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Kiran Kumar Reddy
Kiran Kumar Reddy.JPG
16th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
In office
25 November 2010 – 1 March 2014
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Preceded byK. Rosaiah
Succeeded byPresident's rule
Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
June 2009 – November 2010
Preceded byK R Suresh Reddy
Succeeded byNadendla Manohar
Personal details
Born
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy

(1959-09-13) 13 September 1959 (age 64)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
(now in Telangana, India)
Political partyIndian National Congress
SignatureKiran Kumar Reddy's signature

Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy (born 13 September 1959) is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He was the last Chief Minister of the United Andhra Pradesh before the formation of the Telangana state on 2 June 2014.

Reddy was sworn in as the 16th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on 25 November 2010. A four-time Member of the Legislative Assembly in Andhra Pradesh, he was a leader of the Indian National Congress party before resigning from it in February 2014 over the creation of Telangana state. Concurrently Reddy also submitted his resignation from the chief ministership to Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan; the latter accepted the resignation, but asked Reddy to continue as caretaker chief minister. President's Rule was imposed in the state on 1 March 2014. On 10 March 2014 he floated his new political outfit called Jai Samaikyandhra Party.[1] In elections the party failed to win a single seat and lost deposits in numerous seats. The party dissolved on 13 July 2018 and Reddy re-joined INC.

Early life[edit]

Kiran Kumar Reddy is a Congress party member and his father Amaranath Reddy was a minister in P. V. Narasimha Rao cabinet When P.V. Narasimha Rao was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh as Mr. Reddy was considered close to late Indira Gandhi and P.V. Narsimha Rao. His family hails from Nagaripalle, near Kalikiri, Chittoor district.[2] He did his schooling from Hyderabad Public School[3] and intermediate from St. Josephs' Junior College, Hyderabad. He did his B.Com from Nizam College and LL.B from University College of Law, Osmania University. He was an avid cricketer in college, batch mate of former Indian Cricket team captain Mohammad Azharuddin, and represented Hyderabad in Ranji trophy.[4] He also captained the Hyderabad under-22 , South Zone Universities and Osmania University cricket teams.[5][6] He also attended Besant Theosophical High School in Chennai for some years.

Political career[edit]

Reddy was elected to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1989 after his father's death.[7] He served as member of the Public Undertakings Committee and Assurance Committee. He was elected to the state assembly from Native Vayalpadu (Valmikipuram) in 1989, 1999 and 2004. He lost in 1994 when Congress was routed in Chittoor district. He won from Pileru in 2009 after Valmikipuram got merged into Pileru constituency under delimitation. A known YSR loyalist, he was the Congress government chief whip for five years from 2004,[8] before he was made the speaker. On 10 March 2014 he announced the formation of Jai Samaikyandhra Party with Chundru Srihari Rao as its Founder-President.[1]

He has re-joined the Congress party in July 2018 in the presence of AICC Chief Rahul Gandhi[9]

As Speaker[edit]

Reddy was unanimously elected as Speaker of the 13th Andhra Pradesh Assembly in June 2009. His name for the speaker's post was proposed by erstwhile chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, AIMIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi , Agriculture minister N. Raghuveera Reddy and two other independents.

As Chief Minister[edit]

Reddy was made to be the new Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after incumbent K Rosaiah resigned citing personal reasons, by the Congress Legislature Party and authorised party in 2011. On 19 February 2014, he resigned from the post of Chief Minister, as MLA (legislator) and also from the Congress party, after the Telangana bill was passed in Lok Sabha.[10]

Welfare programmes[edit]

Reddy is credited for launching schemes such as Mee Seva, Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu, SC/ST Sub-Plan, Bangaru Thalli, Mana Biyyam, Amma Hastham,and the Chittor water scheme.

Jai Samaikyandhra Party[edit]

On 11 March 2014, Reddy wanted to launch a new political party in order to survive in the state and named as Jai Samaikyandhra Party, by opposing the centre's decision on bifurcation of the Andhra Pradesh state.[11] He formally launched the party in Rajahmundry on 12 March 2014. Finally, Reddy dissolved it and re-joined INC on 13 July 2018.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Former Andhra CM Kiran Kumar Reddy floats Jai Samaikyandhra Party". news.biharprabha.com. Indo-Asian News Service. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Andhra CM Rosaiah resigns citing personal reasons", Business Standard, 24 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "Cong mulling a Reddy CM to stop Jaganaut?", The Times of India, 9 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "Kiran Kumar Reddy's profile". The New Indian Express. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Highlight people's problems, Speaker tells parties ", The HINDU, 17 August 2010.
  6. ↑ Career statistics of Reddy from Cricketarchive
  7. ↑ The Hindu : Front Page : Kiran Kumar to take over as Speaker. Hinduonnet.com (26 May 2009). Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  8. ↑ Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Chief Whip denies encroachment charge. The Hindu (6 November 2006). Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  9. ↑ http://indtoday.com/kiran-reddy-meets-rahul-gandhi-to-re-enter-congress-party/
  10. ↑ "Kiran Kumar Reddy resigns as Andhra CM and quits Congress Party". news.biharprabha.com. Indo-Asian News Service. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  11. ↑ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/kiran-kumar-reddy-launches-his-party-blames-congress-bjp-tdp-for-andhra-pradesh-split/articleshow/31906058.cms
Preceded by
Konijeti Rosaiah 		Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
25 June 2011 – 19 February 2014 		Succeeded by
N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by
K R Suresh Reddy 		Speaker of Andhra Pradesh State Assembly
2009–2011 		Succeeded by
Nadendla Manohar

Template:Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh

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