Chintala Kanaka Reddy (10 February 1951 – 11 May 2019) was an Indian politician and legislator. He won as an MLA from Malkajgiri assembly constituency in

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. He belonged to

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Early life

He was born in

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to Satyamma and Muthyam Reddy, a farmer. He has two brothers and three sisters. His elder brother, Chintala Venkat Reddy, is an acclaimed, innovative organic farmer, who holds patents in soil swapping techniques using zero fertilizers in farming.

Career

He was a grape growing farmer and was the President of Grape Growers Association in Andhra Pradesh.

Political career

He joined

Praja Rajyam Party The Praja Rajyam Party () was a political party in India. Formation The first public meeting of the party was held by Chiranjeevi on 26 August 2008, at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Praja Rajyam means people's rule in Telugu language, Telugu. H ...

in 2008 and contested from Malkajgiri constituency and lost the election. He joined TRS party in 2013 and won as an MLA in 2014 General Elections from the same constituency.

References

Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians Telugu politicians Living people 1951 births Praja Rajyam Party politicians Telangana MLAs 2014–2018 {{Telangana-TRS-politician-stub