S. Ramachandra Reddy Explained

S. Ramachandra Reddy
Birth Place:Penukonda, Anantapur
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency:Hindupur
Term Start:1996
Term End:1998
Successor:S. Gangadhar
Office1:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh
Constituency1:Penukonda
Term Start1:1983
Term End1:1989
Predecessor1:Somandepalli Narayana Reddy
Successor1:Sane Chenna Reddy
Party:Telugu Desam Party
Spouse:S. Gayathramma
Children:Five
Occupation:Politician

S. Ramachandra Reddy (6 September 1944-2005) was an Indian politician from Penukonda, Anantapur district. He belonged to the Kuruba[1] caste.

Political life

In 1983, he contested from Penukonda and won[2] as MLA by defeating Gangula Narayana Reddy. Later in 1985[3] he contested from Telugu Desam party and won by defeating G Veeranna of the Congress Party. This time he became Minister in N. T. Rama Rao's government. He served as minister for Industry and Ports[4] and Chairman of Backward Classes Welfare Committee. But he lost[5] to S Chenna Reddy in the 1989 elections. In 1996 he won[6] as MP from Hindupur (Lok Sabha constituency) by defeating S. Gangadhar, with a 172,422 vote majority. In 1998 he was defeated[7] by S. Gangadhar.

Notes and References

  1. News: The die is cast(e) in Penukonda. The New Indian Express.
  2. Web site: Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1983. Elections.in.
  3. Web site: Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1985. Elections.in.
  4. Web site: lsap13. Indiapress.org.
  5. Web site: Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1989. Elections.in.
  6. Web site: 1996 India General (11th Lok Sabha) Elections Results. Elections.in.
  7. Web site: 1998 India General (12th Lok Sabha) Elections Results. Elections.in.