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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Buggana Rajendranath Reddy  
| name               = Buggana Rajendranath Reddy
| image  =
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| caption =
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| birth_date =  
| birth_date         = 27 September 1970
| birth_place =Bethamcherla, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh
| birth_place         = Bethamcherla, [[Kurnool District]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| residence = [[Vijayawada]]
| residence           = [[Bethamcherla]]
| office = [[Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy Ministry|Minister for Finance, Planning and Legislative Affairs]]<br />[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]  
| office1            = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)| Member]] of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly<br> Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start = 8 June 2019  
| term_start1        = 2014
| term_end   =
| term_end1          = 2024
| predecessor = [[Yanamala Rama Krishnudu]]  
| predecessor1        = [[K. E. Krishna Murthy]]
| office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] <br /> for [[Dhone (Assembly constituency)|Dhone]]
| successor1          = [[Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy]]
| term_start1 = 2014
| constituency1      = [[Dhone Assembly constituency|Dhone]]
| term_end1   =
| office              = [[List of finance ministers of Andhra Pradesh| Minister of Finance, Planning,<br> Commercial Taxes and Legislative Affairs]]<br>{{small|[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]}}
| predecessor1 = [[K. E. Krishnamurthy]]
| term_start         = 8 June 2019
| spouse =  
| term_end           = 4 June 2024
| alma_mater =[[Vijayanagar Engineering College]]
| governor          =  
| occupation = Politician<br />Engineer
* [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]<br/>(2019)
| party = [[YSR Congress Party]]
* [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]<br/>(2019-2023)
| children =  
* [[S. Abdul Nazeer]]<br/>(2023-2024)
| constituency2 = [[Dhone (Assembly constituency)|Dhone]]
| 1blankname        = Chief Minister
| website =  
| 1namedata          = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
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| predecessor        = [[Yanamala Rama Krishnudu]]
| successor   = [[Payyavula Keshav]]
| spouse             =  
| alma_mater         = [[Vijayanagar Engineering College]]
| occupation         = Politician<br />Engineer
| party               = [[YSR Congress Party]]
| children           = 2
| constituency2       =  
| website             =  
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| citizenship        = India
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'''Buggana Rajendranath Reddy ''' (born 27 September 1970) is an Indian politician and current Minister for Finance, Planning and Legislative Affairs in the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/jun/22/andhra-pradesh-budget-outlay-may-be-rs-2-lakh-crore-1993751.html|title=Andhra Pradesh budget outlay may be Rs 2 lakh crore, says, Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/a-25-lakh-crore-budget-in-the-offing-for-this-fiscal/article28313944.ece|title=A ₹2.5-lakh crore budget in the offing for this fiscal|first=G. v r Subba|last=Rao|date=7 July 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref name="auto3">https://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Findia%2Fjaganmohan-reddy-sworn-in-as-andhra-pradesh-chief-minister%2Farticleshow%2F69574758.cms&psig=AOvVaw0agRlGEDb0n7LwdqqxBp1j&ust=1559310684289708</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/jagan-reddy-swearing-in-live-updates-kcr-nitish-kumar-likely-to-attend-2045140|title=Highlights: Jagan Mohan Reddy Takes Oath As Andhra Chief Minister|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> He was elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)]] representing [[Dhone (Assembly constituency)]] in both [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] and [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]. From 2016 to 2019, he also served as the [[Public Accounts Committee (India)]] Chairman of Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nocorruption.in/politician/buggana-rajendranath/|title=Buggana Rajendranath MLA of DHONE Andhra Pradesh contact address & email|website=nocorruption.in}}</ref>
'''Buggana Rajendranath Reddy '''(born 27 September 1970) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a two time MLA and also served as the [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry|Minister for Finance, Planning and Legislative Affairs]] in the [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry|Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's ministry]].<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/jun/22/andhra-pradesh-budget-outlay-may-be-rs-2-lakh-crore-1993751.html|title=Andhra Pradesh budget outlay may be Rs 2 lakh crore, says, Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/a-25-lakh-crore-budget-in-the-offing-for-this-fiscal/article28313944.ece|title=A ₹2.5-lakh crore budget in the offing for this fiscal|first=G. v r Subba|last=Rao|newspaper=The Hindu|date=7 July 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-26 |title=Finance minister Buggana's nomination gets accepted amidst high drama at Dhone assembly |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amaravati/finance-minister-bugganas-nomination-gets-accepted-amidst-high-drama-at-dhone-assembly/articleshow/109632307.cms |access-date=2024-05-26 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He has been nominated again by YSRCP to contest the [[Dhone Assembly constituency|Dhone Assembly]] seat in the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024 Assembly Election]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2024-04-15 |title=Dhone assembly in Nandyal district to witness and epic battle between FM & Ex-MoS |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amaravati/dhone-assembly-in-nandyal-district-to-witness-and-epic-battle-between-fm-ex-mos/articleshow/109320584.cms |access-date=2024-05-26 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-27 |title=Buggana’s nomination scrapes through scrutiny process |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly/bugganas-nomination-scrapes-through-scrutiny-process/article68111157.ece |access-date=2024-05-26 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life and education==
Buggana Rajendranath Reddy was born in Bethamcherla, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh to Late. Shri Buggana Ramnath Reddy (Sarpanch to Bethamcherla, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh) and Smt. Buggana Parvathi Devi. His maternal grandfather, [[K. V. Reddy]], was a prominent Indian film maker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pressmediaofindia.com/ap-budget-is-a-list-of-cooked-up-numbers-ysrcp-buggana-rajendranath-reddy/|title=AP Budget Is A List Of Cooked Up Numbers: YSRCP Buggana Rajendranath Reddy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sudigali.com/assembly/buggana-rajendranath-reddy-political-profile/|title=Buggana Rajendranath Reddy Political Profile|date=20 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zaubacorp.com/director/RAJENDRANATH-BUGGANA/01927654|title=Buggana Rajendranath Companies Associated With }}</ref>
Reddy was born in Bethamcherla of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, to Buggana Ramnath Reddy, a former sarpanch of Bethamcherla village and Buggana Parvathi Devi. His maternal grandfather, [[K. V. Reddy]], was a prominent Indian film maker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sudigali.com/assembly/buggana-rajendranath-reddy-political-profile/|title=Buggana Rajendranath Reddy Political Profile|date=20 June 2018|access-date=27 July 2019|archive-date=27 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727142051/https://www.sudigali.com/assembly/buggana-rajendranath-reddy-political-profile/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Buggana Rajendranath did his schooling at [[The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet]] and pursued his high school education at [[Madras Christian College]], Chennai.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto"/> He later graduated as Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from [[Gulbarga University|Vijayanagar Engineering College]], Bellary, in 1992. He is multilingual and is fluent only in Telugu,<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto1"/>
He did his schooling at [[The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet]] and pursued his pre university course at [[Madras Christian College]], Chennai.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto"/> He later graduated as Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from [[Gulbarga University|Vijayanagar Engineering College]], Bellary, in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-03 |title=Buggana Rajendranath Reddy {{!}} MLA {{!}} Dhone {{!}} Kurnool {{!}} Andhra Pradesh |url=https://theleaderspage.com/buggana-rajendranath-reddy/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Political life==
== Career ==
 
Reddy was first elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Dhone (Assembly constituency)|Dhone Assembly constituency]] in the [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] defeating K. E. Prathap of TDP by a margin of 11,152 votes.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhone Election 2024: Get Latest News Updates of the Dhone Constituency Seat in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024. |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly-election/dhone-constituency/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> From 2016 to 2019, he served as the chairman of the [[Public Accounts Committee (India)|Public Accounts Committee]] of Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buggana Rajendranath MLA of Dhone Andhra Pradesh contact address & email |url=https://nocorruption.in/politician/buggana-rajendranath/ |website=nocorruption.in}}</ref> He was elected for the second time as an MLA in the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] defeating K. E. Prathap of Telugu Desam Party, again by a huge margin of 35,516 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-23 |title=Dhone Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Buggana Raja Reddy of YSRCP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/dhone-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2154629.html |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>
===Assembly elections 2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Dhone}}Aki
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = YSR Congress Party
  |candidate  = Buggana Rajendranath Reddy
  |votes      = 83,683
  |percentage = 49.86
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Telugu Desam Party
  |candidate  = [[K.E.Pratap]]
  |votes      = 72,531
  |percentage = 43.21
  |change    =
}}
 
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 11,152
  |percentage = 6.65
  |change    =  
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 167,849
  |percentage = 77.51
  |change    = +7.01
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner    = YSR Congress Party
  |loser      = Telugu Desam Party
  |swing      =  
}}
{{Election box end}}
 
===Assembly elections 2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Dhone}}Aki
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = YSR Congress Party
  |candidate  = Buggana Rajendranath Reddy
  |votes      = 1,00,845
  |percentage = 57.79
  |change    = +7.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Telugu Desam Party
  |candidate  = [[K.E.Pratap]]
  |votes      = 65,329
  |percentage = 37.44
  |change    = -5.77
}}
 
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 35,516
  |percentage = 20.48
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 173,414
  |percentage = 78.94
  |change    =  
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner    = YSR Congress Party
  |loser      = Telugu Desam Party
  |swing      =  
}}
{{Election box end}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:22, 23 February 2025


Buggana Rajendranath Reddy
Minister of Finance, Planning,
Commercial Taxes and Legislative Affairs

Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
8 June 2019 – 4 June 2024
Governor
Chief MinisterY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded byYanamala Rama Krishnudu
Succeeded byPayyavula Keshav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
2014–2024
Preceded byK. E. Krishna Murthy
Succeeded byKotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy
ConstituencyDhone
Personal details
Born27 September 1970
Bethamcherla, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh
CitizenshipIndia
Political partyYSR Congress Party
Children2
ResidenceBethamcherla
Alma materVijayanagar Engineering College
OccupationPolitician
Engineer

Buggana Rajendranath Reddy (born 27 September 1970) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a two time MLA and also served as the Minister for Finance, Planning and Legislative Affairs in the Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's ministry.[1][2][3] He has been nominated again by YSRCP to contest the Dhone Assembly seat in the 2024 Assembly Election.[4][5]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Reddy was born in Bethamcherla of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, to Buggana Ramnath Reddy, a former sarpanch of Bethamcherla village and Buggana Parvathi Devi. His maternal grandfather, K. V. Reddy, was a prominent Indian film maker.[6]

He did his schooling at The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet and pursued his pre university course at Madras Christian College, Chennai.[1][2] He later graduated as Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Vijayanagar Engineering College, Bellary, in 1992.[7]

Career[edit | edit source]

Reddy was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Dhone Assembly constituency in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election defeating K. E. Prathap of TDP by a margin of 11,152 votes.[4][8] From 2016 to 2019, he served as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Andhra Pradesh.[9] He was elected for the second time as an MLA in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election defeating K. E. Prathap of Telugu Desam Party, again by a huge margin of 35,516 votes.[10]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Andhra Pradesh budget outlay may be Rs 2 lakh crore, says, Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath". The New Indian Express.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Rao, G. v r Subba (7 July 2019). "A ₹2.5-lakh crore budget in the offing for this fiscal". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. "Finance minister Buggana's nomination gets accepted amidst high drama at Dhone assembly". The Times of India. 26 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Dhone assembly in Nandyal district to witness and epic battle between FM & Ex-MoS". The Times of India. 15 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  5. "Buggana's nomination scrapes through scrutiny process". The Hindu. 27 April 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  6. "Buggana Rajendranath Reddy Political Profile". 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. "Buggana Rajendranath Reddy | MLA | Dhone | Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh". 3 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  8. "Dhone Election 2024: Get Latest News Updates of the Dhone Constituency Seat in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  9. "Buggana Rajendranath MLA of Dhone Andhra Pradesh contact address & email". nocorruption.in.
  10. "Dhone Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Buggana Raja Reddy of YSRCP Wins". News18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2024.