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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1949)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Teegala Krishna Reddy
| image = Teegala Krishna Reddy.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|06|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Meerpet, [[Ranga Reddy district]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]
| spouse = Arundhati
| children = 2
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] (since 2024)
| other_party = [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]] (2014 to 2024)<br/>[[Telugu Desam Party]] (until 2014)
| office = 14th [[List of mayors of Hyderabad|Mayor of Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad]]
| term_start = 2002
| term_end = 2007
| predecessor = [[Mir Zulfeqar Ali|Mir Zulfiqar Ali]]
| successor = ''Office abolished''<br />({{small|[[Banda Karthika Reddy]] as Mayor of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation}})
| constituency =
| office1 = [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana]]
| term_start1 = 2014
| term_end1 = 2018
| predecessor1 = [[Sabitha Indra Reddy]]
| successor1 = [[Sabitha Indra Reddy]]
| constituency1 = [[Maheshwaram Assembly constituency|Maheshwaram]]
}}

'''Teegala Krishna Reddy''' (born 10 June 1949) is an Indian politician from [[Telangana]]. He served as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] and was the last [[List of mayors of Hyderabad|Mayor of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation]]. He is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2024-02-26 |title=Former BRS MLA Teegala Krishna Reddy joins Congress |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/former-brs-mla-teegala-krishna-reddy-joins-congress/article67889360.ece |access-date=2026-02-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Reddy was born in [[Ranga Reddy district]], Meerpet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=తీగల కృష్ణారెడ్డి జన్మదిన వేడుకలు {{!}} హైదరాబాద్ |url=https://m.navatelangana.com/article/hyderabad/821156 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=navatelangana.com}}</ref> He completed his BA in 1971 from [[Osmania University]]. He is the Chairman of Teegala Krishna Reddy Engineering College.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-12 |title=Staff salary cut for Teegala Krishna Reddy's b'day bash |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/120618/staff-salary-cut-for-teegala-krishna-reddys-bday-bash.html |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Reddy joined the [[Telugu Desam Party]] during its foundation. He contested the [[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation|Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH) elections]] in 1986 from Gandhi Nagar division on behalf of the Telugu Desam Party and lost{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}. Reddy contested the MCH elections in 2002 and served as the mayor of Hyderabad until 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Embarrassment to TRS as party leader targets Education Minister |url=https://www.telugu360.com/embarrassment-to-trs-as-party-leader-targets-education-minister/ |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=Telugu360.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

He worked as the Chairman of Hyderabad Urban Development Authority. In the [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009 Andhra Pradesh elections]], he contested as a Telugu Desam Party candidate from the [[Maheshwaram Assembly constituency|Maheswaram constituency]] and was defeated by [[Indian National Congress]] candidate [[Sabitha Indra Reddy]] by a margin of 7,833 votes.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

In the [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014 Telanagana elections]], he contested as a Telugu Desam Party candidate again from Maheshwaram constituency<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rajeev |first=M. |date=2014-04-07 |title=TDP releases first list of candidates from Telangana |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdp-releases-first-list-of-candidates-from-telangana/article5882557.ece |access-date=2022-10-24 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and was elected [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chandrashekhar |first=B. |date=2022-07-05 |title=Bickering in Maheshwaram TRS out in open, even before Kollapur is settled |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/bickering-in-maheshwaram-trs-out-in-open-even-before-kollapur-is-settled/article65602746.ece |access-date=2022-10-24 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> for the first time by beating his nearest rival Congress candidate Mal Reddy Rangareddy with a majority of 30,784 votes. He joined [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-11-09 |title=TDP MLA joins TRS |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/TDP-MLA-joins-TRS/article60346235.ece |access-date=2022-10-24 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-09 |title=Change of colors: Qutbullapur MLA K P Vivekananda Goud joins TRS |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/change-colors-qutbullapur-mla-k-p-vivekananda-goud-joins-trs-38740 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref> on 29 October 2014. In the [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018 Telangana elections]] he contested as a Telangana Rashtra Samithi candidate from Maheshwaram constituency<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-06 |title=TRS MLA Candidates List Announced By Telangana CM KCR |url=https://english.sakshi.com/telangana-politics/2018/09/06/telangana-assembly-elections-2018-trs-candidate-list |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=Sakshi Post |language=en}}</ref> and was defeated by Indian National Congress candidate Sabitha Indra Reddy by a margin of 9,227 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Sribala Vadlapatla|date=6 Nov 2020 |title=Ex-mayor Teegala likely to join BJP {{!}} Hyderabad News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ex-mayor-teegala-likely-to-join-bjp/articleshow/79069832.cms |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reddy, Teegala Krishna}}
[[Category:1949 births]]
[[Category:21st-century mayors of places in India]]
[[Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians from Telangana]]
[[Category:Mayors of Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Bharat Rashtra Samithi politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Telangana MLAs 2014–2018]]

Teegala Krishna Reddy - Revision history

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