Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy

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Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2018
Preceded byPanabaka Lakshmi
Succeeded byAadala Prabhakara Reddy
ConstituencyNellore
In office
2004–2009
Preceded byNedurumalli Janardhana Reddy
Succeeded byModugula Venugopala Reddy
Constituency Narasaraopet
In office
1989–1991
Preceded byBezawada Papi Reddy
Succeeded byMagunta Subbarama Reddy
Constituency Ongole
Member of Legislative Assembly
United Andhra Pradesh
In office
1985–1989
Preceded byVenkaiah Naidu
Succeeded byMadala Janakiram
Constituency Udayagiri
Personal details
Born (1944-06-11) 11 June 1944 (age 79)
Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
Political partyYSR Congress Party
Other political
affiliations
SpouseMekapati Manimanjari
Children3 sons including Mekapati Goutham Reddy and Mekapati Vikram Reddy
Residence(s)Jubilee hills, Hyderabad
EducationBachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering
Alma materOsmania University
As of 16 September, 2006
Source: [1]

Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy (born 11 June 1944) is a former member of the 9th Lok Sabha, 14th Lok Sabha, 15th Lok Sabha, 16th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Nellore Loksabha Constituency in Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the YSR Congress.[1] He was the YSR Congress Lok Sabha Floor leader in 16th Lok Sabha.

Reddy lost an election contest in 1983 as an Indian National Congress (INC) candidate. In 1985 he was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly as a candidate of the same party, and in 1989 he became an INC member of the Lok Sabha. He stood again for parliament in 1996, 1998 as MP candidate from Ongole parliamentary constituency, both times as a Telugu Desam Party candidate. Those attempts were unsuccessful and in 2004 from Narasaraopet parliamentary constituency and in 2009 elections from Nellore parliamentary constituency as INC candidate, winning on both occasions. Reddy then became a member of the YSR Congress and was re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha in a by-election.[2] He was elected as Leader in Lok Sabha from YSRCP Party.[3]

Politics[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lok Sabha Member Bioprofile". Parliament of India. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy's Profile". Partyanalyst.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  3. ^ "వైఎస్ఆర్ సిపి పార్లమెంటరీ పార్టీ నేతగా మేకపాటి". 31 May 2014.
Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the YSR Congress Party in the 16th Lok Sabha
2014–present
Incumbent