Teegala Krishna Reddy
Teegala Krishna Reddy | |
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Mayor of Hyderabad | |
In office 2002–2007 | |
Preceded by | Mir Zulfiqar Alo |
Succeeded by | Banda Karthika Reddy |
Member of Legislative Assembly Telangana | |
In office 2014–2018 | |
Chief Minister | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
Preceded by | Sabitha Indra Reddy |
Succeeded by | Sabitha Indra Reddy |
Constituency | Maheshwaram |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 June 1949 Meerpet , Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India |
Political party | Telangana Rashtra Samithi (2014 - present) |
Other political affiliations | Telugu Desam Party (until 2014) |
Spouse | Arundhati |
Children | T. Harinath Reddy, T. Amarnath Reddy |
Residence(s) | Tirumala Hills, Osmangad , Malakpet, Hyderabad |
Teegala Krishna Reddy (born June 10, 1949) is an Indian politician, a former Member of Legislative Assembly and a former Mayor of Hyderabad, from Telangana state. He is currently in the Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
Early life
Reddy was born in Ranga Reddy district, Meerpet.[1] He completed his BA in 1971 from Osmania University. He is the Chairman of Teegala Krishna Reddy Engineering College.[2]
Career
Reddy joined the Telugu Desam Party during its foundation. He contested the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH) elections in 1986 from Gandhi Nagar division on behalf of the Telugu Desam Party and lost[citation needed]. Reddy contested the MCH elections in 2002 and served as the Mayor of Hyderabad until 2007.[3]
He worked as the Chairman of Hyderabad Urban Development Authority. In the 2009 Andhra Pradesh elections, he contested as a Telugu Desam Party candidate from the Maheswaram constituency and was defeated by Indian National Congress candidate Sabitha Indra Reddy by a margin of 7,833 votes.
In the 2014 Telanagana elections, he contested as a Telugu Desam Party candidate again from Maheshwaram constituency[4] and was elected MLA[5] for the first time by beating his nearest rival Congress candidate Mal Reddy Rangareddy with a majority of 30,784 votes. He joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi[6][7] on October 29, 2014. In the 2018 Telangana elections he contested as a Telangana Rashtra Samithi candidate from Maheshwaram constituency[8] and was defeated by Indian National Congress candidate Sabitha Indra Reddy by a margin of 9,227 votes.[9]
References
- ^ "తీగల కృష్ణారెడ్డి జన్మదిన వేడుకలు | హైదరాబాద్ | www.NavaTelangana.com". m.navatelangana.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ Chronicle, Deccan (2018-06-12). "Staff salary cut for Teegala Krishna Reddy's b'day bash". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ Telugu360 (2022-07-05). "Embarrassment to TRS as party leader targets Education Minister". Telugu360.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ Rajeev, M. (2014-04-07). "TDP releases first list of candidates from Telangana". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ Chandrashekhar, B. (2022-07-05). "Bickering in Maheshwaram TRS out in open, even before Kollapur is settled". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ "TDP MLA joins TRS". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2014-11-09. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Change of colors: Qutbullapur MLA K P Vivekananda Goud joins TRS". The News Minute. 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ "TRS MLA Candidates List Announced By Telangana CM KCR". Sakshi Post. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ Nov 6, Sribala Vadlapatla / TNN /; 2020; Ist, 04:32. "Ex-mayor Teegala likely to join BJP | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
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