Chirla Jaggi Reddy (born 1978) is an Indian politician from

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. He is a three-time MLA from Kothapeta. He lost the

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ticket from Kothapeta Assembly Constituency in

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Early life and education

Reddy was born in Gopalapuram village, East Godavari District. His father’s name is Soma Sundara Reddy. He completed his MBA from New Port University, Bengaluru. He is a businessman.

Career

Reddy started his political journey with

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. He won the Kothapeta seat in the

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representing Congress. He was elected again in

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from the same constituency representing YSRCP despite a wave in favour of TDP. He became a third-time MLA from Kothapeta when he was re-elected as YSRCP candidate in 2019. He won the

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defeating Bandaru Satyananda Rao of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 4038 votes. He served as the chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Public Undertakings Committee. In December 2022, he took out a padayathra from

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in Tirupati to Srisailam temple seeking the blessings of the Almighty to retain Jagan Mohan Reddy in power. In January 2024, Reddy inaugurated the Prabhala Utsav festival at Kothapeta on Makar Sankranthi day. The procession through the main streets of Kothapeta is an annual affair and is celebrated as Jagannathota Prabhala Theertham in Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh.

References

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