Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy
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Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (16 August 1920 – 27 September 2001) served as the 9th
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of the
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in 1983 and then from 1992 to 1994. Reddy was a member of the
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and was elected to the
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six times. Reddy also served as a Union cabinet Minister, along with serving on several parliamentary committees. He lost the 1999 elections and subsequently retired from active politics.
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in
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is named after him.


Early life

Reddy was born in the remote village of Laddagiri in the
Kurnool district Kurnool district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh after the districts are reorganised in April 2022. It is located in the north western part of the state and is bounded by Nandyal d ...
to the family of a landlord. He began his involvement in politics at
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gram panchayat and eventually became involved in the national level. He studied for his
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, at
Besant Theosophical College Besant Theosophical College, established in 1917, it is one of the oldest colleges in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, India. History Besant Theosophical College started on 19 July 1915 in Madanapalle and it was affiliated to Madras U ...
,
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and his
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at
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, in
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,
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in 1947. While Reddy graduated law school, he rarely practiced law due to his political workload.


Personal life

Reddy was married on 7 June 1950 to Smt. K. Shyamla Reddy. He had two sons and three daughters. His son,
Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy (born 18 September 1951) was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Kurnool constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of Telugu Desam Party. Early life He was born in Hyderabad to Shyama ...
, was a Member of Parliament representing Kurnool Parliamentary constituency for his second term. Reddy's interests included sports, games, and reading. He was the captain of his hockey and football teams at Besant Theosophical College in Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh and Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Sports Council from 1967 to 1969. He improved infrastructure in the Kurnool District and developed farmland in his native village.


Political career

Reddy represented several assembly constituencies in the district, but his major breakthrough came when he was elected as chairman of Zilla Parishad. He held several posts both in the
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party and in central and state governments. He was the ninth chief minister in the undivided Andhra Pradesh. Reddy engaged ion value-based politics, and he remained respected even after losing his Chief Ministership to
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. After his death, "Kisan ghat" was erected in his memory by the state government. As a politician, Reddy was credited with starting 15 primary and secondary schools in villages throughout the Kurnool District in Andhra Pradesh. As Chief Minister, he was known for introducing a mid-day meal scheme in primary schools for children 6–11 years old in the state of Andhra Pradesh. He also became known for supplying rice at a highly subsidised rate of Rs 1.90 per kg for poor families. Reddy became MLA for the first time in 1955, but he was denied a ticket in 1962. Unlike other Chief Ministers, Reddy did not have any corruption charges brought against him.


Positions held

Throughout his 44-year career, Reddy served in both local and national positions. His work included the following:


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References

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