Marri Shashidhar Reddy
Indian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Marri Shashidhar Reddy?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Marri Shashidhar Reddy (born 24 August 1949)[3] is an Indian politician. He has been active both at the state level and national level politics in India. He was elected as an MLA four times from Sanathnagar (Assembly constituency). The first time he contested by-polls was in 1992 and he was elected again three times (1994, 2004, 2009) from the same constituency.
Marri Shashidhar Reddy | |
---|---|
Member of the Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 2004 - 2014 | |
Preceded by | Sripathi Rajeshwar Rao |
Succeeded by | Telangana Assembly Created |
Constituency | Sanathnagar |
In office 1992 - 1999 | |
Preceded by | Marri Chenna Reddy |
Succeeded by | Sripathi Rajeshwar Rao |
Constituency | Sanathnagar |
Personal details | |
Born | (1949-08-24) 24 August 1949 (age 74) Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, India (Now Telangana, India) |
Political party | Bhartiya Janata Party (2022–present)[1] |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1992 - 2022)[2] |
Spouse | Indira Reddy |
Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
Parent(s) | Marri Chenna Reddy, Savitri Devi |
Residence | Hyderabad |
Alma mater | University of Delhi Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University Kansas State University |
In 2005, he became part of the high-powered National Disaster Management Authority, he has been responsible for formulating the Government of India guidelines that would ensure prompt and effective response to cyclones in any part of India.[4] He was also the Convener of the National level Task Force on Naxal violence set up in 2004.[5] on 19 November 2022 Marri Shashidhar Reddy was expelled from congress party for six years for anti-party activities.[6] He joined BJP on 25 November 2022 in New Delhi in presence of Party President J. P. Nadda, Union ministers Sarbananda Sonowal, G. Kishan Reddy along with senior leaders of Telangana.[7]