Portal:Hyderabad/selected biography, month 09, 2009
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Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly known as YSR, is the former Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. He was born at Jammalamadugu Mission Hospital near Pulivendula to Y. S. Raja Reddy and Jayamma. He graduated with a degree in medical science from Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College (MRMC), Gulbarga University, Karnataka and completed his House Surgeonship at S.V. Medical College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. He was the elected leader of the House Surgeon's Association at S.V. Medical College, Tirupati. From 1980 to 1983 he was a minister holding important portfolios related to Rural Development, Medical Health and Education. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Kadapa constituency four times and was elected to the Andhra Pradesh State Assembly six times from Pulivendula constituency. Reddy was the leader of the opposition in the Andhra Pradesh State Assembly for five years. During mid-summer of 2003, he led a 1400 km long paadayaatra (journey by foot), covering some of the backward areas in the state to understand the ground realities and living conditions of the people there. He was elected as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh by the Legislature party of the Indian National Congress in the May 2004 elections and remained as Chief minister until hi tragic death of helicopter crash in September 2009.