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'''M. Ram Reddy''' (d. 1979) was an Indian socialist politician. He was a Member of Legislative Assembly of [[Hyderabad State]] 1953-1957, and of [[Andhra Pradesh]] 1962-1967 and 1978-1979.

==Biography==
In the period after the independence of India, M. Ram Reddy was a prominent leader of the [[Socialist Party (India, 1948)|Socialist Party]] in [[Hyderabad State]].<ref>'''[https://books.google.at/books?newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&id=OQlDAAAAYAAJ The Socialist Movement in Andhra Pradesh - II]'', in ''Janata'', August 22, 1999. p. 12</ref> M. Ram Reddy contested the [[Mahabubnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha seat]] in the [[1952 Indian general election]] as a Socialist Party candidate, finishing in second place with 102,131 votes (29.67%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150509130050/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1951 TO THE FIRST LOK SABHA - VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS)]''</ref>

He also contested the [[Shadnagar Assembly constituency|Shadnagar seat]] in the [[1952 Hyderabad Legislative Assembly election]], standing as a [[Socialist Party (India, 1948)|Socialist Party]] candidate. He finished in third place with 6,527 votes (22.31%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150508163757/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/StatRep_51_HBD.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF HYDERABAD]''</ref>

M. Ram Reddy was elected to the [[Hyderabad Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Wanaparthy Assembly constituency|Wanaparthy constituency]] in a December 1953 by-election (held after the death of [[Suravaram Pratapa Reddy]]).<ref name=mwfi>Margaret Welpley Fisher, Joan Valérie Bondurant. ''[https://books.google.at/books?newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&id=wg82AAAAIAAJ The Indian Experience with Democratic Elections]''. University of California, 1956. p. 13</ref><ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://books.google.at/books?newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&id=eLKc8roFtdIC Results of Bye-elections Held Since the First General Elections 1951-52 Upto the 31st July, 1955]''. Manager of Publications, 1956. p. 79</ref> He stood as a [[Praja Socialist Party]] candidate.<ref name=mwfi/><ref name="e"/> M. Ram Reddy obtained 9,089 votes, against 7,425 votes for [[Indian National Congress]] candidate Jai Ram and 1,133 votes for independent candidate Desarathaiya.<ref name="e">Election Commission of India. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120117074622/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results%2052-95.xls Bye-election results 1952-95]''</ref>

He contested the [[Mahbubnagar Assembly constituency|Mahbubnagar assembly seat]] in the [[1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], finishing in second place with 7,217 votes (32.63%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150425043240/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_AP_1957.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1957 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH]''</ref> He won the Mahbubnagar seat in the subsequent [[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], now standing as an [[Independent (politician)|independent]] and obtaining 15,282 votes (54.34%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150509065939/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_AP_1962.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1962 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH]''</ref>

M. Ram Reddy was re-elected from the Mahbubnagar seat in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in the [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978 election]], now standing as an [[Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress (I)]] candidate. He obtained 23,861 votes (49.69%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150425031539/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%201978%20Andhra%20Pradesh.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1978 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH]''</ref> M. Ram Reddy died on August 20, 1979.<ref name=bye1980>''[https://books.google.at/books?newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&id=Hd7ScoXvMe4C Bye-elections Brochure]''. Election Commission of India, 1980. p. 93</ref> A by-election for the Mahbubnagar seat was held in 1980.<ref name="e"/><ref name=bye1980/>

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Praja Socialist Party politicians]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Hyderabad MLAs 1952–1957]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1962–1967]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1978–1983]]
[[Category:1979 deaths]]

M. Ram Reddy - Revision history

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