T. Jeevan Reddy

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Thatiparthi Jeevan Reddy
| image =T Jev.jpg
| office =Minister of Roads and Buildings of Andhra Pradesh
| constituency = [[Jagtial]]
| term_start = 14 May 2004
| term_end = 2 March 2009
| office2 = Member of [[Telangana Legislative Council]]
| term2 = 1983 – till
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1951|01|05}}<ref>https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/t-jeevan-reddy-46750.html</ref>
| birth_place = [[Bathkepally]]
| occupation = Politician & Advocate
| nationality = Indian
}}
'''Thatiparthi Jeevan Reddy''' is an Indian politician who is the current Member of the Telangana Legislative Council from Karimnagar Assembly constituency.

He was first elected as Panchayat Samithi President of Mallial in 1981 in a non-party-based elections, which is equivalent to today's Legislative Constituency. He was elected as M.L.A. for the first time from T.D.P. in the year 1983 and was inducted in the State Cabinet with an Excise Minister portfolio. He later differed with N.T.R. and joined the Congress Party under the leadership of late Sree Rajeev Gandhi in the year 1984. He won the elections from the Congress Party in the year 1989, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2014. In 2019, he was elected as a Member of Legislative Council (Graduate) from Karimnagar Assembly constituency with a majority of (39,430) votes.

Reddy contested against the T.R.S. Party President in the Parliament by-election in the year 2006 and 2008. In 2008 Parliament elections, he lost marginally with 14,000 only. In 2006 he was inducted into the State Cabinet till 2009 during which he held the portfolio of R&B. After formation of Telangana State he won the only seat from North Telangana for Congress.

==Minister in old Andhra Pradesh==
He was the Roads and Buildings Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]] from 2007<ref>{{cite news |title=AP CM inducts 17 ministers, reshuffles portfolios |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2007/04/26/cm-inducts-17-into-cabinet-reshuffles-portfolios-of-ministers-1177594836.html |work=[[Oneindia]] |date=26 April 2007 |accessdate=28 January 2011 }}</ref> to 2009.<ref name=livemint20090517/> He is a senior member of the [[All India Congress Committee|Congress]] Party.<ref>{{cite news |title=KCR's fast for political gain: Congress |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/29/stories/2009112953590400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202084116/http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/29/stories/2009112953590400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 December 2009 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=29 November 2009 |accessdate=28 January 2011 }}</ref>

==Career==
Jeevan Reddy was elected as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] for six times consecutively from [[Jagityal]] constituency,<ref>{{cite news |title=A blend of knowledge and experience |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/27/stories/2007042712520400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501064612/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/27/stories/2007042712520400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 May 2007 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=27 April 2007 |accessdate=28 January 2011 }}</ref> and was defeated by [[L. Ramana]] of the [[Telugu Desam Party]] in the 2009 elections.<ref name=livemint20090517>{{cite news |title=Rajasekhara Reddy credits his party's success to Singh, Gandhi |url=http://www.livemint.com/2009/05/17002850/Rajasekhara-Reddy-credits-his.html |work=[[Livemint]] |date=17 May 2009 |accessdate=28 January 2011 }}</ref>

In 2006 and 2008, he lost Karimnagar by-election to [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]] leader, [[K. Chandrashekhar Rao]].<ref>http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/3600</ref> And now in 2019 elections he was elected as member of legislative council (MLC) for graduates constituency Karimnagar

'''Member of Legislative Assembly'''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Duration !! Constituency !! Political party
|-
| 1983–1985||[[Jagtial (Assembly constituency)|Jagtial]]|| bgcolor="#FFFF00" |[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
|-
| 1989–1994||[[Jagtial (Assembly constituency)|Jagtial]]|| bgcolor="#00FFFF" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 1996–1999||[[Jagtial (Assembly constituency)|Jagtial]]|| bgcolor="#00FFFF" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 1999–2004||[[Jagtial (Assembly constituency)|Jagtial]]|| bgcolor="#00FFFF" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 2004–2009||[[Jagtial (Assembly constituency)|Jagtial]]|| bgcolor="#00FFFF" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 2014–2018||[[Jagtial (Assembly constituency)|Jagtial]]|| bgcolor="#00FFFF" | INC
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Telangana MLAs 2014–2018]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Telugu politicians]]
[[Category:1952 births]]

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