Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy | |
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Minister of Irrigation, Food & Civil Supplies Government of Telangana | |
Assumed office 7 December 2023 | |
Governor |
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Chief Minister | Anumula Revanth Reddy |
Preceded by | |
Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha | |
In office 6 June 2019 –6 December 2023 | |
Preceded by | Gutha Sukender Reddy |
Succeeded by | Kunduru Raghuveera Reddy |
Constituency | Nalgonda |
2nd President of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee | |
In office 2 March 2015 –4 December 2020 | |
AICC President | |
Preceded by | Ponnala Lakshmaiah |
Succeeded by |
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Member of Legislative Assembly,Telangana | |
Assumed office 9 December 2023 | |
Preceded by | Shanampudi Saidireddy |
Constituency | Huzurnagar |
In office 2 June 2014 –5 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Telangana Assembly created |
Succeeded by | Shanampudi Saidireddy |
Constituency | Huzurnagar |
Minister of Housing and Cooperative Societies Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 25 May 2009 –1 March 2014 | |
Governor | |
Chief Minister | |
Preceded by | Botsa Satyanarayana |
Succeeded by | Allola Indrakaran Reddy |
Member of the Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Preceded by | Constituency Established |
Succeeded by | Telangana Assembly Created |
Constituency | Huzurnagar |
In office 1999–2009 | |
Preceded by | Venepalli Chander Rao |
Succeeded by | Venepalli Chander Rao |
Constituency | Kodad |
Personal details | |
Born | Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy 20 June 1962 Suryapet,Andhra Pradesh (present-day Suryapet district,Telangana),India |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse | N. Padmavathi Reddy |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | Official website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | India |
Branch/service | Indian Air Force |
Years of service | 1982–1991 |
Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
Unit | President's Secretariat |
Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy (born 20 June 1962) is a politician and former Indian Air Force pilot from the Indian state of Telangana. He is a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Nalgonda constituency. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kodad between 1999 and 2009 and from Huzurnagar between 2009 and 2019. He served as the president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee from February 2015 until June 2021. He served as the Minister of Housing,Weaker Selection Housing Programmes in N. Kiran Kumar Reddy's ministry.
Uttam Kumar Reddy was born on 20 June 1962 in Nalgonda district,Andhra Pradesh to Purushottam Reddy and Usha Devi. He is a graduate in B.Sc. He is a former fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force. He flew the MiG 21 and MiG 23 in front line fighter squadrons. He served as the Controller of Security,Protocol,Administration,Foreign trips of President at Rashtrapati Bhavan. [1]
Uttam Kumar Reddy is married to N. Padmavathi Reddy. The couple has no children. [2]
Uttam Kumar Reddy is a five-time MLA from Congress. He won the 1999 elections from Kodad constituency. He won from the same constituency in 2004 elections. In 2009,he shifted to Huzurnagar constituency and won the 2009,2014 elections. After the formation of Telangana,he contested and won the 2018 elections from Huzurnagar. In the 2019 general elections,he contested and won as an MP from Nalgonda constituency. After winning as an MP,he resigned as an MLA from Huzurnagar that he won in 2018,with effect from 5 June. [3] He served as the Minister of Housing,Weaker Sections Housing Programmes in N. Kiran Kumar Reddy's ministry. [1]
He represented the Telangana region in an all party meeting held by the then Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in January 2011 to discuss the Srikrishna Committee report. [4]
He served as the official president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) from March 2015 until June 2021. [5] [6] After the defeat of Congress party in 2020 GHMC elections,he resigned as the TPCC president. [7] However,the party continued with him until he was replaced by Revanth Reddy in June 2021. [1] [6]
In 2023 Assembly Elections he contested from Huzurnagar and won with a majority of 44888 votes on BRS candidate Shanampudi Saidireddy. He took oath as minister at L B Stadium in Hyderabad on 7 December 2023 and later he were assigned Irrigation and Food &Civil Supplies portfolios on 9 December 2023 in Revanth Reddy Ministry. [8] [9]
Year | Contested For | Party | Constituency | Opponent | Votes | Majority | Result | Reference | ||
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1 | 1994 | MLA | Indian National Congress | Kodada | Chander Rao Venepally (TDP) | 62,499 - 71,648 | -9,149 | Lost | ||
2 | 1999 | Chander Rao Venepally (TDP) | 66,187 - 59,508 | +7,309 | Won | |||||
3 | 2004 | Chander Rao Venepally (TDP) | 88,178 - 64,391 | +23,787 | Won | |||||
4 | 2009 | Huzurnagar | Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy (TRS) | 80,835 - 51,641 | +29,194 | Won | ||||
5 | 2014 | Kasoiu Shankaramma (TRS) | 69,879 - 45,955 | +23,924 | Won | |||||
6 | 2018 | Shanampudi Saidireddy (TRS) | 92,996 - 85,530 | +7,466 | Won | |||||
7 | 2019 | MP | Nalgonda | Vemireddy Narasimha Reddy (TRS) | 5,26,028 - 5,00,346 | +25,682 | Won | [16] [17] | ||
8 | 2023 | MLA | Huzurnagar | Shanampudi Saidireddy (BRS) | 1,16,707 - 71,819 | +44,888 | Won | [18] [19] |
Uttam Kumar Reddy played the role of a chief minister in the movie Terror (2016). [20]
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