P. Sudarshan Reddy
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Podduturi Sudarshan Reddy (born 2 August 1949) is an Indian politician from Telangana state. He is an MLA from Bodhan Assembly constituency in Nizamabad district. He represents Indian National Congress Party and won the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.{{Cite web |title=Bodhan assembly election results 2023: Bodhan Winning Candidates List and Vote Share |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/telangana/bodhan-assembly-result-29012 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Bodhan Election Result 2023 LIVE Updates and Highlights: Congress's P Sudarshan Reddy Is The Winner |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/bodhan-election-result-2023-live-updates-and-highlights-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8687588.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=News18 |language=en}}
Early life and education
Reddy is from Siranpally village in Navipet mandal, Nizamabad district. He was born to the late Ganga Reddy and Rukmamma.{{Cite news |date=2017-10-15 |title=Special CorrespondentNIZAMABAD |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ex-minister-sudharshan-reddy-bereaved/article19866102.ece |access-date=2024-07-15 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} He passed Class 12 and later discontinued his studies while doing his second year B.A. According to the self affidavit he filed with the Election Commission of India, his income increased from 44 crore rupees in 2018 to over 109 crore Indian rupees in 2023.{{Cite web |title=P. Sudarshan Reddy(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BODHAN(NIZAMABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/Telangana2023/candidate.php?candidate_id=48 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=www.myneta.info}}{{Cite web |title=Sudarshan Reddy Podduturi(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- BODHAN(NIZAMABAD) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://myneta.info/telangana2018/candidate.php?candidate_id=4740 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=myneta.info}}
Career
Reddy won from the Bodhan Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election. He polled votes and defeated his nearest rival, Mohammed Shakil Aamir of Bharat Rashtra Samithi by a narrow margin of 3, 062 votes.{{Cite news |date=2023-12-03 |title=Bodhan constituency Telangana election results 2023: Congress candidate P Sudarshan Reddy defeats BRS' Mohammed Shakil Aamir by 3,062 votes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/bodhan-constituency-telangana-election-results-2023-congress-p-sudarshan-reddy-leads-bjps-mohan-reddy-vaddi/articleshow/105697722.cms |access-date=2024-07-15 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |title=Bodhan Assembly Telangana Election 2023 Results Live: Telangana constituency Results, Winner list and vote share |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/elections/telangana-assembly-election/Bodhan-12 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}} Earlier, he first became an MLA in 1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election defeating K. Ramakanth of TDP by 9,289 votes. He retained it in the 2004 election by defeating Abdul Khader of the Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 16,99 votes. He won again for the third time in the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. However, he lost the 2014 and 2018 Assembly elections.{{Cite web |last=english |title=Bodhan Election Result 2023 Live, Bodhan Elections Vote Counting, Telangana Results 2023 {{!}} ABP News |url=https://news.abplive.com/electionselections/telangana-assembly-election-2023/telangana-bodhan-constituency-12.html |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}
He was the Irrigation Minister in the Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy ministry.{{Cite web | date=2023-11-18 |title=Veteran Congress leader Sudarshan Reddy trying to regain lost ground in Bodhan, stronghold of BRS |url=https://www.newstap.in/telangana-election-2023/veteran-congress-leader-sudarshan-reddy-trying-to-regain-lost-ground-in-bodhan-stronghold-of-brs-1505086 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=www.newstap.in |language=en}}
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Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana
Category:Telangana MLAs 2023–2028
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1999–2004