Sridhar Babu

Duddilla Sridhar Babu (born 30 May 1969) is an Indian Politician and a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly belonging to the Indian National Congress. He is currently the minister for Civil Supplies and Legislative Affairs in the Government of Andhra Pradesh.^[1]

Early Life

Sridhar Babu is the third son of ex-speaker of the AP Assembly and veteran congress leader Late Sri D. Sripada Rao and Smt Jayamma. He graduated in Law from the prestigious Delhi University and practiced law at AP High Court, before plunging into politics at the young age of 29.

Career

Duddilla Sridhar Babu entered politics in 1999 after the untimely demise of his father Duddilla Sripada Rao. Late Sri Sripada Rao was a three time MLA from Manthani in Karimnagar distrcit and served as the speaker of the AP Legislative Assembly from 1989-1994. He was a close aide of the ex prime minister Late Sri PV Narasimha Rao. Sridhar Babu won successive electoral victories in the 1999,2004 and 2009 elections. He won as MLA in the last 2009 general elections from Manthani constituency, Karimnagar district, in a tough contest. He is the only senior Congress MLA to get re elected from the Karimnagar district amidst a strong TRS wave, in 2009. Supporters of Sridhar Babu claim that he successfully steered the congress party to victory in the 2004 elections in the Karimnagar district as the District Congress Committee president (DCC). He was a government whip of the congress party from 2004-2009. He was again made the DCC president in 2009 just before the crucial general elections as he enjoyed a non controversial image. Sridhar Babu made his debut in the cabinet of Late YS Rajashekara Reddy as minister for Higher Education and NRI affairs, in 2009. After serving the ministry for 1.5 years he moved to the Civil Supplies and Legislative affairs portfolios in Kiran Kumar Reddy's cabinet. Sridhar Babu is believed to wield a clean image and an honest reputation of being a leader who is ever helpful to the masses, in the district of Karimnagar. Sridhar Babu is one of the architects of the Rs 1 per kg rice scheme announced by the Kiran Kumar Reddy government recently, in Andhra Pradesh.

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Personal life

Sridhar Babu is married to Shailaja Ramaiyer, an IAS officer who is currently the VC&MD of AP AGROS ltd,Government of Andhra Pradesh. His two elder brothers and one sister are settled in the United States. His younger brother, Sree Duddilla is the CEO of DSR Solutions based out of Hyderabad.

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