Revanth Reddy
Revanth Reddy
Anumula Revanth Reddy | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Malla Reddy |
| Constituency | Malkajgiri, Telangana |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly Telangana | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Constituency | Kodangal, Telangana |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh (Erstwhile) | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Gurunath Reddy |
| Member of the Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh (Erstwhile) | |
| In office 2008–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1969 Kondareddypally, Balmoor |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Geetha (m.1992)[1][2] |
| Children | Nymisha[3] |
| Relatives | Kondal Reddy Thirumal Reddy (brothers) |
| Residence | Road no - 12 Colony, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www.revanthreddy.com [19] |
Anumula Revanth Reddy (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian Politician of the Indian National Congress.He is the Present Member of Parliament(MP) of Loksabha from Malkajgiri Constituency in Telangana from 2019.He joined (INC)Congress Party in 2017 in Telangana.He was a member of Telugu Desam Party until 2017.
Anumula Revanth Reddy | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Malla Reddy |
| Constituency | Malkajgiri, Telangana |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly Telangana | |
| In office 2014–2018 | |
| Constituency | Kodangal, Telangana |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh (Erstwhile) | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Gurunath Reddy |
| Member of the Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh (Erstwhile) | |
| In office 2008–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1969 Kondareddypally, Balmoor |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Geetha (m.1992)[1][2] |
| Children | Nymisha[3] |
| Relatives | Kondal Reddy Thirumal Reddy (brothers) |
| Residence | Road no - 12 Colony, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www.revanthreddy.com [19] |
Early life and education
Revanth Reddy was born on 8 November 1969 at Kondareddy Pally of Mahboobnagar district. He is a graduate in Arts. He was interested in politics since his school days. He was a leader of student union during his school days.[4] He married former central minister and congress party senior leader Jaipal Reddy brother's daughter.
Bachelor of arts from A.V.College, Osmania University in 1992[5]
Political career
He was a member in ABVP while he was a student. He got married in 1992 at an early age of 24. Later he started his political career with TDP in 2004.
Zilla Parishad Territory Constituency
He lobbied for Midjil ZPTC ticket from TDP in 2006. MADHARAM one of the village of the midjil mandal played a vital role for his win as a ZPTC of midjil. He contested as independent and won.[6]
Member of Legislative Council
He was elected as a Member of Legislative Council MLC as an independent candidate in 2008. Later, he met TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and joined the Telugu Desam Party.
Member of Legislative Assembly
In 2009 he was elected to the Andhra Pradesh assembly from Kodangal Constituency[7][4] with 46.45% Votes.[6] He declared his assets in election affidavit as 3.6 crores with 73 lakhs liabilities.[8] During his first term of office he commenced the construction of Kosigi bus depot and also a polytechnic college. He once again contested in 2014 general elections and elected to the Telangana assembly from Kodangal Constituency [4] with a majority of 14,614 votes. He declared his assets in 2014 elections as 13.12 crores with 3.3 crores liabilites.[8] He was elected as Floor leader of Telugu Desam Party in Telangana Legislative Assembly.
On 25 October 2017, the TDP announced that it was removing Reddy as the leader of the Telengana TDP after reports surfaced that Reddy would consider joining the Indian National Congress.[9]
On 20 September 2018 he was appointed as one of the three working presidents of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee. [10]
Member of Parliament
He won the Lok Sabha seat of Malkajgiri by a marjin of 10,919 votes and securing 38.6% votes. He contested on a ticket from Indian National Congress Party.
Political statistics
| S.No | Year | Assembly Constituency | Opponent | Votes | Difference | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | Kodangal | Gurunath Reddy (INC) | 61685-54696 | 6989 | Won |
| 2 | 2014 | Kodangal | Gurunath Reddy (TRS) | 54026-39412 | 14614 | Won |
| 3 | 2018 | Kodangal | Patnam Narender Reddy (TRS) | 58943-68020 | 11000 | Lost |
| S.No | Year | Loksabha Constituency | Opponent | Votes | Difference | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Malkajgiri | Marri Rajashekar reddy (TRS) | 603748-592829 | 10,919 | Won |
Arrest for bribery
On 31 May 2015, Revanth Reddy was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) during a sting operation after bribing nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson to vote in favour of the TDP candidate in the Legislative Council election.[12][13][14][15] He was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days. On 15 June 2015, the court extended remand for 15 more days till 29 June 2015.[16] A criminal case under sections of Prevention of Corruption Act and sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) – read with section 34 (common intention) of Indian Penal Code was registered against him along with two others - Bishop Sebastian Harry and Uday Simha. On 30 June, Telangana High Court gave conditional bail. TDP party members celebrated Revanth Reddy's release on 1 July 2015 with a rally.[17][18] He is on bail and not allowed to cross Hyderabad without ACB permission.[18]