N. Amarnath Reddy | |
Office: | Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
Term Start: | 4 June 2024 |
Term Start1: | 1996–1999, 2004 |
Term End1: | 2019 |
Constituency: | Palamaner |
Occupation: | Politician |
Predecessor: | N Venkata Gowda |
Party: | Telugu Desam Party |
Nationality: | India |
N. Amarnath Reddy (born 1959) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh.[1] He is a five time legislator and current Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Telugu Desam Party from Palamaner Assembly constituency.[2]
Reddy won as an MLA for the first time from Punganur Assembly constituency winning the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing Telugu Desam Party. He polled 71,492 votes and defeated his nearest rival, R. Reddappa Reddy of Indian National Congress, by a margin of 9,174 votes. He was elected again in the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election for the second time from Palamaner Assembly constituency.
He later joined the YSR Congress Party before 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election and won for the third time as a candidate of YSR Congress Party[3] from Palamaner Assembly constituency.
In 2016, he rejoined Telugu Desam Party and became a minister in the Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry.[4]