Anumula Revanth Reddy: The Political Odyssey that Led to the Chief Minister’s Office
Anumula Revanth Reddy is a popular politician from Telangana who was born on 8th of November, in the year 1969 at Konda Reddy Pally of Mahboobnagar now known as Nagarkurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. He assumed office as the second chief minister of Telangana on the 7th of December, 2023 after K. Chandrashekar Rao.
Early Life and Education:
His political journey started since college days as he associated with ABVP—the student wing of RSS. At Osmania University he bagged a bachelors’ of arts degree in commerce from A.V. college.
Political Journey:
Mr Revanth Reddy political career started from collage days in 1992 he became a member of Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad, while he was a student. In 2006 he won ZPTC in Midjil Mandal elections. He became the MLC in 2007 as the independent candidate prior to joining TDP.
From Kodangal to Cm Office
It was his election victory which became evident after winning the Andhra Pradesh Assembly seat from Kodangal in 2009 as a TDP representative with 46.46% votes. From 2014 – 2018 also he represented his constituency of Kodangal in Telangana assembly. Revanth Reddy won Kodangal against Gurunath Reddy in 2014 unified Andhra Pradesh Legislation elections.
He revealed his electoral strengths and won the Kodangali Assembly seat in Andhra Pradesh of 2009 standing as a Telugu Desam party Candidate. He then served as the representative of Kodangal in the Telangana Assembly from 2014 until 2018. Revanth won from Kodangal constituency in 2014 joint Andhra Pradesh assembly election against his rival Gurunath Reddy.
In September 2017, however, he left the TDP and joined the congress party in October 2017. His dismissal from Telangana TDP’s floor leader resulted from this. He had lost in the Telangana assembly polls of 2018 which became his first defeat when he was the Congress candidate from Kodangal.
In 2019 general elections, he was a congress nominee who succeeded Malla Reddy and won Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency for him.
Leadership Roles:
Revanth Reddy became president of Telangana Congress in June 2021, replacing N. Uttam Kumar Reddy. The Congress managed to win by 64 seats, one more than the majority mark, which owes greatly to his leadership.
2023 Telangana Assembly Election Campaign:
In this regard, as a Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president, Reddy led a formidable challenge to Ex-Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao in the 2023 Telangana legislative assembly elections. And, the congress was declared a winner with an upper hand on 64 seats. In Kodangal he won, but in Kamareddy he lost.
Lion of Telangana
Renowned for his exemplary leadership skills and close connection to the people, he is affectionately call him ‘The Lion of Telangana’.
Chief Minister of Telangana:
Revanth Reddy will be sworn by Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on December 7, 2023 as the second Chief Minster of Telangana succeeding K. Chandrashekar Rao. It is believed that his term will offer new perspectives and policies in regard to growth and welfare of the state.
Personal Details:
Anumula Geeta w/o Revanth Reddy who happens to be the niece of the former union minister, Jaipal Reddy, and a daughter too. His parents, Anumula Narsimha Reddy and Anumula Ramachandra Maama, are key pillars in his political life.
Conclusion:
The Indian political life has been portrayed well in Anumula revanth Reddy’s progress from a student activist to the office of a Chief Minister. His rich experience, political skills and his past will now determine the way forward for the state as he becomes its leader. His leadership in Telangana’s politics and development will be seen in the next few years.
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