Jaipal Reddy

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**Jaipal Reddy**
Image:Jaipal Reddy.jpg
Born	16 January 1942 Madgul, Andhra Pradesh
Residence	Madgul
Office	MP
Constituency	Miryalguda
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Lakshmi
Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
As of September 16, 2006 Source: [1]

Sudini Jaipal Reddy (born 16 January 1942) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Miryalguda constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is currently the cabinet minister for Urban Development.

He has an M.A. from the Osmania University, Hyderabad. He is physically challenged and uses crutches.

Between 1969 and 1984, he was an MLA of Andhra Pradesh for four terms. He was a member of the Congress Party but quit it to protest against the emergency and joined the Janata Party in 1977. He contested the 1980 Lok Sabha elections unsuccessfully from Medak against Indira Gandhi. He was the general secretary of the Janata Party from 1985 to 1988. He was elected to the Lok Sabha four times - the 8th Lok Sabha in 1984 (in alliance with TDP), the 12th in 1998 (again as ally of TDP), the 13th in 1999 (as a member of the Congress Party) and the 14th in 2004 (as a member of the Congress Party). He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha on two occasions, 1990-1996 and 1997-1998. He also held the position of leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha for a year from June 1991 to June 1992. In 1999-2000, he was the Chairman of Committee of privileges. He served as the minister for Information and Broadcasting in the government on two occasions - in 1997-98 under I. K. Gujral and from 2004 under Manmohan Singh with additional charge of Culture.

A unique facet of his politicar career has been that he acted as the spokesman for all the parties that he has been a member of. He is known for the quality of his debates in the parliament and has been conferred with the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 1998.