T. Jeevan Reddy
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tatiparthi Jeevan Reddy
| image = T Jev.jpg
| office = Member of Telangana Legislative Council
| term_start = 30 March 2019
| term_end = 29 March 2025
| 1blankname1 = Chairman
| 1namedata1 = * K. Swamy Goud
| 2blankname1 = Deputy Chairman
| 2namedata1 = * Nethi Vidya Sagar
| 3blankname1 = Leader of the House
| 3namedata1 = * K. Chandrashekar Rao
| constituency1 = Nizamabad-Adilabad-Medak-Karimnagar, Telangana
(Graduates Constituency)
| office2 = Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
| term_start2 = 2 June 2014
| term_end2 = 11 December 2018
| predecessor2 = Telangana Assembly Created
| successor2 = M. Sanjay Kumar
| constituency2 = Jagtial
| office3 = Minister of Roads & Buildings
Government of Andhra Pradesh
| term_start3 = 26 April 2007
| term_end3 = 20 May 2009
| governor3 = * Rameshwar Thakur
| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata3 = Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
| predecessor3 = A. Chandra Shekar
| successor3 = Galla Aruna Kumari
| office4 = Minister of Excise,
Distilleries and Molasses Control
Government of Andhra Pradesh
| term_start4 = 9 January 1983
| term_end4 = 16 September 1984
| governor4 = * K. C. Abraham
| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata4 = * N. T. Rama Rao
| predecessor4 = * M. M. Hashim
| successor4 = Ashok Gajapathi Raju
| office5 = Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
| term_start5 = 1996
| term_end5 = 2009
| predecessor5 = L. Ramana
| successor5 = L. Ramana
| constituency5 = Jagtial
| term_start6 = 1989
| term_end6 = 1994
| predecessor6 = Godisela Rajesham Gowd
| successor6 = L. Ramana
| constituency6 = Jagtial
| term_start7 = 1983
| term_end7 = 1985
| predecessor7 = Deverakonda Surender Rao
| successor7 = Godisela Rajesham Gowd
| constituency7 = Jagtial
| party = Indian National Congress
| otherparty = Telugu Desam Party
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1951|01|05}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/t-jeevan-reddy-46750.html|title = Tatiparthi Jeevan Reddy: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia}}
| birth_place = Bathkepally, Hyderabad State, India (now Jagtial district, Telangana State, India)
| occupation = Politician and Advocate
| nationality = Indian
}}
Tatiparthi Jeevan Reddy is an Indian politician who served as the Cabinet Minister in United Andhra Pradesh in NTR I and YSR I ministries. He was elected as a Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly after the formation of Telangana in 2014. He served as a member of the Telangana Legislative Council from Nizamabad-Adilabad-Medak-Karimnagar Graduates Constituency between 2019 and 2025. He was elected six times to the Legislative Assembly.
He was first elected as Panchayat Samithi President of Mallial in 1981 in non-party-based elections, equivalent to today's legislative constituency. He was elected as MLA for the first time from the Telugu Desam Party in 1983 and was inducted into the state cabinet with an Excise Minister portfolio. He later differed with N. T. Rama Rao and joined the Indian National Congress under the leadership of Rajiv Gandhi in the year 1984. He won the elections from the Congress Party in 1989, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2014. In 2019, he was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council (Graduate) from Karimnagar Assembly constituency with a majority of (39,430) votes.
Reddy contested against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi President in the 2006 and 2008 Parliamentary by-election. In the 2008 Parliamentary elections, he lost marginally with 14,000 votes only. In 2006, he was inducted into the State Cabinet until 2009, during which he held the portfolio of R&B. After the formation of Telangana State, he won the only seat from North Telangana for the Congress.
Minister in old Andhra Pradesh
He was the Roads and Buildings Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2007{{cite news |title=AP CM inducts 17 ministers, reshuffles portfolios |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2007/04/26/cm-inducts-17-into-cabinet-reshuffles-portfolios-of-ministers-1177594836.html |work=Oneindia |date=26 April 2007 |accessdate=28 January 2011 }} to 2009. He is a senior member of the Congress Party.{{cite news |title=KCR's fast for political gain: Congress |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/29/stories/2009112953590400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202084116/http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/29/stories/2009112953590400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 December 2009 |work=The Hindu |date=29 November 2009 |accessdate=28 January 2011 }}
Career
Jeevan Reddy was elected as an MLA six times consecutively from Jagityal constituency{{cite news |title=A blend of knowledge and experience |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/27/stories/2007042712520400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501064612/http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/27/stories/2007042712520400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 May 2007 |work=The Hindu |date=27 April 2007 |accessdate=28 January 2011 }} and was defeated by L. Ramana of the Telugu Desam Party in the 2009 elections.{{cite news |title=Rajasekhara Reddy credits his party's success to Singh, Gandhi |url=http://www.livemint.com/2009/05/17002850/Rajasekhara-Reddy-credits-his.html |work=Livemint |date=17 May 2009 |accessdate=28 January 2011 }}
In 2006 and 2008, he lost the Karimnagar by-election to TRS leader K. Chandrashekhar Rao.{{Cite web|url=http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/3600|title = TRS paid price for inflicting unnecessary by-polls on AP people}} In the 2019 elections, he was elected as the legislative council (MLC) member for the graduates' constituency, Karimnagar.
Member of Legislative Assembly
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Duration | Constituency | Political party |
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1983–1985 | Jagtial | bgcolor="#FFFF00" |TDP |
1989–1994 | Jagtial | bgcolor="#00FFFF" |INC |
1996–1999 | Jagtial | bgcolor="#00FFFF" |INC |
1999–2004 | Jagtial | bgcolor="#00FFFF" |INC |
2004–2009 | Jagtial | bgcolor="#00FFFF" |INC |
2014–2018 | Jagtial | bgcolor="#00FFFF" | INC |
References
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Category:Telangana MLAs 2014–2018
Category:Members of the Telangana Legislative Council
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1983–1985
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1989–1994
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1994–1999
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1999–2004
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2004–2009
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana