Shanampudi Saidireddy (

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

: శానంపూడి సైదిరెడ్డి; born 18 April 1974) is an Indian politician and present MLA for

Huzurnagar Huzurnagar is the third largest town in the Suryapet district of the Indian state of Telangana. Huzurnagar is a Municipality and the Mandal Headquarters of Huzurnagar Mandal. It is far away from the district Headquarters Suryapet Suryapet ...

assembly constituency representing the

Bharat Rashtra Samithi The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (; BRS), formerly known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi ( TRS), is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in the state of Telangana and currently the primary opposition party in the state. It was founde ...

. He became the MLA for

assembly constituency after defeating the Congress candidate by a record margin in the by election in 2019.

Early life

Saidireddy was born on 18 April 1974 at Gundlapally village of Mattampally Mandal in Suryapet District to Anki Reddy and Sathyavathi and he has 2 siblings. He did his initial schooling in Mattampally and graduated in B.Sc. from Priyadarshini college in Huzurnagar.

Professional life

Saidireddy emigrated to Jamaica after his graduation. After initially working as a lecturer he joined the United Nations population fund as an IT Manager. He later moved to Canada and set up a successful restaurant business, and later started an Engineering college in Suryapet.

Political life

Saidireddy returned to India in 2015. He started to work on social issues in Telangana and in his native Huzurnagar. He focused on youth development and women empowerment. He started a Youth organization under the name Sye which was very successful in mobilizing the youth in his native Huzurnagar. He was given the ticket to contest from TRS in 2018. He lost the election by a narrow margin of 7000 odd votes. However in the subsequent by election held in 2019 he was again nominated and he won with a record margin of 43,000 votes. Saidireddy resigned to BRS party and joined the

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on 10 March 2024 in the presence of party's General Secretary and Telangana state incharge Tarun Chugh at central party headquarters in

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ahead of

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Personal life

He is married to Rajitha Reddy, who is also an entrepreneur, and has 2 children with her.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saidireddy, Shanampudi 1974 births Living people Telangana MLAs 2018–2023 Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians People from Suryapet district Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Telangana