Bhavanam Venkatrami Reddy (18 July 1931 – 7 April 2002) was the

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of the Indian state of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...

from February–September 1982. He was a member of the Congress party and served as cabinet minister in various AP governments.

Early life

Reddy was born in Muppalla village in Guntur District Madras Presidency then British India. Reddy married to Bhavanam Jayaparadha and has one son and three daughters. One of his daughters, Rajyasree, is married to cardiac surgeon and the founder of KIMS Hospitals, Bhaskar Rao Bollineni.

Career

His political career started in the 1970s as a Youth Congress activist. From there he reached the position of Member of Legislative Assembly and later became education minister in Chenna Reddy's cabinet in 1978. He served in the cabinet of

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before becoming chief minister on 24 February 1982. He served as the chief minister until 19 September 1982, representing

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Personal life

He died on 7 April 2002 after brief illness, suffering respiratory issues. His wife to Bhavanam Jayaparadha is also a noted politician who served as State Minister. He was known to be a great leader who tirelessly worked for the welfare of people.

References

1932 births 2002 deaths Telugu politicians Chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh Chief ministers from Indian National Congress Politicians from Guntur district {{AndhraPradesh-INC-politician-stub