Raghuveera_Reddy
Raghu Veera Reddy
Indian politician
Neelakantapuram Raghuveera Reddy (born 12 February 1957) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was appointed President, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee in March, 2014.
N. Raghuveera Reddy Yadav | |
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Reddy in 2016 | |
| 21st President of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 11 March 2014 – 16 January 2020 | |
| AICC President |
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| Preceded by | Botsa Satyanarayana |
| Succeeded by | Sake Sailajanath |
| Minister of Revenue, Relief, Rehabilitation, Disaster Management and ULC Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 25 November 2010 – 21 February 2014 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | Kiran Kumar Reddy |
| Preceded by | Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh |
| Succeeded by | Office Dissolved |
| Minister of Agriculture Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 25 May 2009 – 24 November 2010 | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Kanna Lakshminarayana |
| Minister of Agriculture, Horticulture, Sericulture, RSAD and Agriculture Technology Mission Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 14 May 2004 – 20 May 2009 | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
| Preceded by | Vadde Sobhanadreeswara Rao |
| Succeeded by | Ramreddy Venkat Reddy |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | B C Govindappa |
| Succeeded by | Hanumantaraya Chowdary |
| Constituency | Kalyandurg |
| In office 1999–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Y. T. Prabhakara Reddy |
| Succeeded by | K. Sudhakar |
| Constituency | Madakasira |
| In office 1989–1994 | |
| Preceded by | H. B. Narase Gowd |
| Succeeded by | Y. T. Prabhakara Reddy |
| Constituency | Madakasira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raghuveera Reddy (1957-02-12) 12 February 1957 (age 67) Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Raghuveera Reddy was born on 12 February 1957 in Anantapur district to N. Kaveerappa and he belongs to a Yadava caste.[1] He did his B.Sc. and Bachelors in Law from SK University.
Kannada film director Prashanth Neel is Reddy's cousin.[2]
Raghuveera Reddy Yadav, is a three times M.L.A. from Madakasira Assembly Constituency. He has been changed to Kalyandurg Constituency during 2009 elections after the reorganisation of constituencies. Raghuveera Reddy contested and won from Kalyandurg Assembly Constituency in 2009 elections.
He served as a Minister for Agriculture in Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s cabinet and continued with the same in Konijeti Rosaiah’s government as well. In Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy's government he had crucial portfolio of Revenue Minister in the reorganisation of cabinet.[3]
President, APCC
He was elected as the Congress Committee President for the residual Andhra Pradesh (post bifurcation into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) on 11 March 2014.
Reddy is married to Sunitha and has a daughter and a son.
- President for Students Union, S.K. University, Anantapur
- Chairman, Neelakantapuram Group of Temples
- Chairman, Kallur Subbarao Trust
- Minister for Agriculture, Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2004, 2009 cabinets.
- Minister for Revenue Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh in the recent reformation of cabinet
- APPCC President 2014-2019
- "Here, SCS can't step into Yadav-dominated villages - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- "Prashanth Neel : మాజీ మంత్రి రఘువీరారెడ్డి బంధువే ప్రశాంత్ నీల్.. వరుసకు ఏమవుతాడో తెలుసా". Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- "Raghuveera flays Naidu remarks on Manmohan | Deccan Chronicle". www.deccanchronicle.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012.