Tatiparthi Jeevan Reddy is an Indian politician who is the current Member of the Telangana Legislative Council from Nizamabad-Adilabad-Medak-Karimnagar Graduates Constituency.

Tatiparthi Jeevan Reddy
Member of Legislative Council, Telangana
Assumed office
30 March 2019
Chairman
Deputy Chairman
Leader of the House
ConstituencyNizamabad-Adilabad-Medak-Karimnagar, Telangana
(Graduates Constituency)
Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana
In office
2 June 2014 – 11 December 2018
Preceded byTelangana Assembly Created
Succeeded byM. Sanjay Kumar
Constituency Jagtial
Minister of Roads & Buildings
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
26 April 2007 – 20 May 2009
Governor
Chief MinisterY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Preceded byA. Chandra Shekar
Succeeded byGalla Aruna Kumari
Minister of Excise,
Distilleries and Molasses Control

Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
9 January 1983 – 16 September 1984
Governor
Chief Minister
Preceded by
Succeeded byAshok Gajapathi Raju
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
1996–2009
Preceded byL. Ramana
Succeeded byL. Ramana
Constituency Jagtial
In office
1989–1994
Preceded byGodisela Rajesham Gowd
Succeeded byL. Ramana
Constituency Jagtial
In office
1983–1985
Preceded byDeverakonda Surender Rao
Succeeded byGodisela Rajesham Gowd
Constituency Jagtial
Personal details
Born (1951-01-05) 5 January 1951 (age 73)[1]
Bathkepally, Hyderabad State, India (now Jagtial district, Telangana State, India)
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations
Telugu Desam Party
OccupationPolitician and Advocate

He was first elected as Panchayat Samithi President of Mallial in 1981 in non-party-based elections, which is equivalent to today's legislative constituency. He was elected as MLA for the first time from Telugu Desam Party in the year 1983 and was inducted in the state cabinet with an Excise Minister portfolio. He later differed with N. T. Rama Rao and joined the Indian National Congress under the leadership of Rajiv Gandhi in the year 1984. He won the elections from the congress party in the year 1989, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2014. In 2019, he was elected as a Member of Legislative Council (Graduate) from Karimnagar Assembly constituency with a majority of (39,430) votes.

Reddy contested against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi President in the Parliament by-election in the year 2006 and 2008. In 2008 Parliament elections, he lost marginally with 14,000 only. In 2006 he was inducted into the State Cabinet until 2009 during which he held the portfolio of R&B. After formation of Telangana State he won the only seat from North Telangana for Congress.

Minister in old Andhra Pradesh

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He was the Roads and Buildings Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2007[2] to 2009.[3] He is a senior member of the Congress Party.[4]

Career

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Jeevan Reddy was elected as an MLA for six times consecutively from Jagityal constituency,[5] and was defeated by L. Ramana of the Telugu Desam Party in the 2009 elections.[3]

In 2006 and 2008, he lost Karimnagar by-election to TRS leader, K. Chandrashekhar Rao.[6] And now in 2019 elections he was elected as member of legislative council (MLC) for graduates constituency Karimnagar.

Member of Legislative Assembly

Duration Constituency Political party
1983–1985 Jagtial TDP
1989–1994 Jagtial INC
1996–1999 Jagtial INC
1999–2004 Jagtial INC
2004–2009 Jagtial INC
2014–2018 Jagtial INC

References

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  1. ^ "Tatiparthi Jeevan Reddy: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia".
  2. ^ "AP CM inducts 17 ministers, reshuffles portfolios". Oneindia. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Rajasekhara Reddy credits his party's success to Singh, Gandhi". Livemint. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  4. ^ "KCR's fast for political gain: Congress". The Hindu. 29 November 2009. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  5. ^ "A blend of knowledge and experience". The Hindu. 27 April 2007. Archived from the original on 1 May 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  6. ^ "TRS paid price for inflicting unnecessary by-polls on AP people".