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{{Short description|Indian politician of Andhra Pradesh state}}
{{Family name hatnote|Peddireddy|lang=Telugu}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy
| image =
| caption =
| office = [[Ministry of Mines and Geology|Minister of Mines and Geology]]<br />[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| governor = * [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
* [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]
* [[S. Abdul Nazeer]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| term_start = 30 May 2019
| term_end = 11 June 2024
| predecessor = [[R. V. Sujay Krishna Ranga Rao]]
| successor = [[Kollu Ravindra]]
| office1 = [[Ministry of Environment, Forest, Science and Technology|Minister of Environment, Forest, Science and Technology]]; [[List of ministers of energy of Andhra Pradesh|Energy]]<br />[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start1 = 11 April 2022
| term_end1 = 4 June 2024
| governor1 = * [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]
* [[S. Abdul Nazeer]]
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| predecessor1 = [[Balineni Srinivasa Reddy]]
| successor1 = * [[Pawan Kalyan]] (as Minister of Environment, Forest, Science and Technology)
* [[Gottipati Ravi Kumar]] (as Minister of Energy)
| office2 = [[Ministry of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development|Minister of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development]]<br />[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start2 = 30 May 2019
| term_end2 = 7 April 2022
| governor2 = * [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
* [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| predecessor2 = [[Nara Lokesh]]
| successor2 = [[Budi Mutyala Naidu]]
| office3 = Member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start3 = 2009
| term_end3 =
| predecessor3 = [[N. Amarnath Reddy]]
| successor3 =
| constituency3 = [[Punganur Assembly constituency|Punganur]]
| term_start4 = 1999
| term_end4 = 2009
| predecessor4 = G. V. Sreenath Reddy
| successor4 = [[Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy]]
| constituency4 = [[Pileru Assembly constituency|Pileru]]
| term_start5 = 1989
| term_end5 = 1994
| predecessor5 = Challa Prabhakar Reddy
| successor5 = G. V. Sreenath Reddy
| constituency5 = [[Pileru Assembly constituency|Pileru]]
| party = [[YSR Congress Party]] (since 2013)
| other_party = [[Indian National Congress]] (1985{{ndash}}2013)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|7|1|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web | title=పెద్దిరెడ్డి రామచంద్రారెడ్డి: బాల్యం, విద్యాభ్యాసం, వ్యక్తిగత జీవితం, రాజకీయ ప్రస్థానం | url=https://telugu.asianetnews.com/andhra-pradesh/peddireddy-ramachandra-reddy-biography-childhood-family-education-political-life-net-worth-key-facts-krj-saxpkr }}</ref>
| birth_place = Errativaripalle,<ref>{{cite web | title=Peddi Reddy Ramachandra Reddy | MLA | Yerrathivaripalle | Punganur | YSRCP | date=8 April 2020 | url=https://theleaderspage.com/peddi-reddy-ramachandra-reddy/ }}</ref> [[Sodam|Sodam Mandalam]], [[Chittor district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| spouse = Swarna Latha
| father = Peddireddy Laxma Reddy
| mother =
| children = [[Peddireddy Venkata Midhun Reddy|P. V. Midhun Reddy]]
| relatives = [[Peddireddy Dwarakanatha Reddy]] (Brother)
| alma_mater = [[Sri Venkateswara University]]
| education = [[PhD]] in [[sociology]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=MN Samdani |date=13 April 2022 |title=Andhra Pradesh: New ministers in CM Jagan Reddy's cabinet score high with PhDs, professional degrees |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amaravati/andhra-pradesh-new-ministers-in-cm-jagan-reddys-cabinet-score-high-with-phds-professional-degrees/articleshow/90811853.cms |access-date=11 May 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>
}}

'''Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy''' is an Indian politician from the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He formerly served as [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry|Minister of Energy, Forest, Environment, Science and Technology, Mines and Geology]] in the [[Andhra Pradesh government]] since April 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=K. Umashanker |date=11 April 2022 |title=Peddireddi's sway in Cabinet widens |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/peddireddis-sway-in-cabinet-widens/article65311424.ece |access-date=11 May 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Earlier he served as the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development and Mines and Geology Minister during 2019–2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 June 2019 |title=Andhra Pradesh Ministers: Portfolios and profiles |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-ministers-portfolios-and-profiles/article27698301.ece |access-date=11 May 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Reddy was elected to the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from [[Indian National Congress]] from [[Pileru Assembly constituency]] till 2009 And [[Punganur (Assembly constituency)|Punganur Assembly constituency]] till 2014, Later From [[YSR Congress Party]] for the [[Punganur (Assembly constituency)|Punganur Assembly constituency]] till now.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Punganur Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Punganur Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News. |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/andhra-pradesh/punganur-election-result-s01a165/ |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=News18}}</ref>
He won the [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009 elections]] from [[Punganur (Assembly constituency)|Punganur Assembly constituency]] and was appointed the Forest Minister in [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]] ministry. Post the [[death of Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]], he quit the ministerial post citing differences with [[Kiran Kumar Reddy]], the later [[Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh]]. In 2013, he joined YSR Congress Party.<ref name=":0" /> He later won [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014 elections]] and [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019 elections]].

==Childhood and education==
His education went on in his own district. He completed his PhD in sociology from Sri Venkateswara University in 1975. He was unanimously elected as the president of the Students Union during his college days at SV University.

==Early life==
After completing his education, he entered the business sector. He first entered the construction sector and later expanded his business into irrigation and real estate sectors. He has built a reputation as a good businessman in a short span of time by undertaking the construction of various projects across the country.

==Political career==

In 1974, he was selected as president of the student union in [[Sri Venkateswara University]], [[Tirupati]]. In 1978, he contested as MLA on a BJP ticket from the [[Pileru Assembly constituency]] but he lost. He joined the Indian National Congress (INC) party and he again lost in 1985, AP assembly elections from the Congress party. He was elected thrice as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Pileru constituency from the Congress party. From 1995, he worked as district president for 9 years from the Congress party. In 2008, he was appointed vice president of the PCC. From 2009-2010, he served as minister of forest in Y.S Rajashekar Reddy, Roshaiah’s Cabinet.

In 2009, in Andhra Pradesh legislative elections, he won the position of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from [[Punganur Assembly constituency]] of the Congress party. He joined the [[Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party|YSR Congress Party (YSRCP)]]. From 2015, he worked as state chief secretary from the YSRCP party.

He was a senior leader of the YSRCP party. In [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative election]], he was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) with the highest majority of 1,04,587 votes from the YSRCP party. In 2019, he won the post of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) with the highest majority of 1,07,431 votes from the YSRCP party. In 2019, he was appointed Minister for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development. In [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], he won by slight margin of nearly 6,000 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Punganur Assembly Election Results 2024: Punganur Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/andhra-pradesh/punganur-constituency-result-1165 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

==Election statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! Year
! Contested For
! colspan="2" | Party
! Constituency
! Opponent
! Votes
! Majority
! Result
|-
|1
| [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
| rowspan="10" |[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
| rowspan = "6"|[[Pileru Assembly constituency|Pileru]]
| Mogal Sufulla Baig ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| 22,203 - 36,476
| -14,273
| {{lost}} <ref name="resultuniversity.com">{{cite web | title=Pileru Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency | url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/pileru-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency }}</ref>
|-
|2
| [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress| rowspan=6}}
| Challa Prabhakara Reddy ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| 37,938 - 42,187
| -4,249
| {{lost}} <ref name="resultuniversity.com"/>
|-
|3
| [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
| Challa Ramachandhra Reddy ([[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]])
| 61,191 - 36,555
| +24,636
| {{WON}} <ref name="resultuniversity.com"/>
|-
|4
| [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
| G. V. Srinath Reddy ([[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]])
| 47,505 - 57,160
| -9,655
| {{lost}} <ref name="resultuniversity.com"/>
|-
|5
| [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
| G. V. Srinath Reddy ([[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]])
| 62,562 - 49,129
| +13,433
| {{WON}} <ref name="resultuniversity.com"/>
|-
|6
| [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| G. V. Srinath Reddy ([[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]])
| 67,328 - 45,740
| +21,588
|{{WON}}
<ref name="resultuniversity.com"/>
|-
|7
| [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| rowspan = "4" |[[Punganur Assembly constituency|Punganur]]
| M. Venkata Ramana Raju ([[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]])
| 84,083 - 43,356
| +40,727
| {{WON}}
<ref name="Punganur Assembly Constituency Elec">{{cite web | title=Punganur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency | url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/punganur-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency }}</ref>
|-
|8
|[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party| rowspan = 3}}
| M. Venkata Ramana Raju ([[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]])
| 1,04,587 - 72,856
| +31,731
| {{WON}}
<ref name="Punganur Assembly Constituency Elec"/>
|-
|9
| [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
| N. Anesha Reddy ([[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]])
| 1,07,876
| +43,555
| {{WON}}
<ref name="Punganur Assembly Constituency Elec"/>
|-
|10
| [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| Challa Ramachandhra Reddy ([[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]])
| 1,00,793- 94,698
| +6,538
| {{WON}}
<ref>{{cite web | title=Punganur Assembly Election Results 2024: Punganur Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/andhra-pradesh/punganur-constituency-result-1165 }}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:Politicians from Chittoor district]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:YSR Congress Party politicians]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:Janata Party politicians]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:1952 births]]

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