Balineni Srinivasa Reddy

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Balineni Srinivasa Reddy
Minister of Energy,
Forest and Environment, Science & Technology [1]
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 June 2019 –7 April 2022
Relatives Y. V. Subba Reddy
(brother-in-law)
Residence(s)Resident of D. No. 7-15-20, Lawyer Pet, Ongole, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh [3]
Alma mater Jawahar Bharati College, Kavali, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh [4]
NicknameVasanna

Balineni Srinivasa Reddy (born 12 December 1964) is an Indian politician and five time MLA from Andhra Pradesh. He is currently a member of the Janasena Party. He previously represented the Ongole Assembly constituency for five terms. [5]

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Early life

Reddy was born in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India. He is the son of B.Venkateswara Reddy. He married Sachi Devi, sister of ex MP Y. V. Subba Reddy and has a son B. Praneeth Reddy. He is a relative of former Chief Ministers Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. [6]

Political career

He served as a Minister for Energy, Environment, Forest, Science & Technology in 2019 to 2023. [7] [8] He also served as a Minister for Handlooms & Textiles, Spinning Mills and Small Scale Industries in 2009. He was elected as an MLA from Ongole Assembly Constituency continuously for four times in 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2012. In the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election he defeated Sidda Raghava Rao of TDP by a margin of 24,171 votes. Later in 2009, he defeated Edara Hari Babu, also of TDP. After winning three times on Indian National Congress ticket he joined YSR Congress Party in 2012. He lost in 2014 to Damacharla Janardhana Rao of Telugu Desam Party but won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election on YSRCP ticket defeating Rao of TDP by a margin of 22,245 votes. In 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, contested from YSRCP and lost in Ongole Assembly Constituency against Damacharla Janardhana Rao. [9] [10]

He was the president of the YSR Congress Party, Prakasam District. [11] He also served as the YSR Congress Regional Coordinator for Ongole, Bapatla, Nellore, Tirupathi and YSR districts. [12] [13]

In September 2024, He quit YSRCP to join Janasena Party. [14] [15]

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