M. Ram Reddy (d. 1979) was an Indian socialist politician. He was a Member of Legislative Assembly of Hyderabad State 1953-1957, and of Andhra Pradesh 1962-1967 and 1978-1979.
In the period after the independence of India, M. Ram Reddy was a prominent leader of the Socialist Party in Hyderabad State. [1] M. Ram Reddy contested the Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha seat in the 1952 Indian general election as a Socialist Party candidate, finishing in second place with 102,131 votes (29.67%). [2]
He also contested the Shadnagar seat in the 1952 Hyderabad Legislative Assembly election, standing as a Socialist Party candidate. He finished in third place with 6,527 votes (22.31%). [3]
M. Ram Reddy was elected to the Hyderabad Legislative Assembly from the Wanaparthy constituency in a December 1953 by-election (held after the death of Suravaram Pratapa Reddy). [4] [5] He stood as a Praja Socialist Party candidate. [4] [6] M. Ram Reddy obtained 9,089 votes, against 7,425 votes for Indian National Congress candidate Jai Ram and 1,133 votes for independent candidate Desarathaiya. [6]
He contested the Mahbubnagar assembly seat in the 1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, finishing in second place with 7,217 votes (32.63%). [7] He won the Mahbubnagar seat in the subsequent 1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, now standing as an independent and obtaining 15,282 votes (54.34%). [8]
M. Ram Reddy was re-elected from the Mahbubnagar seat in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in the 1978 election, now standing as an Indian National Congress (I) candidate. He obtained 23,861 votes (49.69%). [9] M. Ram Reddy died on August 20, 1979. [10] A by-election for the Mahbubnagar seat was held in 1980. [6] [10]