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 and Minority Welfare Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 8 June 2014 – 1 April 2017 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Preceded by | President's Rule |
| Succeeded by | Nara Lokesh |
| Member of Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh[1] | |
| In office 2007 - 2009 | |
| Chairman | A. Chakrapani |
| Deputy Chairman | Mohammed Jani |
| Leader of the House | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
| Constituency | Anantapur |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2009 - 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Duddukunta Sudhakar Reddy |
| Constituency | Puttaparthi |
| In office 1999 - 2004 | |
| Preceded by | T. D. Nagaraja Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Kadapala Mohan Reddy |
| Constituency | Nallamada[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Personal life edit
Reddy hails from Puttaparthi, Anantapur District. He married Palle Sindhura Reddy. Palle Raghunath Reddy is the chairman of the P.V.K.K. Institute of Technology and Sri Balaji Education Society, Anantapur.[5]
Career edit
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 edit
- ^ "Chakrapani assumes office". The Hindu. 4 April 2007. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2010
- ^ Delimitation Orders (2008)
- ^ "Chakrapani assumes office". The Hindu. 4 April 2007. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Chairman's welcome". P.V.K.K Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ "Poll: Congress, TDP clear lists". The Hindu. 21 February 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ "Lobbying of a different sort at TDP office". The Times of India. 10 March 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ "Five elected unopposed to Council". The Hindu. 27 February 2007. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ Patnaik, Santosh (31 July 2016). "Naidu to launch Cloud Initiative on Aug. 5". The Hindu.
- ^ a b India, The Hans (6 February 2019). "TDP's Palle is Puttaparthi segment's strongman". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.