Birth Date: | 12 December 1964 |
Birth Place: | Ongole, Andhra Pradesh |
Residence: | Resident of D. No. 7-15-20, Lawyer Pet, Ongole, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh[1] |
Office1: | Minister of Energy, Forest and Environment, Science & Technology[2] Government of Andhra Pradesh |
Governor1: | |
1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata1: | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
Predecessor1: | Sidda Raghava Rao |
Successor1: | Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy |
Term Start1: | 8 June 2019 |
Term End1: | 7 April 2022 |
Office3: | Minister of Mines & Geology, Handlooms & Textiles, Spinning Mills & Small Scale Industries Government of Andhra Pradesh |
Term Start3: | 25 May 2009 |
Term End3: | 2 September 2009 |
Governor3: | N. D. Tiwari |
1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata3: | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
Predecessor3: | Sabitha Indra Reddy |
Successor3: |
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Office4: | Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh |
Term Start4: | 2019 |
Term End4: | 2024 |
Predecessor4: | Damacharla Janardhana Rao |
Successor4: | Damacharla Janardhana Rao |
Constituency4: | Ongole[3] |
Term Start5: | 1999 |
Term End5: | 2014 |
Successor5: | Damacharla Janardhana Rao |
Predecessor5: | Edara Hari Babu |
Constituency5: | Ongole |
Party: | YSR Congress Party (2011-present) |
Otherparty: | Indian National Congress (1999-2011) |
Spouse: | Smt B. Sachi Devi |
Children: | B. Praneet Reddy |
Father: | B. Venkateswara Reddy |
Relatives: | Y. V. Subba Reddy (brother-in-law) |
Nickname: | Vasanna |
Alma Mater: | Jawahar Bharati College, Kavali, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh[4] |
Balineni Srinivasa Reddy (born 12 December 1964) is an Indian politician and five time MLA from Andhra Pradesh. He is member of the YSR Congress Party and has represented the Ongole constituency for five terms.[5]
Reddy was born in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India. He is the son of B.Venkateswara Reddy. He married Sachi Devi, sister of ex MP Y V Subba Reddy and has a son B. Praneeth Reddy. He is a relative of former Chief Minister late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.[6]
He served as a Minister for Energy, Environment, Forest, Science & Technology in 2019 to 2023.[7] [8] He also served as a Minister for Handlooms & Textiles, Spinning Mills and Small Scale Industries in 2009. He was elected as an MLA from Ongole Assembly Constituency continuously for four times in 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2012. In the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election he defeated Sidda Raghava Rao of TDP by a margin of 24,171 votes. Later in 2009, he defeated Edara Hari Babu, also of TDP. After winning three times on Indian National Congress ticket he joined YSR Congress Party in 2012. He lost in 2014 to Damacharla Janardhana Rao of Telugu Desam Party but won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election on YSRCP ticket defeating Rao of TDP by a margin of 22,245 votes. In 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, contested from YSRCP and lost in Ongole Assembly Constituency against Damacharla Janardhana Rao.[9] [10]
He was the president of the YSR Congress Party, Prakasam District.[11] He also served as the YSR Congress Regional Coordinator for Ongole, Bapatla, Nellore, Tirupathi and YSR districts.[12] [13]