Palle Raghunatha Reddy

Palle Raghunatha Reddy is a politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a two-time Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Nallamada and Puttaparthi constituencies for the Telugu Desam Party winning in 1999 and 2014 elections.[3] He also served as Information Technology minister.[4]

Palle Raghunatha Reddy
Minister of Information & Public Relations, Information Technology & Communications, Non-Resident Indian Empowerment and Relations, Telugu Language & Culture, Minority Welfare & Empowerment
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 June 2014 – 1 April 2017
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byPresident's Rule
Succeeded byNara Lokesh
Member of Legislative Council
Andhra Pradesh
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In office
2007 - 2009
ChairmanA. Chakrapani
Deputy ChairmanMohammed Jani
Leader of the HouseY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
ConstituencyAnantapur
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
2009 - 2019
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded byDuddukunta Sudhakar Reddy
Constituency Puttaparthi
In office
1999 - 2004
Preceded byT. D. Nagaraja Reddy
Succeeded byKadapala Mohan Reddy
ConstituencyNallamada[2]
Personal details
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
OccupationPolitician

Personal life

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Reddy hails from Puttaparthi, Anantapur District., Palle Raghunath Reddy is the chairman of the P.V.K.K. Institute of Technology and Sri Balaji Education Society, Anantapur.[5]

Career

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Reddy was first elected in 1999 assembly elections from the Nallamada constituency in Anantapur district. He later served as Chief Government Whip[6] but encountered serious opposition from inside the party.[7] In 2007, he was elected to the Legislative Council.[8]

He along with Nara Chandra Babu launched AP Cloud Initiative at Visakhapatnam.[9]

Later, he won the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Kadapala Mohan Reddy of Indian National Congress by a margin of 1,021 votes.[10] He won again in 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Chinthapanti Somasekhara Reddy of YSR Congress Party by a margin of 6,964 votes.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Chakrapani assumes office". The Hindu. 4 April 2007. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2010
  2. ^ Delimitation Orders (2008)
  3. ^ "Chakrapani assumes office". The Hindu. 4 April 2007. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  4. ^ "UK-based firms keen to invest in Andhra Pradesh, says IT minister Palle Raghunatha Reddy". The Economic Times. 12 November 2014. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Chairman's welcome". P.V.K.K Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Poll: Congress, TDP clear lists". The Hindu. 21 February 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  7. ^ "Lobbying of a different sort at TDP office". The Times of India. 10 March 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  8. ^ "Five elected unopposed to Council". The Hindu. 27 February 2007. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  9. ^ Patnaik, Santosh (31 July 2016). "Naidu to launch Cloud Initiative on Aug. 5". The Hindu.
  10. ^ a b India, The Hans (6 February 2019). "TDP's Palle is Puttaparthi segment's strongman". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.