Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy (born 1954) is an Indian politician from

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. He is a four-time MLA from

Udayagiri Assembly Constituency Udayagiri Assembly constituency is a constituency in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Nellore Lok Sabha constituency ...

Nellore district Nellore district, officially known as Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Coastal Andhra Region, is one of the 26 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. According to the 2011 Census, the district's population was 2,963,557 of which ...

. He won the

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election The 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election were held in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on 11 April 2019 for constituting the 15th Legislative Assembly (Andhra Pradesh), fifteenth legislative ...

representing

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but did not contest the 2024 Assembly election.

Early life and education

Reddy was born in Brahmanapalli, Marripaadu, Nellore district. His father M. Venku Reddy was a farmer. He completed his intermediate, the pre university course, from Jawahar Bharathi in

Kavali Kavali is a town in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh of India. It also serves as headquarters of Kavali mandal and Kavali revenue division.It is one of the few cities from Andhra Pradesh which were selected for Atal Mission for Rejuvenation a ...

in 1968.

Career

Reddy started his political career with

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in 2004. He won the Udayagiri Assembly Constituency representing Congress Party in the

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election The 2004 Andhra Pradesh Assembly election, was held in 2004 with the Indian National Congress winning 185 of the 294 seats in the Assembly. In the history of Andhra Pradesh, it was the first time the grand old party entered into an alliance wit ...

defeating Kambam Vijayarami Reddy of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 23,075 votes. He was reelected from Udayagiri on Congress ticket in the

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election The 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election took place in April 2009, concurrently with the 2009 Indian general election. The elections were held in the state in the first phase on 16 April 2009 and the second phase on 23 April 2009. ...

. Later, he joined YSR Congress Party and won the 2012 byelection but lost the 2014 Assembly Election. He regained the seat in the

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election The 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election were held in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on 11 April 2019 for constituting the 15th Legislative Assembly (Andhra Pradesh), fifteenth legislative ...

beating Bollineni Venkata Ramarao of

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by a margin of 36,528 votes. In March 2023, he was suspended by YSRCP for allegedly cross voting in the MLC elections. In December 2023, he joined TDP but did not contest the 2024 election.

References

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