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Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy

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Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
2019–2024
Preceded byInturi Nageswara Rao
Succeeded byPotluri Rama Rao
Constituency Kandukur
In office
2004–2014
Preceded byDivi Sivaram
Succeeded byPotluri Rama Rao
Constituency Kandukur
In office
1989–1994
Preceded byMagunta Adinarayan Reddy
Succeeded byDivi Sivaram
Constituency Kandukur

Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy (born 1 June 1957) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a four time MLA from Kandukur Assembly Constituency in Parkasam District. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election on YSR Congress Party ticket.[1][2] He was denied a ticket to contest the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election.[3]

Early life and education

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Reddy is born in Machavaram village, Kandukur mandal, Prakasam District. His late father Manugunta Adinarayana Reddy, was a former MLA and his mother Lalitha is a housewife. After completing his intermediate, the two year pre university course, from Sarvodaya College, Nellore, he studied B.Com. and LLB from S. V. Arts College.[4] He married Jyothi and has two daughters Bhavya and Sathya.[5]

Career

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Reddy started his political journey with Indian National Congress in 1989 following the footsteps of his late father.[5] He was elected as an MLA for the first time winning the 1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election from Kandukur Assembly Constituency on INC ticket. He was denied a Congress ticket and contested as an independent in 1994 and lost the election. In 1999, he was nominated by the Congress Party but lost the election again.[5] He regained the seat for a second term from Kandukur Constituency[3] on Congress ticket in the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election when he defeated Divi Siva Ram of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 7,879 votes. He was elected for the third time from Kandukur representing Congress in the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating TDP's Divi Siva Ram again by a narrow margin of 4,243 votes.[6] He served in the Congress government as Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development under former chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy.

Later, he joined YSR Congress Party in July 2017[7] and won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Pothula Rama Rao of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 14,637 votes.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Election - Sakshi Special". Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Kandukur, Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024 : Party Wise Candidates, Voting Date, Voting Percentage, Exit Poll, Results". www.news18.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "YSRCP fields BC candidate in Kandukur". The Times of India. 12 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy | MLA | YSRCP | Kandukur | Prakasam | A.P." 31 March 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "ఎన్నికల బరిలో గెలుపు గుర్రాలు | Sakshi". www.sakshi.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Kandukur Election 2024: Get Latest News Updates of the Kandukur Constituency Seat in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Mahidhar Reddy joins YSRCP - The Hindu". The Hindu. 8 December 2021. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  8. ^ "MLA Candidates Winners LIST in Andhra Pradesh Elections 2019 | AP Assembly Election Results Constituency Wise". 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Kandukur Assembly Election 2024: Kandukur Election Winning Candidates List, Election Date, Results, Vote Share New-IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 22 May 2024.