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Political history

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	* 1978–1983 : Cabinet Minister for Revenue, Industries, Power and Agriculture Departments in the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]].		* 1978–1983 : Cabinet Minister for Revenue, Industries, Power and Agriculture Departments in the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]].
	* 1988–1989 : P.C.C. President.		* 1988–1989 : P.C.C. President.
	* 1989–1994 : [[Member of Legislative Assembly\|MLA]].		* 1989–1994 : [[Member of Legislative Assembly\|MLA]] of [[Venkatagiri (Assembly constituency)]].
	* 1989–1990 : Cabinet Minister for Agriculture, Forests and Higher Education Departments in the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]].		* 1989–1990 : Cabinet Minister for Agriculture, Forests and Higher Education Departments in the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]].
	* 1990–1992 : Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="Janardhan Reddy reference1" />		* 1990–1992 : Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="Janardhan Reddy reference1" />

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{{short description|Indian politician (1935-2014)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = N. Janardhana Reddy
| birth_name = Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy
| image = A delegation from Andhra Pradesh led by the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Shri N. Janardhana Reddy meeting with the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi on September 11, 2007.jpg
| caption = Reddy with his delegation team, meeting with Prime Minister Singh, in New Delhi, 2007.
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|2|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Vakadu]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| residence = Hyderabad
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|05|09|1935|02|20|df=yes}}<ref name="Hindu10514">{{cite web|author1=Special correspondent|title=Former Chief Minister Nedurumalli dead|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/former-chief-minister-nedurumalli-dead/article5995117.ece|website=The Hindu|access-date=22 April 2016|date=10 May 2014}}</ref>
| death_place = Hyderabad
| order1 = 12th
| office1 = Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
| term_start1 = 17 December 1990
| term_end1 = 9 October 1992
| governor1 = [[Krishan Kant]]
| predecessor1 = [[Marri Chenna Reddy]]
| successor1 = [[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]]
| constituency_MP2 = [[Visakhapatnam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Visakhapatnam]]
| parliament2 = Indian
| term_start2 = 17 May 2004
| term_end2 = 18 May 2009
| predecessor2 = M. V. V. S. Murthy
| successor2 = [[Daggubati Purandeswari]]
| constituency_MP3 = [[Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha constituency)|Narasaraopet]]
| parliament3 = Indian
| term_start3 = 10 October 1999
| term_end3 = 6 February 2004
| predecessor3 = [[Konijeti Rosaiah]]
| successor3 = [[Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy]]
| constituency_MP4 = [[Bapatla (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bapatla]]
| parliament4 = Indian
| term_start4 = 10 March 1998
| term_end4 = 26 April 1999
| predecessor4 = [[Ummareddy Venkateswarlu]]
| successor4 = [[D. Ramanaidu|Daggubati Ramanaidu]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Nedurumalli Rajyalakshmi
| children = 4
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 12 May |
| year = 2006 |
| source = http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=376
}}

'''Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy''' (20 February 1935 – 9 May 2014) was an Indian politician from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. A member of the [[Indian National Congress]], he represented the [[Visakhapatnam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Visakhapatnam constituency]] in the [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house of the Indian legislature. From 1990 to 1992, he served as [[Chief minister (India)|chief minister]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. His wife, Nedurumalli Rajyalakshmi, was a minister in the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] between 2004 and 2014. In September 2007, members of the militant [[Naxalite|Naxal]] group attempted to assassinate Reddy and his wife; both escaped unharmed.<ref name="Hindu10514" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Rangarajan|first1=D.|title=Janardhana Reddy escapes bid on life|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/janardhana-reddy-escapes-bid-on-life/article1907659.ece|website=The Hindu|access-date=22 April 2016|date=8 September 2007}}</ref>

== Life and career ==

Reddy was born in [[Vakadu]] on 20 February 1935. After completing his education, he briefly worked as a teacher in a Vakadu school. He entered politics in 1972 and was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]]. In 1978, he became the general secretary of the state congress, he was later elected to the Legislative Council. In his five-decade political career, he also served as a state minister and a legislator. Reddy worked until 1983 in [[Andhra Pradesh]] state government, serving as a minister in cabinets headed by Chief Ministers [[Tanguturi Anjaiah|T. Anjaiah]], [[Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy|Bhavanam Venkatram]], and [[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy|Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy]].<ref name="Janardhana Reddy reference3">{{cite news|date=10 May 2014|title=Remembering N. Janardhan Reddy|language=en|work=Deccan Chronicle|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140510/nation-current-affairs/article/remembering-n-janardhan-reddy|access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref> He was elected to Lok Sabha thrice, one each from the [[Bapatla (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bapatla]] (1998), [[Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha constituency)|Narsaraopet]] (1999) and [[Visakhapatnam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Visakhapatnam]] (2004) constituencies.<ref name="Janardhana Reddy reference2">{{cite news |title=Former Andhra Pradesh CM N Janardhana Reddy dead |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/former-andhra-pradesh-cm-n-janardhana-reddy-dead/ |access-date=15 February 2021 |work=The Indian Express |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=9 May 2014 |language=en}}</ref>
He represented Visakhapatnam as a congress member, and he served as President of the [[Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee]] in 1988.<ref name="Janardhana Reddy reference3" /><ref name="Janardhana Reddy reference2" /> He joined Channa Reddy's cabinet in 1989, serving as Revenue Minister.

After Reddy quit the position of Chief Minister, Janardhan Reddy succeeded him, ascending to the Chief Ministership in 1990. Communal riots in [[Hyderabad]] presented a challenge; Reddy was credited with bringing law and order to the region in a short time.<ref name="Janardhana Reddy reference3" /> He was the first Chief Minister to ban the militant [[Naxalite]] People's War Group.<ref name="Janardhana Reddy reference3" /> One important decision during his career was the privatization of professional education.<ref name="Janardhana Reddy reference2" /> Many medical and engineering colleges in the private sector were permitted to operate during his tenure. Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy succeeded him as Chief Minister in October 1992.<ref name="Janardhan Reddy reference1">{{cite news|date=9 May 2014|title=Former Andhra Pradesh CM N Janardhan Reddy dead|work=The Economic Times|publisher=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/former-andhra-pradesh-cm-n-janardhan-reddy-dead/articleshow/34866888.cms|access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="Former AP CM Janardhan Reddy dead">{{cite news|date=9 May 2014|title=Former AP CM Janardhan Reddy dead|work=Business Standard India|publisher=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/former-ap-cm-janardhan-reddy-dead-114050900303_1.html|access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref> Members of the Naxalite extremist group, which Reddy had earlier outlawed, attempted to assassinate him on September 7, 2007. The attempt occurred while he was travelling with his family to his home village of Vakadu.<ref name="Former AP CM Janardhan Reddy dead" /> Although three of his followers died in the incident, Reddy and his wife escaped unharmed. Reddy was elected to the [[Rajya Sabha]] again in 2010, where he served until his death.<ref name="Janardhana Reddy reference3" /> In his final years, Reddy suffered from a liver ailment and [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref>{{cite news|date=9 May 2014|title=AP's Ex-CM Janardhana Reddy Dies Aged 80|work=International Business Times|publisher=International Business Times|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/ap039s-ex-cm-janardhana-reddy-dies-aged-80-551963|access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=May 2021|reason=In the source Parkinson is not mentioned at all}} He died in 2014 after prolonged illness, survived by his wife Rajyalaxmi and his four sons.<ref name="Janardhana Reddy reference2" /><ref name="Janardhan Reddy reference1" /><ref>{{cite news|date=9 May 2014|title=Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Janardhan Reddy Dies|work=NDTV.com|publisher=NDTV|url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/former-andhra-pradesh-chief-minister-n-janardhan-reddy-dies-560878|access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref>

== Political history ==
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[[File:The Chairman, Rajya Sabha and Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari administering the oath of office to Dr. N. Janardhana Reddy a newly elected Member of Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh, in New Delhi on April 27, 2009.jpg|thumb|The Chairman, Rajya Sabha and Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari administering the oath of office to Dr. N. Janardhana Reddy a newly elected Member of Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh, in New Delhi on April 27, 2009]]
* 1972–1978 : [[Member of Parliament|Member]] of Rajya sabha.<ref name="Janardhana Reddy reference3" />
* 1978–1984 : [[Member of Legislative Council|MLC]].<ref name="Janardhana Reddy reference3" />
* 1978–1983 : Cabinet Minister for Revenue, Industries, Power and Agriculture Departments in the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]].
* 1988–1989 : P.C.C. President.
* 1989–1994 : [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]].
* 1989–1990 : Cabinet Minister for Agriculture, Forests and Higher Education Departments in the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]].
* 1990–1992 : Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="Janardhan Reddy reference1" />
* 1998–1999 : MP (Bapatla – 12th Lok Sabha).
* 1999–2004 : MP (Narasaraopet – 13th Lok Sabha – 2nd term).
* 2004–2009 : MP (Visakhapatnam – 14th Lok Sabha – 3rd term).
* 2009 : Elected to [[Rajya Sabha]].
* 2010 : Re-elected to [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref name="Janardhana Reddy reference3" />

==See also==
* [[List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[Politics of Andhra Pradesh]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy}}
{{Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh}}

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N. Janardhana Reddy - Revision history

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