Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy

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Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy
Minister of Energy, Forests, Environment, Science and Technology, Mines and Geology
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
11 April 2022 –04 June 2024
Relatives Peddireddy Dwarakanatha Reddy (Brother)
Education PhD in sociology [3]
Alma mater Sri Venkateswara University

Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy is an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. He formerly served as Minister of Energy, Forest, Environment, Science and Technology, Mines and Geology in the Andhra Pradesh government since April 2022. [4] Earlier he served as the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development and Mines and Geology Minister during 2019–2022. [5] Reddy was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Indian National Congress from Pileru Assembly constituency till 2009 And Punganur Assembly constituency till 2014, Later From YSR Congress Party for the Punganur Assembly constituency till now. [6] He won the 2009 elections from Punganur Assembly constituency and was appointed the Forest Minister in Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ministry. Post the death of Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, he quit the ministerial post citing differences with Kiran Kumar Reddy, the later Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. In 2013, he joined YSR Congress Party. [4] He later won 2014 elections and 2019 elections.

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Childhood and education

His education went on in his own district. He completed his PhD in sociology from Sri Venkateswara University in 1975. He was unanimously elected as the president of the Students Union during his college days at SV University.

Early life

After completing his education, he entered the business sector. He first entered the construction sector and later expanded his business into irrigation and real estate sectors. He has built a reputation as a good businessman in a short span of time by undertaking the construction of various projects across the country.

Political career

In 1974, he was selected as president of the student union in Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati. In 1978, he contested as MLA on a BJP ticket from the Pileru Assembly constituency but he lost. He joined the Indian National Congress (INC) party and he again lost in 1985, AP assembly elections from the Congress party. He was elected thrice as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Pileru constituency from the Congress party. From 1995, he worked as district president for 9 years from the Congress party. In 2008, he was appointed vice president of the PCC. From 2009-2010, he served as minister of forest in Y.S Rajashekar Reddy, Roshaiah’s Cabinet.

In 2009, in Andhra Pradesh legislative elections, he won the position of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Punganur Assembly constituency of the Congress party. He joined the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP). From 2015, he worked as state chief secretary from the YSRCP party.

He was a senior leader of the YSRCP party. In 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative election, he was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) with the highest majority of 1,04,587 votes from the YSRCP party. In 2019, he won the post of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) with the highest majority of 1,07,431 votes from the YSRCP party. In 2019, he was appointed Minister for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development. In 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, he won by slight margin of nearly 6,000 votes. [7]

Election statistics

YearContested ForPartyConstituencyOpponentVotesMajorityResult
1 1978 MLA Janata Party Pileru Mogal Sufulla Baig (INC)22,203 - 36,476-14,273Lost [8]
2 1985 Indian National Congress Challa Prabhakara Reddy (INC)37,938 - 42,187-4,249Lost [9]
3 1989 Challa Ramachandhra Reddy (TDP)61,191 - 36,555+24,636Won [10]
4 1994 G. V. Srinath Reddy (TDP)47,505 - 57,160-9,655Lost [11]
5 1999 G. V. Srinath Reddy (TDP)62,562 - 49,129+13,433Won [12]
6 2004 G. V. Srinath Reddy (TDP)67,328 - 45,740+21,588Won

[13]

7 2009 Punganur M. Venkata Ramana Raju (TDP)84,083 - 43,356+40,727Won

[14]

8 2014 YSR Congress Party M. Venkata Ramana Raju (TDP)1,04,587 - 72,856+31,731Won

[15]

9 2019 N. Anesha Reddy (TDP)1,07,876+43,555Won

[16]

10 2024 Challa Ramachandhra Reddy (TDP)1,00,793- 94,698+6,538Won

[17]

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