Anumula Revanth Reddy (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian politician from

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. He is the

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(MP) in the

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, from the

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representing the Malkajgiri constituency. He was a two-time

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(MLA) representing

Kodangal Kodangal is a Town and Tahsil, Mandal in Vikarabad district, Telangana, India. The town is also categorized as a Tahsil, Mandal, or Taluka, and constitutes 20 villages. The major mandals in the Kodangal Constituency area are: *Kosgi *Kodangal * ...

constituency from

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (; TDP) is an Indian regional political party operating in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the state and central level. Since its founding by N. T. Rama Rao (often referred to as NTR) on 29 March 1982, the party has f ...

(TDP) in Andhra Pradesh Assembly between 2009 and 2014 and Telangana Assembly between 2014 and 2018. In October 2017, he left TDP and joined Congress. In June 2021, he was appointed the president of

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Early life and education

Revanth Reddy was born on 8 November 1969 at Kondareddy Palli of

Mahboobnagar district Mahabubnagar district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Mahabubnagar is the district headquarters which is popularly known as Palamoor. The district shares boundaries with Narayanapet, Vikarabad, Rangareddy, Nagarkurnool, W ...

. He is a graduate in arts. He studied Bachelor of Arts from A. V. College, Osmania University in 1992.

Political career

Early political career

Revanth Reddy was a member of

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while he was a student. In 2006, he contested the local body elections and was elected as ZPTC member from Midjil mandal as an independent candidate. In 2007, Revanth Reddy was elected as a Member of Legislative Council (MLC) as an independent candidate. Later, he met

(TDP) chief

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and joined the Telugu Desam Party.

Member of Legislative Assembly

In 2009 Revanth Reddy was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly from

constituency with 46.45% votes as a TDP candidate. He won against the incumbent and five-time MLA Gurunath Reddy of

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(INC). He contested 2014 undivided Andhra Pradesh elections and was elected to the

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from Kodangal with a majority of 14,614 votes against Gurunath Reddy. He was elected as the floor leader of Telugu Desam Party in Telangana Legislative Assembly. On 25 October 2017, TDP removed him as the floor leader of the Telangana TDP after reports surfaced that he would consider joining the Congress party. On 31 October 2017 he joined Congress. He contested the 2018 Telangana Assembly elections from Kodangal as a Congress candidate and lost to TRS candidate Patnam Narender Reddy, marking his first defeat in any election. On 20 September 2018, he was appointed one of the three working presidents of

(TPCC).

Member of Parliament

Revanth Reddy contested the 2019 general elections and won the Lok Sabha seat of

Malkajgiri Malkajgiri also known as Mallikarjuna Giri (Anicent Name) is a suburb of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is located in Medchal–Malkajgiri district and also Sub-District in Medchal District is the headquarters of Malkajgiri mandal in Malkajg ...

as a Congress candidate by a margin of 10,919 votes and securing 38.63% votes and defeated his nearest rival Marri Rajashekar Reddy of TRS. In June 2021, he was appointed the president of TPCC replacing

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. He was to take the new role on 7 July.

Electoral statistics

Controversies

Arrest for bribery

On 31 May 2015, Revanth Reddy was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) during a

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after bribing nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson to vote in favour of the TDP candidate in the Legislative Council election. He was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days. On 15 June 2015, the court extended remand for 15 more days till 29 June 2015. A criminal case under sections of

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and sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) – read with section 34 (common intention) of Indian Penal Code was registered against him along with two others – Bishop Sebastian Harry and Uday Simha. On 30 June, the

Telangana High Court The Telangana High Court is the High Court for the Indian state of Telangana. Founded by the 7th Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan, initially, it was set up as High Court of Hyderabad for the then Princely State of Hyderabad Deccan and later renamed ...

gave conditional bail. TDP party members celebrated Revanth Reddy's release on 1 July 2015 with a rally. He is on bail and not allowed to cross Hyderabad without ACB permission.

Personal life

Revanth Reddy married Geetha,

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's niece. The couple has a daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reddy, Revanth 1969 births Living people People from Mahbubnagar district Telugu Desam Party politicians Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014 Telangana MLAs 2014–2018 Indian prisoners and detainees Crime in Telangana India MPs 2019–present Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana