Uma Madhava Reddy
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Uma Madhava Reddy
| office = Member of Legislative Assembly
United Andhra Pradesh
| termstart = 2000
| termend = 2014
| predecessor = Alimineti Madhava Reddy
| successor = Pailla Shekar Reddy
| constituency = Bhongir
| party = Telangana Rashtra Samithi
| otherparty = Telugu Desam Party ({{small|2000–2017}})
| spouse = {{marriage|Alimineti Madhava Reddy||2000|end=died}}
| children = 1
}}
Alimineti Uma Madhava Reddy is an Indian politician from the state of Telangana. She served as a cabinet minister in the second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry and was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Bhongir Assembly constituency representing the Telugu Desam Party. Currently, she is a member of Telangana Rashtra Samithi.
Early life
Uma Madhava Reddy was married to Alimineti Madhava Reddy, former MLA from Bhongir constituency. They have a son, Sandeep Reddy, who is also a politician.{{Cite news|date=15 December 2017|title=Uma Madhava Reddy, son Sandeep join TRS|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/uma-madhava-reddy-son-sandeep-join-trs/article21666151.ece|url-status=live|access-date=17 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122055430/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/uma-madhava-reddy-son-sandeep-join-trs/article21666151.ece|archive-date=22 November 2021|issn=0971-751X}}
Political career
Reddy's husband Madhava Reddy was killed by Peoples War Group in March 2000. Post his death, she entered politics by contesting the now-vacant Bhongir constituency by-polls representing the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and won as the MLA in May. Soon after in November, she was made a cabinet minister by the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. Chandrababu Naidu.{{Cite news|date=5 November 2000|title=Naidu to induct former minister's widow into cabinet on Monday|work=Rediff.com|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2000/nov/05ap.htm|url-status=live|access-date=17 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015204242/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/nov/05ap.htm|archive-date=15 October 2018}}
She later contested the 2004 and 2009 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections from TDP and won as the MLA from Bhongir constituency. She lost the 2014 election to Pailla Shekar Reddy of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).{{Cite news|date=14 December 2017|title=Uma Madhav Reddy, son to join TRS today|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/uma-madhav-reddy-son-to-join-trs-today/article21616306.ece|url-status=live|access-date=18 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109041519/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/uma-madhav-reddy-son-to-join-trs-today/article21616306.ece|archive-date=9 November 2020|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite news|date=24 September 2014|title=Secretariat drowns in Bathukamma spirit|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/secretariat-drowns-in-bathukamma-spirit/article6442906.ece|url-status=live|access-date=18 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924201738/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/secretariat-drowns-in-bathukamma-spirit/article6442906.ece|archive-date=24 September 2014|issn=0971-751X}}
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