Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy Explained

Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy
Birth Date:15 October 1953
Birth Place:Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
Residence:Ongole, Prakasam district
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Constituency:Ongole
Term Start:23 May 2019
Predecessor:Y. V. Subba Reddy
Termstart1:2004
Termend1:2014
Constituency1:Ongole
Predecessor1:Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy
Successor1:Y. V. Subba Reddy
Termstart2:1998
Termend2:1999
Constituency2:Ongole
Predecessor2:Magunta Parvathamma
Successor2:Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy
Office3:Member Of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Termstart3:2015
Termend3:2019
Party:Telugu Desam Party (March 2024–) (2014–2019)
Otherparty:Indian National Congress (1998–2014)
YSR Congress Party (2019–2024)
Spouse:Geeta
Children:2 sons
Date:16 September
Year:2006
Source:http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3907 [permanent dead link]

Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy (born 15 October 1953) is an Indian politician and liquor baron currently serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Ongole constituency in the Lok Sabha, affiliated with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) since March 2024. Over his career, Sreenivasulu Reddy has represented Ongole in multiple Lok Sabha terms—initially as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) in the 12th, 14th and 15th Lok Sabha, and later with the YSR Congress Party (YCP) in the 17th Lok Sabha. He transitioned to the TDP in 2024 after resigning from YCP.[1]

Sreenivasulu Reddy has also been associated with an excise duty investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which led to the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He is the younger brother of prominent politician Magunta Subbarama Reddy.[2]

Background

Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy is the younger brother of politician and liquor baron Magunta Subbarama Reddy (1947–1995). Magunta family originally hailed from Nellore district, but began their political career in the Prakasam district, with Subbarama Reddy representing the Ongole constituency as a member of the Indian National Congress. The Magunta family is known for their significant influence in the Prakasam and Nellore districts of Andhra Pradesh.[3] Subbarama Reddy was assassinated by Naxalites in 1995.[4]

Career

Sreenivasulu Reddy was elected to the 12th, 14th and 15th Lok Sabha as a Candidate of Indian National Congress and again to 17th Lok Sabha as a candidate of YSR Congress Party (YCP).[5]

He quit Congress in 2014, soon after the bill to split Andhra Pradesh was passed by the Lok Sabha and joined Telugu Desam Party and became Member of Legislative Council (MLC).

He lost the 2014 Indian general election and joined YSR Congress Party in 2019, where he contested from Ongole as a candidate of YSRCP and won with a record majority of 2,14,000 votes. He resigned from the ruling YCP on 28 February 2024[6] and joined TDP on 16 March in the presence of TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 29 March 2024 . Magunta Reddy, whose son turned approver in excise case against Kejriwal, gets ticket from BJP ally TDP . Indian Express.
  2. Web site: తిరుమల బాబు . 22 April 2024 . టీడీపీ ఎంపీ అభ్యర్థి మాగుంట ఇంట్లో విషాదం . 2024-11-11 . Samayam . te.
  3. Web site: తిరుమల బాబు . 22 April 2024 . టీడీపీ ఎంపీ అభ్యర్థి మాగుంట ఇంట్లో విషాదం . 2024-11-11 . Samayam . te.
  4. Web site: 2013-11-05 . The Hindu : Lifer for two for Magunta's murder . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105085847/http://hindu.com/2000/08/05/stories/0405201b.htm . 5 November 2013 . 2023-10-27.
  5. Web site: Lok Sabha Member Bioprofile . Parliament of India . 2013-08-04.
  6. News: The Times of India . Andhra Pradesh: Ongole MP Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy resigns from YSRCP . 23 March 2024 . 28 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323145158/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amaravati/andhra-pradesh-ongole-mp-magunta-sreenivasulu-reddy-resigns-from-ysrcp/articleshow/108069261.cms . 23 March 2024.
  7. News: The Hindu . YSRCP MP Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy and his son join TDP . 23 March 2024 . 16 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323144813/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ysrcp-mp-magunta-sreenivasulu-reddy-and-his-son-join-tdp/article67958417.ece . 23 March 2024 . en-IN.