Tatiparthi Jeevan Reddy
Member of Legislative Council, Telangana
Assumed office
30 March 2019
Chairman
Deputy
Leader of the House
ConstituencyNizamabad-Adilabad-Medak-Karimnagar, Telangana
(Graduates Constituency)
Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana
In office
2 June 2014 – 11 December 2018
Chief MinisterK. Chandrashekar Rao
Preceded byL. Ramana
Succeeded byM. Sanjay Kumar
Constituency Jagtial
Minister of Roads and Buildings
Government of United Andhra Pradesh
In office
26 April 2007 – 20 May 2009
GovernorN. D. Tiwari
Chief MinisterY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Preceded byA. Chandra Shekar
Succeeded byGalla Aruna Kumari
Minister of Excise & Distilleries
Government of United Andhra Pradesh
In office
9 January 1983 – 16 September 1984
Governor
Chief Minister
Preceded byM. M. Hashim
Succeeded byAshok Gajapathi Raju
Member of Legislative Assembly
United Andhra Pradesh
In office
1996–2009
Preceded byL. Ramana
Succeeded byL. Ramana
Constituency Jagtial
In office
1989–1994
Preceded byGodisela Rajesham Gowd
Succeeded byL. Ramana
Constituency Jagtial
In office
1983–1985
Preceded byDeverakonda Surender Rao
Succeeded byGodisela Rajesham Gowd
Constituency Jagtial
Personal details
Born (1951-01-05) 5 January 1951[1]
Bathkepally
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
OccupationPolitician & Advocate

Tatiparthi Jeevan Reddy is an Indian politician who is the current Member of the Telangana Legislative Council from Nizamabad-Adilabad-Medak-Karimnagar Graduates Constituency.

He was first elected as Panchayat Samithi President of Mallial in 1981 in non-party-based elections, which is equivalent to today's Legislative Constituency. He was elected as M.L.A. for the first time from T.D.P. in the year 1983 and was inducted in the State Cabinet with an Excise Minister portfolio. He later differed with N.T.R. and joined the Congress Party under the leadership of late Sree Rajeev Gandhi in the year 1984. He won the elections from the Congress Party in the year 1989, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2014. In 2019, he was elected as a Member of Legislative Council (Graduate) from Karimnagar Assembly constituency with a majority of (39,430) votes.

Reddy contested against the B.R.S. Party President in the Parliament by-election in the year 2006 and 2008. In 2008 Parliament elections, he lost marginally with 14,000 only. In 2006 he was inducted into the State Cabinet until 2009 during which he held the portfolio of R&B. After formation of Telangana State he won the only seat from North Telangana for Congress.

Minister in old Andhra Pradesh

He was the Roads and Buildings Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2007[2] to 2009.[3] He is a senior member of the Congress Party.[4]

Career

Jeevan Reddy was elected as an MLA for six times consecutively from Jagityal constituency,[5] and was defeated by L. Ramana of the Telugu Desam Party in the 2009 elections.[3]

In 2006 and 2008, he lost Karimnagar by-election to TRS leader, K. Chandrashekhar Rao.[6] And now in 2019 elections he was elected as member of legislative council (MLC) for graduates constituency Karimnagar.

Member of Legislative Assembly

DurationConstituencyPolitical party
1983–1985JagtialTDP
1989–1994JagtialINC
1996–1999JagtialINC
1999–2004JagtialINC
2004–2009JagtialINC
2014–2018JagtialINC

References

  1. ↑ "Tatiparthi Jeevan Reddy: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia".
  2. ↑ "AP CM inducts 17 ministers, reshuffles portfolios". Oneindia. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Rajasekhara Reddy credits his party's success to Singh, Gandhi". Livemint. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "KCR's fast for political gain: Congress". The Hindu. 29 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "A blend of knowledge and experience". The Hindu. 27 April 2007. Archived from the original on 1 May 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "TRS paid price for inflicting unnecessary by-polls on AP people".
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