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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox Indian politician
{{Infobox Indian politician
| name            = Jaipal Reddy
| name            = Jaipal Sudini Reddy
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| office          = [[Ministry of Earth Sciences|Minister of Earth Sciences]]
| office          = [[Ministry of Earth Sciences|Minister of Earth Sciences]]
| primeminister    = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| primeminister    = [[Manmohan Singh]]
| term_start      = 29 October 2012
| term_start      = 19 October 2012
| term_end        = 18 May 2014
| term_end        = 18 May 2014
| predecessor      = [[Vayalar Ravi]]
| predecessor      = [[Vayalar Ravi]]
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| successor3      = [[Konda Vishweshwar Reddy]]
| successor3      = [[Konda Vishweshwar Reddy]]
| majority        =  
| majority        =  
| birth_date      = {{Birth date |1942|1|16|df=y}}
| birth_date      = {{birth date |1942|1|16|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Narmeta]], [[Hyderabad State]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br/>(now [[Narmeta]], [[Nalgonda]], [[Telangana]], India)
| birth_place      = [[Narmeta]], [[Hyderabad State]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br/>(now [[Narmeta]], [[Nalgonda]], [[Telangana]], India)
| death_date      = 28 July 2019 (aged 77)
| death_date      = {{death date and age|2019|7|28|1942|1|16|df=y}}
| death_place      = [[Hyderabad]], Telangana, India
| death_place      = [[Hyderabad]], Telangana, India
| nationality      = Indian
| nationality      = Indian
| party            = [[Indian National Congress]]
| party            = [[Indian National Congress]]
| otherparty      =  <!--For additional political affiliations-->
| otherparty      =  [[Janata Dal]]
| spouse          = Lakshmi
| spouse          = Lakshmi
| Father   = Durga Reddy
| father   = Durga Reddy
| Mother           = Yashodamma
| mother           = Yashodamma
| relations        =  
| relations        =  
| Died            = 28 July 2019
| children        = 2 sons and 1 daughter
| children        = 2 sons and 1 daughter
| residence        = [[Madgul]], [[Telangana]], India
| residence        = [[Madgul]], [[Telangana]], India
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|portfolio          =  
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| religion        = Hindu
| website          = {{url|sjaipalreddy.com}}
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'''Sudini Jaipal Reddy''' (16 January 1942 – 28 July 2019) was an Indian politician. He was the member of the [[Lok Sabha]] of India for five terms.<ref name="Today">{{cite news |title=Senior Congress leader Jaipal Reddy passes away at 77 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/senior-congress-leader-jaipal-reddy-passes-away-at-77-1574353-2019-07-28 |accessdate=28 July 2019 |work=India Today |agency=Press Trust of India |date=28 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref>  
'''Sudini Jaipal Reddy''' (16 January 1942 – 28 July 2019) was an Indian politician who was the Member of Parliament in the [[Lok Sabha]] of India for five terms.<ref name="Today">{{cite news |title=Senior Congress leader Jaipal Reddy passes away at 77 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/senior-congress-leader-jaipal-reddy-passes-away-at-77-1574353-2019-07-28 |access-date=28 July 2019 |work=India Today |agency=Press Trust of India |date=28 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He represented the [[Chevella (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chevella]] constituency of [[Telangana]] and was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He served as a Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting in the [[I. K. Gujral]] cabinet in 1998. In 1999 he returned to Indian National Congress after 21 years. In 2004 he was re-elected to [[14th Lok Sabha]] from [[Miryalaguda Lok Sabha Constituency]] and then he served as a Union Minister for [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Information and Broadcasting]] and Union Minister for [[Urban Development]] in the [[United Progressive Alliance]]-1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/jaipals-push-set-metro-rail-projects-on-track/article28739938.ece|title=Jaipal’s push set metro rail projects on track}}</ref> In 2009 he was re-elected to the [[15th Lok Sabha]] from the [[Chevella]] constituency and served as a Union Minister for [[Urban Development]] and Union Minister for [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Petroleum and Natural Gas]]. He was the Union Minister for the [[Ministry of Earth Sciences]] and the [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Ministry of Science and Technology]] from 29 October 2012 to 18 May 2014.


He represented the [[Chevella (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chevella]] constituency of [[Telangana]] and was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].  
==Personal life==
Reddy was born in Nermatta, a village in Chandur Mandal in Nalgonda District in Telangana State but is actually from Maadgula, Mahbubnagar district in Telangana. He had been [[Poliomyelitis|polio]]-stricken since he was 18-months old,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/s-jaipal-reddy-brings-to-the-government-a-mix-of-simplicity-and-subversion/1/275878.html|title=S. Jaipal Reddy brings to the government a mix of simplicity and subversion|publisher=India Today|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref> and used crutches to walk.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://enabled.in/wp/dr-jaipal-reddy-uses-crutches-is-one-of-the-livewires-of-the-present-cabinet/|title=Dr. Jaipal reddy – uses crutches is one of the livewires of the present cabinet – enabled.in|date=2011-07-14|newspaper=enabled.in|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref>


He was a Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting in the [[I. K. Gujral]] cabinet in 1998. In 1999 he returned to Indian National Congress after 21 years. In 2004 he was re-elected to [[14th Lok Sabha]] from [[Miryalaguda Lok Sabha Constituency]] and then he was a Union Minister for [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Information and Broadcasting]] and Union Minister for [[Urban Development]] in the [[United Progressive Alliance]]-1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/jaipals-push-set-metro-rail-projects-on-track/article28739938.ece|title=Jaipal’s push set metro rail projects on track}}</ref>  
He had an [[Master's Degree|M.A.]] from the [[Osmania University]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]. He had been an agriculturist. He married Lakshmi on 7 May 1960. The couple had two sons and one daughter.<ref>[http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12ap29.htm ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007183017/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12ap29.htm |date=7 October 2012 }}</ref>


In 2009 he was re-elected to the [[15th Lok Sabha]] from the [[Chevella]] constituency and was a Union Minister for [[Urban Development]] and Union Minister for [[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas|Petroleum and Natural Gas]].  
==Career==
Reddy was a student leader during his college life and in 1970s he joined the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |last1=Rahul |first1=N. |title=Former Union Minister S. Jaipal Reddy passes away at 77 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-union-minister-s-jaipal-reddy-passes-away/article28736393.ece |access-date=28 July 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=28 July 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref> He became an [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] of [[Kalwakurthy]] in Andhra Pradesh.<ref name="Hindu" />


He was the Union Minister for the [[Ministry of Earth Sciences]] and the [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Ministry of Science and Technology]] from 29 October 2012 to 18 May 2014.
Reddy was an [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] of [[Kalwakurthy]] between 1969 and 1984, a constituency in Andhra Pradesh for four terms.<ref name="Hindu" /> He quit his membership of the Congress Party to protest against the [[Indian Emergency|emergency]] and joined the [[Janata Party]] in 1977 and later on its splinter [[Janata Dal]].<ref name="Hindu" />
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He contested the 1980 Lok Sabha elections unsuccessfully from [[Medak]] against [[Indira Gandhi]].-->He was the general secretary of the Janata Party from 1985 to 1988.<ref name="Hindu" /> He was elected to <!-- COMMENT OUT TILL SOURCES ARE ADDED the Lok Sabha five times: -->the [[8th Lok Sabha]] in 1984 from [[Mahbubnagar lok sabha]].<ref name="Hindu" /><!-- COMMENT OUT TILL SOURCES ARE ADDED  (in alliance with [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP)), the 12th in 1998 (again as ally of TDP), the 13th in 1999 (as a member of the Congress Party), .--> He joined back the Congress Party in 1999 and was elected to the [[14th Lok Sabha|14th]] in 2004 from [[Miryalaguda]] constituency and the [[15th Lok Sabha|15th]] in 2009 from Chavella.<ref name="Hindu" /> He was also a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] on two occasions, 1990–1996 and 1997–1998.<ref name="Hindu" />


Reddy died on 28 July 2019 at a hospital in [[Hyderabad]] of [[pneumonia]] at the age of 77.<ref name="NDTV_death">{{cite news |title=Former Union Minister Jaipal Reddy Dies At 77 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-union-minister-jaipal-reddy-dies-at-77-2076441 |accessdate=28 July 2019 |work=NDTV.com |date=28 July 2019}}</ref>
He also held the position of leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha for a year from June 1991 to June 1992.<ref name="Hindu" /><!-- In 1999–2000, he was the Chairman of Committee of privileges.{{Citation needed|date= April 2018}}-->He served as the minister for Information and Broadcasting in the [[Government of India|government]] on two occasions: in 1997–1998 under [[Inder Kumar Gujral|I. K. Gujral]] and from 2004 under [[Manmohan Singh]] with additional responsibility for Culture. He also served as the minister for Urban Development and Petroleum and Natural Gas.<ref name="Hindu" />


==Personal life==
He acted as the spokesman for several parties of which he has been a member and was awarded the [[Outstanding Parliamentarian Award]] in 1998.<ref>[http://www.sjaipalreddy.com/profile.html Shri S Jaipal Reddy]. Sjaipalreddy.com. Retrieved on 21 May 2014.</ref> He was the first from South India and the youngest parliamentarian to achieve this award.<ref>[http://www.sjaipalreddy.com/achievements.html Shri S Jaipal Reddy]. Sjaipalreddy.com. Retrieved on 21 May 2014.</ref>
Reddy was born in Nermatta, a village in Chandur Mandal in Nalgonda District in Telangana State but is actually from Maadgula, Mahbubnagar district in Telangana. He had been [[Poliomyelitis|polio]]-stricken since he was 18-months old,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/s-jaipal-reddy-brings-to-the-government-a-mix-of-simplicity-and-subversion/1/275878.html|title=S. Jaipal Reddy brings to the government a mix of simplicity and subversion|publisher=India Today|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref> and used crutches to walk.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://enabled.in/wp/dr-jaipal-reddy-uses-crutches-is-one-of-the-livewires-of-the-present-cabinet/|title=Dr. Jaipal reddy – uses crutches is one of the livewires of the present cabinet – enabled.in|date=2011-07-14|newspaper=enabled.in|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-20}}</ref>
 
===Removal from the Oil Ministry===
[[File:Shri Jaipal Reddy in his office after taking over the charge as the Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.jpg|thumb|Jaipal Reddy in his office after taking over the charge as the Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting in New Delhi on 24 May 2004]]
The last [[cabinet reshuffle]] of the UPA-II government took place on 28 October 2012. Reddy was shifted from his current ministry to the Science and Technology ministry after he differed on the gas allocation to Reliance and his refusal to accept demands of Reliance.<ref name="Hindu" /> The oil ministry had imposed a fine of 7000 [[Rupees|Rs]]. [[crore]]s on [[Mukesh Ambani]]'s company for the sharp drop in production of gas and violations mentioned in [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India|CAG]]'s 2011 report. Further, the oil ministry did not approve company's US$7.2 billion stake in deal with [[BP]].<ref>[http://indiawires.com/10404/news/national/steep-fall-in-gas-output-rs-7000cr-fine-on-reliance/ Steep Fall in Gas Output: Rs 7000cr Fine on Reliance] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201711/http://indiawires.com/10404/news/national/steep-fall-in-gas-output-rs-7000cr-fine-on-reliance/ |date=29 October 2013 }}. IndiaWires. Retrieved on 21 May 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.newsbullet.in/india/34-more/36279-reddy-upset-over-transfer-from-oil-ministry ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029210205/http://www.newsbullet.in/india/34-more/36279-reddy-upset-over-transfer-from-oil-ministry |date=29 October 2013 }}</ref> Opposition parties including the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]], [[Samajwadi Party|SP]], and [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]] said that he was removed owing to alleged pressure from the corporate houses, particularly from the [[Reliance Industries|Reliance group of Industries]]. However he refuted the claims and said that he needed to understand the new portfolio.<ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/jaipal-reddys-shift-from-oil-ministry-creates-a-political-storm/articleshow/17011133.cms Jaipal Reddy's shift from Oil Ministry creates a political storm – The Economic Times]. Economictimes.indiatimes.com (30 October 2012). Retrieved on 21 May 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pm-owes-an-explanation-on-shifting-jaipal-reddy-bjp-sp/article4043609.ece PM owes an explanation on shifting Jaipal Reddy: BJP, SP]. ''The Hindu'' (29 October 2012). Retrieved on 21 May 2014.</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130103135042/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-29/india/34797158_1_jaipal-reddy-petroleum-ministry-science-and-technology ''The Times of India'': Latest News India, World & Business News, Cricket & Sports, Bollywood]. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved on 21 May 2014.</ref>


==Death==
Reddy died on 28 July 2019 at AIG Hospital, Gachibowli in Hyderabad of pneumonia.<ref name="NDTV_death">{{cite news |title=Former Union Minister Jaipal Reddy Dies At 77 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-union-minister-jaipal-reddy-dies-at-77-2076441 |access-date=28 July 2019 |work=NDTV.com |date=28 July 2019}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/may/22inter.htm An interview]
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99aug29/edit.htm Homecoming after 24 yrs for veteran spokesman&nbsp;– Editorial]
*[http://www.the-week.com/25mar27/rajpath_home.htm Small column titled ''Harsh Reality'']
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120124070317/http://petroleum.nic.in/minister.htm]
*[http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=378 Detailed Profile: Jaipal Sudini Reddy]
 
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