Kunduru Jana Reddy
Jana Reddy
1st Leader of Opposition in Telangana Legislative Assembly
In office 3 June 2014 – 11 December 2018
Chief Minister	K. Chandrashekar Rao
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka
1st Pro-tem Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly
In office 9 June 2014 – 10 June 2014
Chief Minister	K. Chandrashekar Rao
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Mumtaz Ahmed Khan
Minister for Agriculture United Andhra Pradesh
In office 1983–1988
Chief Minister	N. T. Rama Rao
Constituency	Chalakurthi
Minister for Transport and Panchayati Raj United Andhra Pradesh
In office 1985–1988
Chief Minister	N. T. Rama Rao
Constituency	Chalakurthi
Member of legislative assembly United Andhra Pradesh
In office 1983–1994
Chief Minister	▪︎ N. T. Rama Rao ▪︎ Nadendla Bhaskara Rao ▪︎ Marri Chenna Reddy ▪︎ N. Janardhana Reddy ▪︎ Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Preceded by	Ramulu Nimmala
Succeeded by	G. Rama Murthy
Constituency	Chalakurthi
Member of legislative assembly United Andhra Pradesh
In office 1999–2009
Chief Minister	▪︎ N. Chandrababu Naidu ▪︎ Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Preceded by	G. Rama Murthy
Succeeded by	Constituency Dissolved
Constituency	Chalakurthi
Minister for Home, Jails, Fire Service, sainik Welfare, Printing and stationery United Andhra Pradesh
In office May 14 2004 – May 20 2009
Chief Minister	Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy
Preceded by	Tulla Devender Goud
Succeeded by	Sabitha Indra Reddy
Constituency	Chalakurthi
Minister for Panchayati Raj and Rural water Supply United Andhra Pradesh
In office 3 September 2009 – 21 February 2014
Chief Minister	▪︎ Konijeti Rosaiah ▪︎ N. Kiran Kumar Reddy
Preceded by	Botsa Satyanarayana
Succeeded by	Himself
Constituency	Nagarjuna Sagar
Member of Legislative Assembly United Andhra Pradesh
In office 2009–2014
Chief Minister	▪︎ Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ▪︎ Konijeti Rosaiah ▪︎ Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
Preceded by	Constituency Established
Succeeded by	Himself
Constituency	Nagarjuna Sagar
Member of the Legislative Assembly, Telangana
In office 2014–2018
Chief Minister	K. Chandrashekar Rao
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Nomula Narsimhaiah
Constituency	Nagarjuna Sagar
Personal details
Born	(1946-06-20) 20 June 1946 (age 77) Anumula village, Hyderabad State, British India.""present day"" Anumula village, Nalgonda district, Telangana, India
Political party	Indian National Congress (1988 - present)
Other political affiliations	Telugu Desam Party (1982 - 1988)
Spouse	Sumathi
Children	Raghuveer Reddy, Jaiveer Reddy
Parent	Kunduru Veera Reddy (father)
Residence(s)	Hyderabad, Telangana

Kunduru Jana Reddy^[1] (born 20 June 1946) is an Indian politician. He was the leader of opposition in first Telangana Assembly and served as the Minister for Panchayat Raj & Rural Water Supply in the State of Andhra Pradesh during its term from 2009 to 2014. He was among the most prominent cabinet ministers of the ruling Indian National Congress (INC) and served as Minister for Home, Jails, Fire Service, Sainik Welfare, Printing & Stationery in the government led by the late former Chief Minister Dr Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy from 2004 to 2009. In 2009 elections he won with a margin of 6214 votes against industrialist turned politician of TDP Chinappa Reddy Tera.^[2] In 2014 he won with a margin of 16558 votes over Nomula Narsimaiah of BRS in the year where Congress lost the majority vote. He lost the 1994 elections to TDP candidate Gundeboina Rammoorthy Yadav.^[3]

Early life and politics

Jana Reddy was born in Anumula, a village near historic Nagarjuna Sagar in the Nalgonda district. His political career started by joining the Telugu Desam Party founded by Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, and was first elected to the State Legislature from the Chalakurthi constituency of the Nalgonda district in 1983. He was re-elected for seven terms to the Assembly from the Chalakurthi constituency, and went on to hold portfolios such as Agriculture, Co-operative, Marketing, Forest, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Weights & Measures, C.A.D., Transport, Roads & Buildings, Housing Panchayath Raj, Rural water scheme and Sanitation in the government of Andhra Pradesh. He is the longest serving cabinet minister in government of Telangana breaking the record of Sri Kasu Brahmanandha Reddy former chief minister of A.P.

Jana Reddy resigned from the Telugu Desam Party after differing with N.T. Rama Rao on expelling 30 cabinet ministers in 1988 and founded a political party - Telugumahanadu which eventually merged with Congress on call given by then AICC president Shri Late Rajiv Gandhi ji. He played an active role in reviving the Congress Party specifically in the Telangana Region to fight the then ruling Telugu Desam Party which lost the elections in 2004 to the Congress Party. Jana Reddy was sworn in as the Minister for Home Affairs in the 2004 AP Cabinet for his progressive contribution to the Congress Party.

Known for his vast experience spanning 30 years in AP state politics, administration and impeccable track record Jana Reddy, served as the Minister for Panchayati Raj & RWS - Andhra Pradesh, apart from being active in the Telangana movement and has led various delegations to All India Congress Committee (AICC) representing the Telangana Statehood issue.

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