J. C. Diwakar Reddy is a politician from Andhra Pradesh. He won the Anantapur seat in the 2014 Indian general election as a Telugu Desam Party candidate.^[1][2] J. C. Diwakar Reddy was born to J. C. Nagi Reddy in Juturu village, Peddapappur Mandal, Anantapur District (a well known politician and freedom fighter in Anantapur district).

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J.C Diwakar Reddy
J. C. Diwakar Reddy in 2018
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded by	Anantha Venkatarami Reddy
Succeeded by	Talari Rangaiah
Constituency	Anantapur
Minister for Panchayat Raj Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 14 May 2004 – 20 May 2009
Governor	Surjit Singh Barnala Sushilkumar Shinde Rameshwar Thakur N. D. Tiwari
Chief Minister	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Preceded by	Veera Reddy Bijivemula
Succeeded by	Botsa Satyanarayana
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 1985–2014
Preceded by	M. Kesava Reddy
Succeeded by	J. C. Prabhakar Reddy
Constituency	Tadipatri
Personal details
Born	(1944-02-23) 23 February 1944 (age 80) Juturu, Pedda Pappur mandal, Andhra Pradesh
Political party	Telugu Desam Party (2014—Present) Indian National Congress (1985—2014)
Spouse	Vijaya
Children	2
Residence(s)	Tadipatri, Andhra Pradesh
Alma mater	Karnatak University
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Reddy has been elected 6 times to the State Assembly from the Tadipatri constituency in the Anantapur district. He was denied entry into the cabinet in 2009 and also later in N. Kiran Kumar Reddy’s ministry in 2010. He served as Pro tem Speaker in 2011 .^[3]

JC Reddy graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. He has a son JC Pavan Reddy and a daughter.^[4]