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| native_name_lang = Telugu | | native_name_lang = Telugu | ||
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| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] | | office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]] | ||
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| birthname = Thurupu Jayaprakash Reddy | | birthname = Thurupu Jayaprakash Reddy | ||
| nationality = Indian | | nationality = Indian | ||
| party =[[Indian National Congress]] | | party = [[Indian National Congress]] | ||
| spouse = Nirmala | | spouse = Nirmala | ||
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'''Thurupu Jayaprakash Reddy''', popularly known as, '''Jagga Reddy''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] politician who | '''Thurupu Jayaprakash Reddy''', popularly known as, '''Jagga Reddy''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] politician who is the current Member of [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]] for Sangareddy constituency. | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
He started career as a councillor in BJP and then became municipal chairman. He won as TRS MLA in 2004, left the party to join the Congress. He was re-elected in 2009, but had lost in 2014. | He started career as a councillor in BJP and then became municipal chairman. He won as TRS MLA in 2004, left the party to join the Congress. He was re-elected in 2009, but had lost in 2014. | ||
He contested in 2014 bypoll from [[Medak (Lok Sabha constituency)]] being BJP candidate and lost. He again joined congress in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jagga-reddy-bjp-medak-bypoll-chandrasekhar-rao-trs/1/379313.html|title=BJP names Jagga Reddy as candidate for Medak bypoll|publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in|accessdate=20 December 2014}}. </ref> | He contested in 2014 bypoll from [[Medak (Lok Sabha constituency)]] being BJP candidate and lost. He again joined congress in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jagga-reddy-bjp-medak-bypoll-chandrasekhar-rao-trs/1/379313.html|title=BJP names Jagga Reddy as candidate for Medak bypoll|publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in|accessdate=20 December 2014}}.</ref> | ||
== Allegations == | == Allegations == | ||
In September 2018 he was detained on charges of impersonation, forgery, cheating and human trafficking on allegations that Reddy in 2004 allegedly trafficked three persons from [[Hyderabad]] to the United States | In September 2018 he was detained on charges of impersonation, forgery, cheating and human trafficking on allegations that Reddy in 2004 allegedly trafficked three persons from [[Hyderabad]] to the United States usingports secured on the names of his wife, daughter and son. | ||
<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/congress-leader-jagga-reddy-arrested-for-trafficking-3-people-to-us-on-forged-documents-1874079.html | title= Telangana Congress Leader Jagga Reddy Arrested for Trafficking 3 People to US on Forged Papers.}}</ref> | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/congress-leader-jagga-reddy-arrested-for-trafficking-3-people-to-us-on-forged-documents-1874079.html | title= Telangana Congress Leader Jagga Reddy Arrested for Trafficking 3 People to US on Forged Papers.}}</ref> | ||