Jagga Reddy
Jagga Reddy | |
|---|---|
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| Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Constituency | Sangareddy |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2004[1] | |
| Constituency | Sangareddy |
| Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2004–2014 | |
| Constituency | Sangareddy |
| Working President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 28 June 2021 | |
| National President Indian National Congress | Sonia Gandhi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aredla Jagadeeshwar Reddy 7 July 1966 Indrakaran, Medak district, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Nirmala |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | thurupujayaprakashreddymla |
Aredla Jagadeeshwar Reddy, popularly known as Jagga Reddy, is an Indian politician who is the current Working President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee since 28 June 2021. He is the current Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly for Sangareddy constituency.
Political career
He started career as a councilor in BJP and then became municipal chairman. He won as TRS MLA in 2004, left the party to join the Congress. He was re-elected in 2009, but had lost in 2014. He contested 2014 by poll from Medak (Lok Sabha constituency) being BJP candidate and lost. He again joined Congress in 2015.[2]
Allegations
In September 2018 he was detained on charges of impersonation, forgery, cheating and human trafficking on allegations that Reddy in 2004 trafficked three persons from Hyderabad to the United States using passports secured on the names of his wife, daughter and son. [3]
References
- ^ M.Siva Prasad Reddy. "CURRENT MLA(Member of legislative assembly) of sangareddy, to contest from Medak LS". Sakshipost.com. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "BJP names Jagga Reddy as candidate for Medak bypoll". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 20 December 2014..
- ^ "Telangana Congress Leader Jagga Reddy Arrested for Trafficking 3 People to US on Forged Papers". 11 September 2018.
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