Yeduguri Sandinti Avinash Reddy, popularly known as Y. S. Avinash Reddy, is an Indian politician who is the Member of Parliament in 16th Lok Sabha and 17th Lok Sabha from

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. He won the Indian general elections of

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and

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being a

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candidate.

Political career

In April 2018, he along with his party MPs resigned their posts in protest for not giving special status to Andhra Pradesh and issued a no-confidence notice on the government.

General Elections 2014

General Elections 2019

General Elections 2024

Criminal conspiracy in the murder of Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy

Avinash Reddy was summoned by the

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(CBI) on criminal conspiracy related to the murder of Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy, who was murdered and found at his residence in Kadapa on 15 March 2019. The death was first reported as a

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but later found to be a murder which led to further suspicion. The murder took place few weeks before the 2019 Andhra Pradesh General Elections. Along with his father Bhaskar Reddy, Avinash Reddy has been accused of conspiracy in the murder of Bhasker Reddy's cousin Vivekananda Reddy, based on a list of suspects submitted by the victim’s daughter Suneetha Nareddy. The CBI has sent a notice to Avinash Reddy to attend the inquiry on 19 May 2023.

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reddy, Y S Avinash 1984 births Living people Alumni of the University of Worcester India MPs 2014–2019 YSR Congress Party politicians People charged with criminal conspiracy Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh People from Kadapa district Telugu politicians India MPs 2019–2024 India MPs 2024–2029