Revanth Reddy: Difference between revisions

| name         = Revanth Reddy

| image         = File:Revanth Reddy (cropped).jpg

| birth_date   ={{birth date and age|1969|11|08|df=yes}}

| birth_place   = Konda Reddy Pally, [[Mahboobnagar district]], Andhra Pradesh (in present-day [[Nagarkurnool district]], Telangana), India

| birth_name   = Anumula Revanth Reddy

| website       = {{URL|http://revanthreddy.com}}

| office       = [[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee|President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee]]

| term_start   = 07 July 2021

| predecessor   = [[N. Uttam Kumar Reddy]]

| office2       = Member of the Legislative Assembly <br /> [[Telangana]]

| term_start2   = 2014

| term_end2     = 2018

| constituency2 = [[Kodangal (Assembly constituency)|Kodangal]]

| successor2   = Patnam Narender Reddy

| office3       = Member of the Legislative Assembly<br /> [[Andhra Pradesh]] (Erstwhile)

| term_start3   = 2009

| term_end3     = 2014

| predecessor3 = Gurunath Reddy

| office4       = [[Member of the Legislative Council (India)|Member of the Legislative Council]] <br /> [[Andhra Pradesh]] (Erstwhile)

| term_start4   = 2007

| term_end4     = 2009

| constituency1 = [[Malkajgiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Malkajgiri]], Telangana

| office1       = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]

| term_start1   = 2019

| predecessor1 = [[Malla Reddy]]

| party         = [[Indian National Congress]]

| otherparty   = [[Telugu Desam Party]] (2008-2017)

| nationality   = <!-- Do not add nationality as it can be deduced from birth place as per WP:INFONAT -->

| children     = 1

| occupation   = [[Politician]]

| constituency3 = [[Kodangal (Assembly constituency)|Kodangal]]

'''Anumula Revanth Reddy''' (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian politician from [[Telangana]]. He is the [[Member of parliament (India)|Member of parliament]] (MP) in the [[17th Lok Sabha]], from the [[Indian National Congress]] representing the [[Malkajgiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Malkajgiri constituency]]. He was a two-time [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) representing [[Kodangal (Assembly constituency)|Kodangal]] constituency from [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh Assembly between 2009 and 2014 and Telangana Assembly between 2014 and 2018. In October 2017, he left TDP and joined Congress. In June 2021, he was appointed as the president of [[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee]].

Revanth Reddy was a member of [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad|ABVP]] while he was a student.<ref name="Reddy DOB2" /> In 2006, he contested in the local body elections and was elected as ZPTC member from Midjil mandal as an independent candidate.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ch.|first=Sushil Rao|date=27 June 2021|title=Telangana: A Revanth Reddy made TPCC chief, pips veterans|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/revanth-made-tpcc-chief-pips-veterans/articleshow/83880733.cms|url-status=live|access-date=28 June 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=27 June 2021|title=Revanth Reddy appointed Cong Telangana boss: New hope for reviving party?|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/revanth-reddy-appointed-cong-telangana-boss-new-hope-reviving-party-151353|url-status=live|access-date=28 June 2021|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>

He contested in [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014 undivided Andhra Pradesh elections]] and was elected to the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Telangana Assembly]] from Kodangal with a majority of 14,614 votes against Gurunath Reddy.<ref name="Reddy DOB2" /><ref name=":0" /> He was elected as the floor leader of Telugu Desam Party in Telangana Legislative Assembly.<ref name="Reddy DOB2" />

He contested in the [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018 Telangana Assembly elections]] from Kodangal as a Congress candidate and lost to TRS candidate Patnam Narender Reddy, marking his first defeat in any election.<ref name=":0" /> On 20 September 2018, he was appointed as one of the three working presidents of [[Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee]] (TPCC).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ali|first=Roushan|date=20 September 2018|title=Revanth Reddy appointed TPCC working president|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/revanth-reddy-appointed-tpcc-working-president/articleshow/65883711.cms|access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref>

Revanth Reddy contested in the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 general elections]] and won the Lok Sabha seat of [[Malkajgiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Malkajgiri]] as a Congress candidate by a margin of 10,919 votes and securing 38.63% votes and defeated his nearest rival Marri Rajashekar Reddy of TRS.<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 May 2019|title=Telangana election results 2019: After losing in Kodangal, Revanth wrests Malkajgiri seat from TRS|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/after-losing-in-kodangal-revanth-wrests-malkajgiri-seat-from-trs/articleshow/69472500.cms|access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref>

In June 2021, he was appointed as the president of TPCC replacing [[N. Uttam Kumar Reddy]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Apparasu|first=Srinivasa Rao|date=26 June 2021|title=Parliamentarian A Revanth Reddy appointed Telangana PCC chief|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/parliamentarian-a-revanth-reddy-appointed-telangana-pcc-chief-101624731781111.html|access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref> He is to take the new role on 7 July.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pisharody|first=Rahul V.|date=28 June 2021|title=New Telangana PCC chief Revanth Reddy has to take on TRS and keep Congress flock together|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/revanth-to-take-charge-as-telangana-congress-president-7378934/|url-status=live|access-date=28 June 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==Electoral statistics==

<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/telangana/assembly-constituencies/kodangal.html |title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Kodangal Assembly Constituency |publisher=elections.in |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"

! S.No

! Assembly constituency

! Opponent

! Difference

|2009

|Gurunath Reddy  ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])

|61685-54696

| 6989

| {{won}}

|2014

|Kodangal

|Gurunath Reddy  ([[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])

|54026-39412

| 14614

| {{won}}

|2018

|Kodangal

|Patnam Narender Reddy  ([[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])

|58943-68020

| 11000

| {{Lost}}

|}

{| class="wikitable"

|-

|1

|2019

|Marri Rajashekar Reddy ([[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])

|603748-592829

On 31 May 2015, Revanth Reddy was arrested by the [[Anti-Corruption Bureau, Andhra Pradesh|Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)]] during a [[sting operation]] after bribing nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson to vote in favour of the TDP candidate in the Legislative Council election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/How-TDPs-Revanth-Reddy-Walked-Into-the-Trap/2015/06/02/article2844564.ece |title=How TDP's Revanth Reddy Walked Into the Trap |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="arrest1">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/tdp-mla-revanth-reddy-caught-redhanded-bribing/article7268281.ece |title=TDP MLA Revanth Reddy caught bribing |date=1 June 2015 |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="arrest2">{{cite web |url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/tdp-telangana-mla-revanth-reddy-caught-red-handed-by-acb-in-a-multi-crore-bribery-attempt-999562.html |title=TDP Telangana MLA Revanth Reddy caught red handed by ACB in a multi-crore bribery attempt |date=1 June 2015 |publisher=ibnlive |access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="arrest3">{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cash-for-votes-scandal-in-telangana-tdp-legislator-arrested-for-allegedly-offering-bribe-767479 |title=TDP Legislator Trapped While Allegedly Offering Bribe, 3 Arrested |date=1 June 2015 |publisher=ndtv |access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref> He was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days. On 15 June 2015, the court extended remand for 15 more days till 29 June 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telangananewspaper.com/revanth-reddy-remand-extended-to-29-june-2015/ |title=Revant Reddy's Remand Extended for 29 June 2015 |publisher=telangananewspaper.com |date=15 June 2015 |access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref> A criminal case under sections of Prevention of Corruption Act and sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) – read with section 34 (common intention) of Indian Penal Code was registered against him along with two others - Bishop Sebastian Harry and Uday Simha. On 30 June, Telangana High Court gave conditional bail. TDP party members celebrated Revanth Reddy's release on 1 July 2015 with a rally.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYymwxuVYH4 |title=Revanth Reddy gets Bail from High Court in Cash for Vote scam - Telangana TDP - Chandrababu |date=29 June 2015 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref name="cases">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/revanth-reddy-remanded-in-judicial-custody-allowed-to-cast-vote-in-mlc-elections/article7270688.ece?ref=sliderNews |title=Revanth Reddy remanded in judicial custody, lodged in jail |date=1 June 2015 |work=The Hindu |access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref> He is on bail and not allowed to cross Hyderabad without ACB permission.<ref name="cases"/>

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