Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy (1962/63 – 6 August 2020) was an Indian politician, a member of the

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. Before becoming a politician, Reddy had worked as a journalist for a paper in the

Medak District Medak district is located in the western region of the Indian state of Telangana. Medak is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Sangareddy, Kamareddy, Siddipet and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts. History Traces of ...

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. He was elected four times as the representative for Dubbaka and was prominent in Telangana's campaign for statehood. On 31 July 1990 he was arrested under the

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. In July 2020 he underwent surgery for a circulation problem, but it was unsuccessful.

Family background

Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy's wife's name is Solipeta Sujatha. After the death of Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy, she contested from TRS in Dubbaka Assembly Constituency but she lost to BJP candidate. His son's name is Solipeta Sathish Reddy who is also an active TRS State Youth Leader.

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2020 deaths 1960s births Telangana MLAs 2014–2018 Telangana MLAs 2018–2023 {{Telangana-politician-stub