Kunduru Jana Reddy
Jana Reddy
1st Leader of Opposition in Telangana Legislative Assembly
In office
3 June 2014 – 11 December 2018
Chief MinisterK. Chandrashekar Rao
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byMallu Bhatti Vikramarka
1st Pro-tem Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly
In office
9 June 2014 – 10 June 2014
Chief MinisterK. Chandrashekar Rao
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byMumtaz Ahmed Khan
Minister for Agriculture
United Andhra Pradesh
In office
1983–1988
Chief MinisterN. T. Rama Rao
ConstituencyChalakurthi
Minister for Transport and Panchayati Raj
United Andhra Pradesh
In office
1985–1988
Chief MinisterN. T. Rama Rao
ConstituencyChalakurthi
Member of legislative assembly
United Andhra Pradesh
In office
1983–1994
Chief Minister
Preceded byRamulu Nimmala
Succeeded byG. Rama Murthy
ConstituencyChalakurthi
Member of legislative assembly
United Andhra Pradesh
In office
1999–2009
Chief Minister
Preceded byG. Rama Murthy
Succeeded byConstituency Dissolved
ConstituencyChalakurthi
Minister for Home, Jails, Fire Service, sainik Welfare, Printing and stationery
United Andhra Pradesh
In office
May 14 2004 – May 20 2009
Chief MinisterY. S. Rajasekhar Reddy
Preceded byTulla Devender Goud
Succeeded bySabitha Indra Reddy
ConstituencyChalakurthi
Minister for Panchayati Raj and Rural water Supply
United Andhra Pradesh
In office
3 September 2009 – 21 February 2014
Chief Minister
Preceded byBotsa Satyanarayana
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyNagarjuna Sagar
Member of Legislative Assembly
United Andhra Pradesh
In office
2009–2014
Chief Minister
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyNagarjuna Sagar
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Telangana
In office
2014–2018
Chief MinisterK. Chandrashekar Rao
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byNomula Narsimhaiah
ConstituencyNagarjuna Sagar
Personal details
Born (1946-06-20) 20 June 1946
Anumula village, Hyderabad State, British India.""present day"" Anumula village, Nalgonda district, Telangana, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
(1988 - present)
Other political
affiliations		Telugu Desam Party
(1982 - 1988)
SpouseSumathi
ChildrenRaghuveer Reddy, Jaiveer Reddy
Parent
  • Kunduru Veera Reddy (father)
Residence(s)Hyderabad, Telangana

Kunduru Jana Reddy[1] (born 20 June 1946) is an Indian politician. He was the leader of opposition in first Telangana Assembly and served as the Minister for Panchayat Raj & Rural Water Supply in the State of Andhra Pradesh during its term from 2009 to 2014. He was among the most prominent cabinet ministers of the ruling Indian National Congress (INC) and served as Minister for Home, Jails, Fire Service, Sainik Welfare, Printing & Stationery in the government led by the late former Chief Minister Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy from 2004 to 2009. In 2009 elections he won with a margin of 6214 votes against industrialist turned politician of TDP Chinappa Reddy Tera.[2] In 2014 he won with a margin of 16558 votes over Nomula Narsimaiah of BRS in the year where Congress lost the majority vote. He lost the 1994 elections to TDP candidate Gundeboina Rammoorthy Yadav.[3]

Early life and politics

Jana Reddy was born in Anumula, a village near historic Nagarjuna Sagar in the Nalgonda district. His political career started by joining the Telugu Desam Party founded by Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, and was first elected to the State Legislature from the Chalakurthi constituency of the Nalgonda district in 1983. He was re-elected for seven terms to the Assembly from the Chalakurthi constituency, and went on to hold portfolios such as Agriculture, Co-operative, Marketing, Forest, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Weights & Measures, C.A.D., Transport, Roads & Buildings, Housing Panchayath Raj, Rural water scheme and Sanitation in the government of Andhra Pradesh. He is the longest serving cabinet minister in government of Telangana breaking the record of Sri Kasu Brahmanandha Reddy former chief minister of A.P.

Jana Reddy resigned from the Telugu Desam Party after differing with N.T. Rama Rao on expelling 30 cabinet ministers in 1988 and founded a political party - Telugumahanadu which eventually merged with Congress on call given by then AICC president Shri Late Rajiv Gandhi ji. He played an active role in reviving the Congress Party specifically in the Telangana Region to fight the then ruling Telugu Desam Party which lost the elections in 2004 to the Congress Party. Jana Reddy was sworn in as the Minister for Home Affairs in the 2004 AP Cabinet for his progressive contribution to the Congress Party.

Known for his vast experience spanning 30 years in AP state politics, administration and impeccable track record Jana Reddy, served as the Minister for Panchayati Raj & RWS - Andhra Pradesh, apart from being active in the Telangana movement and has led various delegations to All India Congress Committee (AICC) representing the Telangana Statehood issue.

Political statistics

Year Contested for Party Constituency Opponent Votes Majority Result
1 1978 MLA JNP Chalakurthi Ramulu Nimmala (INC(I)) 18644 - 32820 -14176 Lost[4]
2 1983 Independent Ramulu Nimmala (INC) 39676 - 33746 5930 Won[5]
3 1985 TDP Dheeravath Ragya Naik (INC) 59113 - 30245 28868 Won[6]
4 1989 INC Peda Narsaiah Gopagani (TDP) 63231 - 48162 15069 Won[7]
5 1994 INC G. Rama Murthy (TDP) 62230 - 64851 -2621 Lost[8]
6 1999 INC G. Rama Murthy (TDP) 72649 - 52005 20644 Won[9]
7 2004 INC G. Rama Murthy (TDP) 80116 - 51344 28772 Won[10]
8 2009 INC Nagarjuna Sagar Tera Chinnapa Reddy (TDP) 67958 - 61744 6214 Won[11]
9 2014 INC Nomula Narsimhaiah (TRS) 69684 - 53208 16476 Won[12]
10 2018 INC Nomula Narsimhaiah (TRS) 83655 - 75884 -7771 Lost[13]

References

  1. ↑ "telangana" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "AP Online website". Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "General\Bye Election to Vidhan Sabha Trends & Result 2014". eciresults.nic.in. Election Commission of India. 2014.
  4. ↑ https://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%201978%20Andhra%20Pradesh.pdf | Page=304
  5. ↑ https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/Statistical%20Report%20Andhra%20Pradesh%201983.pdf | Page=306
  6. ↑ https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1985/StatisticalReport%201985%20andhra%20pradesh.pdf | Page=305
  7. ↑ https://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatRep_AP_89.pdf | Page=308
  8. ↑ https://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-AP94.pdf Archived 12 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine | Page=309
  9. ↑ https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-AP99.pdf | Page=312
  10. ↑ https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2004/StatisticalReports_AP_2004.pdf | Page=314
  11. ↑ https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Statistical_Report_AP2009.pdf | Page=117
  12. ↑ https://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2014/Stat-Report-Andhra-Pradesh2014.pdf | Page=121
  13. ↑ https://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1994/StatisticalReport-AP94.pdf Archived 12 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine | Page=309
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