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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = ''Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy''
| image =
| nickname = CM
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|3|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Allipuram, [[Nellore district|Nellore District]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| party = [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| father = Somireddy Raj Gopal Reddy
| alma_mater = [[Andhra University]]
| office = [[Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Minister of Agriculture, Horticulture, Sericulture and Agri-Processing]] [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start = 2 April 2017
| term_end = 29 May 2019
| governor = [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
| predecessor = [[Prathipati Pulla Rao]]
| successor = [[Kanna Babu]]
| office1 = [[State legislative councils of India|Member]] of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council|Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start1 = 14 June 2015
| term_end1 = 15 February 2019
| 1blankname1 = Chairman
| 1namedata1 = * [[A. Chakrapani]]
* [[N. M. D. Farooq]]
| 3blankname1 = Leader of the House
| 3namedata1 = [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
| constituency1 = Elected by [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA's]]
| office2 = [[Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]] [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start2 = 26 November 2001
| term_end2 = 14 May 2004
| governor2 = * [[C. Rangarajan]]
* [[Surjit Singh Barnala]]
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
| predecessor2 = [[Bojjala Gopala Krishna Reddy]]
| successor2 = [[Komatireddy Venkat Reddy]]
| office3 = [[First N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Minister of Youth Services and Sports]] [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start3 = 1996
| term_end3 = 1999
| governor3 = * [[Krishan Kant]]
* [[C. Rangarajan]]
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata3 = [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
| predecessor3 = [[Dasyam Pranay Bhasker]]
| successor3 = [[Naramalli Sivaprasad]]
| office4 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start4 = 2024
| term_end4 =
| predecessor4 = [[Kakani Govardhan Reddy]]
| successor4 =
| constituency4 = [[Sarvepalli Assembly constituency|Sarvepalli]]
| term_start5 = 1994
| term_end5 = 2004
| predecessor5 = Chitturi Venkata Sesha Reddy
| successor5 = [[Adala Prabhakara Reddy]]
| constituency5 = [[Sarvepalli Assembly constituency|Sarvepalli]]
}}
'''Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy''' is an Indian politician from [[Sarvepalli Assembly constituency|Sarvepalli]] in [[Nellore district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and a member of the [[Telugu Desam Party]]. He is currently a member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] and a former member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council|Legislative Council]]. Previously, he has held several cabinet ministerial positions in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

== Personal life ==
Reddy was born on 26 March 1956 in Allipuram, [[Nellore district|Nellore]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. He served as [[District Co-operative Central Bank|DCCB]] chairman in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chandramohan Reddy Somireddy(TDP):Constituency- SARVEPALLI(NELLORE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/andhrapradesh2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=7018 |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=myneta.info}}</ref> He was a protester of Anti-Sara Movement during 1991 and 1992. As the movement progressed and Late [[N. T. Rama Rao]] agreed with Reddy to join him, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh [[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]] relented and outlawed it.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

== Political career ==
Reddy was appointed in-charge of the [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) for [[Nellore district]] in 1992. He contested and won as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for the first time from the [[Sarvepalli Assembly constituency]] in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarvepalli Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/sarvepalli-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref> During 1996 to 1999, he was appointed as the Minister of Youth Services and Sports under the [[First N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry]].

In 1999, Reddy once again contested as an MLA and won, representing the same constituency until 2004. In 2001, He was appointed as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting under the [[Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry]]. In 2004, he was again appointed the in-charge of the TDP for Nellore district. Later, in 2011 he became a member of the TDP politburo.

In 2015, he was nominated and appointed as a [[Member of the Legislative Council]] (MLC) and served as the Minister of Agriculture, Horticulture, Sericulture and Agri-Processing from 2017 to 2019 under the [[Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry]]. He resigned as an MLC in 2019 to contest as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]] from Sarvepalli in the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Tupaki |date=2015-06-14 |title=somireddy chandramohan reddy MLC Swearing ceremony |url=https://www.tupaki.com/politicalnews/article/somireddy-chandramohan-reddy-mlc-swearing-ceremony/105460 |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=www.tupaki.com |language=te}}</ref><ref name="Standard 2019 y868">{{cite web |last=Business Standard |date=15 February 2019 |title=AP minister resigns as legislative council member |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ap-minister-resigns-as-legislative-council-member-119021501224_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215193143/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ap-minister-resigns-as-legislative-council-member-119021501224_1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2019 |access-date=27 March 2024 |website=Business News, Finance News, Union Budget 2024, India News, Stock Markets BSE/NSE News,SENSEX, NIFTY}}</ref>

Reddy is considered one of the oldest continuing members and played a key role in the TDP activities.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-13 |title='Skill development scam': Chandrababu Naidu's arrest a conspiracy hatched by Chief Minister Jagan, alleges TDP leader Somireddy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/skill-development-scam-chandrababu-naidus-arrest-a-conspiracy-hatched-by-chief-minister-jagan-alleges-tdp-leader-somireddy/article67303615.ece |access-date=2024-03-28 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Murali |first=S. |date=2023-11-10 |title=Somireddy welcomes Supreme Court fiat on pending cases against political leaders |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/somireddy-welcomes-supreme-court-fiat-on-pending-cases-against-political-leaders/article67521189.ece |access-date=2024-03-28 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Murali |first=S. |date=2023-11-02 |title=CBI, ED should probe Andhra Pradesh liquor scam expeditiously: Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/cbi-ed-should-probe-andhra-pradesh-liquor-scam-expeditiously-somireddy-chandramohan-reddy/article67489551.ece |access-date=2024-03-28 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=D. Surendra |date=2023-12-17 |title=Arch rivals set to clash in Sarvepalli |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2023/Dec/17/arch-rivals-set-to-clash-in-sarvepalli-2642324.html |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-27 |title='YSRCP leader' makes vain bid on Somireddy with crowbar in Nellore |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ysrcp-leader-makes-vain-bid-on-somireddy-with-crowbar-in-nellore/article67892275.ece |access-date=2024-03-28 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He contested and won as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Sarvepalli in the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] after nearly 2 decades.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-22 |title=Andhra Pradesh elections: TDP announces third list of 13 MP and 11 MLA candidates |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/andhra-pradesh-elections-tdp-announces-third-list-of-13-mp-and-11-mla-candidates/articleshow/108702950.cms |access-date=2024-03-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians]]
[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1994–1999]]
[[Category:Indian political party founders]]
[[Category:Indian activists]]
[[Category:Indian political candidates]]
[[Category:Indian political writers]]
[[Category:Indian political philosophers]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1999–2004]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:Agriculture ministers of Andhra Pradesh]]

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