 October 2017, TDP removed him as the floor leader of the Telangana TDP after reports surfaced that he would consider joining the Congress party.[13] On 31 October 2017 he joined Indian National Congress.[14]

He contested the 2018 Telangana Assembly elections from Kodangal as an Indian National Congress (INC) candidate and lost to Bhartiya Rashtra Samithi (BRS) candidate Patnam Narender Reddy, marking his first defeat in any election.[12] On 20 September 2018, he was appointed one of the three working presidents of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC).[15]

Member of Parliament

Following his defeat in the 2018 Telangana legislative assembly election, Reddy successfully contested the

2019 general election from the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency as a Congress candidate, by a margin of 10,919 votes, constituting 38.63% of the total votes. He defeated his closest competitor, Marri Rajashekar Reddy from TRS.[16]

2023 Telangana Assembly election campaign

In June 2021, Reddy was appointed as president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee replacing N. Uttam Kumar Reddy.[17] He took the new role on 7 July 2021.[18]

He led the Congress' successful campaigning against the incumbent Chief Minister

Kodangal constituency
in 2009 and 2014, he is representing the constituency for the third time.

Chief Minister of Telangana

Chief Minister of Telangana.[22] On 7 December 2023, he took oath as the Chief Minister of Telangana, making him the second person to hold the post.[23][24]

Electoral performance

S.No Year Election Constituency Party Votes Vote % Margin Result
1 2006 ZPTC Midjil IND Won
2 2007 MLC
Kodangal
 IND Won
3 2009 MLA TDP 61,685 46.45% + 6,989 Won
4 2014 MLA 54,026 39.06% + 14,614 Won
5 2018 INC 71,435 43.15% - 9,319 Lost
6
2019
 MP
Malkajgiri
 INC 6,03,748 38.61% + 10,919 Won
7 2023 MLA Kamareddy 54,916 28.47% - 11,736 Lost
8
Kodangal
 1,07,429 55.04% + 32,532 Won

Overseas engagements

In June 2009, when Indian students were being attacked in Australia, then Telugu Desam leaders Reddy and Nama Nageswara Rao had visited Melbourne, Australia to meet with International students from India. Reddy had visited hospitals, and travelled in trains and public transport in Melbourne to meet victims, and interact with Indian students in Australia, to get a better understanding of the situation.

Reddy had also visited the Victorian Parliament, and had meetings with then Victorian opposition leader Ted Baillieu, and ministerial adviser Mr. Nitin Gupta to raise concerns about Indian students being attacked in Melbourne, Australia. [25][26]

Controversies

Arrest for bribery

Further information: 2015 cash-for-votes scam

On 31 May 2015, Revanth Reddy was arrested by the

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) during a sting operation after bribing nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson to vote in favour of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidate in the Legislative Council election.[27][28][29][30][31] A criminal case under sections of Prevention of Corruption Act and sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) – read with section 34 (common intention) of Indian Penal Code was registered against him along with two others – Bishop Sebastian Harry and Uday Simha. On 30 June, the Telangana High Court gave conditional bail. TDP party members celebrated Revanth Reddy's release on 1 July 2015 with a rally.[32][33]

See also

References

  1. ^ He is the 2nd person to serve as CM, while serving the 3rd five-year tenure since the formation of Telangana.
  1. ^ Deccan Chronicle (28 December 2023). "Talk of the town: Making a mark in 2023". Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ The Hindu (5 December 2023). "Defying all the impossibilities in politics, Revanth Reddy makes it as Telangana CM". Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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  4. ^ "Revanth Reddy Biography". A1 Telugu News. a1telugunews.in. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Anumula Revanth Reddy(TDP):Constituency- KODANGAL MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (MAHBUBNAGAR)Dist. UNITED ANDHRA PRADESH - Affidavit Information of Candidate". Myneta.info. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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  7. ^ "2019 elections: Revanth Reddy in touch with Congress". The New Indian Express. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Revanth Reddy wife Geetha speaks to RDO in Kodangal". AP7AM. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Revanth Reddy Daughter Nymisha Reddy Birthday- Family Pics". AP7AM. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  10. ^ Ch., Sushil Rao (27 June 2021). "Telangana: A Revanth Reddy made TPCC chief, pips veterans". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Revanth Reddy appointed Cong Telangana boss: New hope for reviving party?". The News Minute. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "In major upset for Cong, Revanth Reddy loses in Kodangal to TRS' Patnam Narender". The News Minute. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Telangana TDP strips Revanth Reddy off party posts ahead of reported defection to Congress". The News Minute. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  14. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  15. ^ Ali, Roushan (20 September 2018). "Revanth Reddy appointed TPCC working president". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Telangana election results 2019: After losing in Kodangal, Revanth wrests Malkajgiri seat from TRS". The Times of India. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  17. ^ Apparasu, Srinivasa Rao (26 June 2021). "Parliamentarian A Revanth Reddy appointed Telangana PCC chief". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  18. ^ Pisharody, Rahul V. (28 June 2021). "New Telangana PCC chief Revanth Reddy has to take on TRS and keep Congress flock together". The Indian Express. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Revanth files nomination for Kodangal constituency". The Times of India. 7 November 2023.
  20. ^ "TPCC chief a Revanth Reddy files papers in Kamareddy constituency". 11 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Telangana Election Results 2023: Who is Revanth Reddy, among key architects of Congress performance in state". The Indian Express. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Revanth Reddy To Be Sworn In As Telangana Chief Minister Tomorrow". NDTV. 7 December 2023.
  23. ^ Livemint (7 December 2023). "Telangana CM Revanth Reddy gets iron barricades removed from office premises". mint. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  24. ^ The Hindu (9 December 2023). "A. Revanth Reddy | Rise to power". Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  25. ^ "When Reddy visited Melbourne". The Indian Sun. 6 December 2023.
  26. ISSN 0013-0389
    . Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  27. ^ "How TDP's Revanth Reddy Walked Into the Trap". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015.
  28. ^ "TDP MLA Revanth Reddy caught bribing". The Hindu. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  29. ^ "TDP Telangana MLA Revanth Reddy caught red handed by ACB in a multi-crore bribery attempt". ibnlive. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  30. ^ "TDP Legislator Trapped While Allegedly Offering Bribe, 3 Arrested". ndtv. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  31. ^ "Revant Reddy's Remand Extended for 29 June 2015". telangananewspaper.com. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  32. ISSN 0013-0389
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  33. ^ "Revanth Reddy remanded in judicial custody, lodged in jail". The Hindu. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
Preceded by
K. Chandrashekhar Rao
Chief Minister of Telangana

7 December 2023 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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