Singireddy Niranjan Reddy
Singireddy Niranjan Reddy (born 4 October 1958) is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Agriculture, Co-operation and Marketing of Telangana since 2019. He represents Wanaparthy constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He is the member of Telangana Rashtra Samithi politburo.
Singireddy Niranjan Reddy | |
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| Minister of Agriculture and Co-operation Government of Telangana | |
| Assumed office 19 February 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Pocharam Srinivas Reddy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1958 Pangal, Wanaparthy |
| Political party | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
| Residence | Wanaparthy |
Early life
He was born in Wanaparthy District in Telangana to Ram Reddy, a farmer. He did his B.Sc and LLB from Osmania University.[1]
Career
Niranjan Reddy was a practicing lawyer before joining TRS party as a founding member in 2001.
Political career
- Singireddy Niranjan Reddy contested State Legislature from Kollapur in 2004 and Wanaparthy in 2014 but lost.
- He was appointed Vice Chairman, Telangana State Planning Board in December 2014.[2][3]
- He contested State Legislature from Wanaparthy in 2018 elections and won by a margin of 51,685 votes.[4]
- He was appointed cabinet minister on 19 February 2019 for agriculture, marketing, cooperation, food & civil supplies, consumer affairs.[5]
References
- Telangana Digithon Launched Today
- Ishaqui, S A (15 March 2018). "Telangana govt defends conferring Cabinet status to advisors in court". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- TelanganaToday. "'Sapta Samudrams' rejuvenated under Mission Kakatiya". Telangana Today. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- "Wanaparthy Election Result 2018 Live Updates: Candidate List, Winner, Runner-up MLA List".
- "Profiles of 10 Ministers inducted into Telangana Cabinet". Telangana Today. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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