Kunduru Jana Reddy

Kunduru Jana Reddy
K. Jana Reddy
Ex-Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 2004
Constituency Nagarjuna Sagar, Nalgonda Dist.
Personal details
Born Anumula Village, Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh
Political party INC
Spouse(s) Sumathi
Children Raghuveer, Jaiveer
Residence Hyderabad
Religion Hindu

Kunduru Jana Reddy[1] (born 20 June 1946) is an Indian politician and was the Minister for Home, Jails, Fire Service, Sainik Welfare, Printing & Stationery of the State of Andhra Pradesh, India. He is among the most prominent cabinet ministers of the ruling Indian National Congress (INC) state government led by the late former Chief Minister Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. From May 2004, he was the Minister for Home, Jails, Fire Service, Sainik Welfare, Printing & Stationery.[2]

Early life & Politics

Jana Reddy was born in Anumula, a village near Historic Nagarjuna Sagar[3] in the Nalgonda district. He ventured into politics by joining the Telugu Desam Party[4] founded by Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao,[5] and was first elected to the State Legislature from the Chalakurthi constituency of the Nalgonda district in 1983 on a Telugu Desam Party ticket. He was re-elected for 5 terms to the Assembly from the Chalakurthi constituency, and went on to hold portfolios such as Agriculture, Co-operative, Marketing, Forest, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Wights & Measures, C.A.D.,Transport, Roads & Buildings, and Panchayath Raj in N. T. Rama Rao Government.

Jana Reddy resigned from the Telugu Desam Party and joined Congress by differing with n.t.ramarao on expelling 30 cabinet ministers in 1988.and formed a political party called telugunadu eventually merged the party in congress . Telugu Desam Party lost the elections in 2004 to the Congress party, under Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy's leadership. Jana Reddy became the Minister for Home Affairs. He won in the State Assembly elections in 2009 but was not made Minister of State Cabinet. Now he is one of the active member in the TELANGANA revolution that happening for separate state in telangana region.

References

  1. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislature". http://jwst.ap.nic.in/apla/check_before_release/mem_287.pdf. 
  2. ^ "AP Online website". http://www.aponline.gov.in/apportal/contact/listofcontacts.asp?id=01. 
  3. ^ "Nagarjuna Sagar". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagarjuna_Sagar. 
  4. ^ "Telugu Desam Party". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party. 
  5. ^ "N T Rama Rao". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._T._Rama_Rao. 

jana reddy is elected for 6terms and presently holding Panchayatraj & RWS MINISTRY in Kiran Kumar Reddy GOVT .

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Preceded by
T Devender Goud		 Home Minister of Andhra Pradesh
2004–2009		 Succeeded by
P Sabitha Indira Reddy