Sanigaram Santosh Reddy

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Sanigaram Santosh Reddy
Born	November 12, 1942 (1942-11-12) (age 65) Muchkuru, Andhra Pradesh, India
Other names	SSR
Known for	Actor, Politics

Sanigaram Santosh Reddy (born on 12 November 1942), more commonly known as Santanna, Santosh Reddy, Mrudhu Swabhavi, Pedala Pennidhi by his followers, is an Indian Politicion, Statesman and Former Minister of Andhra Pradesh state.

1 Family background and education
2 Entry into politics
3 Member of legislative assembly
4 State minister
5 Acting career
6 External links

[edit] Family background and education

He was born on 12th November, 1942 in a middle class family at Muchkuru village of Nizamabad District, Andhra Pradesh. He graduated Bachelor of Arts from the Giriraj government College Nizamabad, Osmania University Andhra Pradesh.

[edit] Entry into politics

He is attracted to politics during his college days and he was influenced by the then socialist leaders Late. Sri.G.Rajaram and BR Ganga Reddy of Nizamabad district. He was elected as General Secretary in 1964-65 and as President in the year 1966-67 of Giriraj government college, Nizamabad. Later he was elected as Grampanchayath Member of Muchkur village in the year 1970. He was appointed as district youth congress President Nizamabad in the year 1971. Elected as General Secretary for Nizamabad Beedi Mazdur Sangh, Nizamabad. He worked as State Council Member, Andhra Pradesh Youth Congress Committee in the year 1975.

[edit] Member of legislative assembly

In 1978, S.S. Reddy was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Andhra Pradesh from Armoor constituency along with present Chief Minister Dr.Y.S.Raja Sekhara Reddy and former Chief Minister Mr.Nara Chandra Babu Naidu. He was elected as (MLA)for second time in the wave of then film star NT Rama Rao in the year 1983. Third time he elected as (MLA) in the year 1989. And fourth time (Presently) he elected as (MLA)in the year 2004 (TRS).

[edit] State minister

S.S. Reddy worked as Minister for Roads & Buildings in the year 1990-1991 and then Finance Minister in the year 1991-1992 in the Nedurimalli Janardhan Reddy's Cabinet. And in the year 1992-1993 he worked as Minister for Major Industries in the Kotla Vijaya Bhasker Reddy's Cabinet. And recently he worked as Minister for Transport in Dr.YS Rajasekhara Reddy's Cabinet in the year 2004-2005.