Revanth Reddy

Anumula Revanth Reddy (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian politician from Telangana. He is the Member of parliament (MP) in the 17th Lok Sabha, from the Indian National Congress representing the Malkajgiri constituency. He was a two-time Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Kodangal constituency from Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh Assembly between 2009 and 2014 and Telangana Assembly between 2014 and 2018. In October 2017, he left TDP and joined Congress. In June 2021, he was appointed the president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee.

Anumula Revanth Reddy
President of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee
Assumed office
7 July 2021
National PresidentMallikarjun Kharge
Preceded byN. Uttam Kumar Reddy
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byMalla Reddy
ConstituencyMalkajgiri
Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
In office
2014–2018
Succeeded byPatnam Narender Reddy
ConstituencyKodangal
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byGurunath Reddy
ConstituencyKodangal
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
2007–2009
Personal details
Born
Anumula Revanth Reddy

(1969-11-08) 8 November 1969
Konda Reddy Pally, Mahboobnagar district, Andhra Pradesh (in present-day Nagarkurnool district, Telangana), India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations		Telugu Desam Party (2008-2017)
Children1
Parents
  • Anumula Narsimha Reddy (father)
  • Anumula Ramachandramma (mother)
EducationB.A., A.V. College, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana
OccupationPolitician
Websiterevanthreddy.com
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Early life and education

Revanth Reddy was born on 8 November 1969 at Kondareddy Palli of Mahboobnagar district.[1][2] He is a graduate in arts.[2] He has studied Bachelor of Arts from A. V. College, Osmania University.[3][4]

Personal life

Revanth Reddy married Geetha, Jaipal Reddy's niece.[5][6] The couple has a daughter.[7]

Political career

Early political career

Revanth Reddy was a member of ABVP while he was a student.[1] In 2006, he contested the local body elections and was elected as ZPTC member from Midjil mandal as an independent candidate.[8][9]

In 2007, Revanth Reddy was elected as a Member of Legislative Council (MLC) as an independent candidate. Later, he met Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and joined the Telugu Desam Party.[1]

Member of Legislative Assembly

In 2009 Revanth Reddy was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly from Kodangal constituency with 46.45% votes as a TDP candidate.[1] He won against the incumbent and five-time MLA Gurunath Reddy of Congress (INC).[10]

He contested 2014 undivided Andhra Pradesh elections and was elected to the Telangana Assembly from Kodangal with a majority of 14,614 votes against Gurunath Reddy.[1][10] He was elected as the floor leader of Telugu Desam Party in Telangana Legislative Assembly.[1]

On 25 October 2017, TDP removed him as the floor leader of the Telangana TDP after reports surfaced that he would consider joining the Congress party.[11] On 31 October 2017 he joined Congress.[12]

He contested the 2018 Telangana Assembly elections from Kodangal as a Congress candidate and lost to TRS candidate Patnam Narender Reddy, marking his first defeat in any election.[10] On 20 September 2018, he was appointed one of the three working presidents of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC).[13]

Member of Parliament

Revanth Reddy contested the 2019 general elections and won the Lok Sabha seat of Malkajgiri as a Congress candidate by a margin of 10,919 votes and securing 38.63% votes and defeated his nearest rival Marri Rajashekar Reddy of TRS.[14]

TPCC President

In June 2021, he was appointed as president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee replacing N. Uttam Kumar Reddy.[15] He took the new role on 7th July 2021.[16]

Electoral history
Sl.No Year Election Constituency Party Votes Vote share Margin Result Ref
1 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Kodangal TDP 61,685 46.45% 6,989 Won [17][18]
2 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Kodangal TDP 54,026 39.06% 14,614 Won [19]
3 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly Kodangal INC 71,435 43.15% 9,319 Lost [20]
4 2019 17th Lok Sabha Malkajgiri INC 6,03,748 38.61% 10,919 Won [21]

Controversies

Arrest for bribery
Further information: 2015 Cash for Vote Scam

On 31 May 2015, Revanth Reddy was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) during a sting operation after bribing nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson to vote in favour of the TDP candidate in the Legislative Council election.[22][23][24][25] He was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days. On 15 June 2015, the court extended remand for 15 more days till 29 June 2015.[26] A criminal case under sections of Prevention of Corruption Act and sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) – read with section 34 (common intention) of Indian Penal Code was registered against him along with two others – Bishop Sebastian Harry and Uday Simha. On 30 June, the Telangana High Court gave conditional bail. TDP party members celebrated Revanth Reddy's release on 1 July 2015 with a rally.[27][28] He is on bail and not allowed to cross Hyderabad without ACB permission.[28]

References
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  8. Ch., Sushil Rao (27 June 2021). "Telangana: A Revanth Reddy made TPCC chief, pips veterans". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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  13. Ali, Roushan (20 September 2018). "Revanth Reddy appointed TPCC working president". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  14. "Telangana election results 2019: After losing in Kodangal, Revanth wrests Malkajgiri seat from TRS". The Times of India. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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  24. "TDP Telangana MLA Revanth Reddy caught red handed by ACB in a multi-crore bribery attempt". ibnlive. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  25. "TDP Legislator Trapped While Allegedly Offering Bribe, 3 Arrested". ndtv. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  26. "Revant Reddy's Remand Extended for 29 June 2015". telangananewspaper.com. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  27. Revanth Reddy gets Bail from High Court in Cash for Vote scam - Telangana TDP - Chandrababu. YouTube. 29 June 2015.
  28. "Revanth Reddy remanded in judicial custody, lodged in jail". The Hindu. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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