Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy

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Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy
Minister of Agriculture,
Horticulture, Sericulture and Agri-Processing
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
2 April 2017 –29 May 2019
Alma mater Andhra University
NicknameCM

Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy is an Indian politician from Sarvepalli in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh and a member of the Telugu Desam Party. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly and a former member of the Legislative Council. Previously, he has held several cabinet ministerial positions in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Personal life

Reddy was born on 26 March 1956 in Allipuram, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. He served as DCCB chairman in 1987. [1] He was a protester of Anti-Sara Movement during 1991 and 1992. As the movement progressed and Late N. T. Rama Rao agreed with Reddy to join him, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy relented and outlawed it.[ citation needed ]

Political career

Reddy was appointed in-charge of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for Nellore district in 1992. He contested and won as a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the first time from the Sarvepalli Assembly constituency in 1994. [2] During 1996 to 1999, he was appointed the Minister of Youth Services and Sports under the First N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry.

In 1999, Reddy once again contested as a MLA and won, representing the same constituency until 2004. In 2001, He was appointed Minister of Information and Broadcasting under the Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry. In 2004, he was again appointed the in-charge of the TDP for Nellore district. Later, in 2011 he became a member of the TDP politburo.

In 2015, he was nominated and appointed a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) and served as the Minister of Agriculture, Horticulture, Sericulture and Agri-Processing from 2017 to 2019 under the Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry. He resigned as a MLC in 2019 to contest as a Member of Legislative Assembly from Sarvepalli in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. [3] [4]

Reddy is considered one of the oldest continuing members and played a key role in the TDP activities. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] He contested and won as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Sarvepalli in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election after nearly 2 decades. [10]

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  7. ↑ Murali, S. (2 November 2023). "CBI, ED should probe Andhra Pradesh liquor scam expeditiously: Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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