Putha Krishna Chaitanya Reddy (born 1982) is an Indian politician from

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. He is an MLA from Kamalapuram Assembly constituency in

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. He represents

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. He won the

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where TDP had an alliance with BJP and

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Early life and education

Reddy is from Kamalapuram. His father Putha Narasimha Reddy contested the Kamalapuram seat on TDP ticket unsuccessfully four times from 2004 to 2019 Assembly election. He completed his M.Sc. in Information and Technology in 2005 at

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Political career

Reddy won the

from Kamalapuram Assembly constituency representing

. He polled 95,207 votes and defeated Pochimareddy Ravindranath Reddy of

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by a margin of 25,357 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Putha, Krishna Chaitanya Reddy Living people 1982 births Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2024–2029 Telugu Desam Party politicians Telugu politicians People from Kadapa district