Buggana Rajendranath

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Buggana Rajendranath Reddy

| image =

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| birth_date = 27 September 1970

| birth_place = Bethamcherla, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh

| residence = Bethamcherla

| office1 = Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh

| term_start1 = 2014

| term_end1 = 2024

| predecessor1 = K. E. Krishna Murthy

| successor1 = Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy

| constituency1 = Dhone

| office = Minister of Finance, Planning,
Commercial Taxes and Legislative Affairs

{{small|Government of Andhra Pradesh}}

| term_start = 8 June 2019

| term_end = 4 June 2024

| governor =

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

| predecessor = Yanamala Rama Krishnudu

| successor = Payyavula Keshav

| spouse =

| alma_mater = Vijayanagar Engineering College

| occupation = Politician
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 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.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}} He has been nominated again by YSRCP to contest the Dhone Assembly seat in the 2024 Assembly Election.{{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}}{{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}}

Early life and education

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.{{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}}

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

Career

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.{{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}} From 2016 to 2019, he served as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Andhra Pradesh.{{Cite web |title=Buggana Rajendranath MLA of Dhone Andhra Pradesh contact address & email |url=https://nocorruption.in/politician/buggana-rajendranath/ |website=nocorruption.in}} 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.{{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}}

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