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{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Bezawada Ramachandra Reddy
| honorific-suffix =
| image = bezawada ramachandra reddy.jpg
| imagesize =
| office1 = Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for [[Nellore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nellore]]
| term_start1 = 1952
| term_end1 = 1957
| predecessor1 = None
| successor1 = [[Rebala Lakshminarasa Reddy]]
| primeminister1 = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| office2 = President of the [[Madras Legislative Council]]
| term_start2 = 6 November 1930
| term_end2 = 18 July 1937
| governor2 =
| predecessor2 = V. S. Narasimha Raju
| successor2 = [[Bulusu Sambamurti]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1894|11|24}}
| birth_place = Kavati, [[Nellore District]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] (present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]], India)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1973|03|19|1894|11|24}}
| death_place = Buchireddipalem, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh
| nationality = [[India]]n
| party = [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]], Independent, [[Swatantra Party]]
| alma_mater =
| profession = [[Agriculturist]], [[Politician]]
| spouse = Bezawada Seethamma and Bezawada Bujjamma
}}

'''Bezawada Ramachandra Reddy''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (24 November 1894 – 3 March 1973) was an Indian politician of the [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]] and one of the founders of the [[Swatantra Party]]. He served as the President of the [[Madras Legislative Council]] from 1930 to 1937. Ramachandra Reddy was a relative of Indian National Congress politician [[Bezawada Gopala Reddy]].<ref name="dnbp81">{{cite book|title=Dictionary of national biography|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.11619|author=Siba Pada Sen|pages=[https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.11619/page/n155 81]|publisher=Institute of Historical Studies|year=1972}}</ref>

== Early life ==

Ramachandra Reddy was born on 24 November 1894 to Sri Subba Reddy & Kamala (Dodla) in [[Buchireddypalem]] in the Madras Presidency.<ref name="indianelectionsp126">{{cite book|title=Indian elections and legislators|author=S. P. Singh Sud|author2=Ajit Singh Sud|year=1953|publisher=All India Publications|pages=126}}</ref> He graduated from the [[Madras University]] in 1919 and immediately entered politics serving for a while as the President of the District Educational Council, Nellore. In 1929, he was elected President of the district board.

==Marriage==
He married Dodla Sita, they had one male child who was named after his father Subba Reddy. On the death of first wife Sita who died post delivery, he married her half sister Dodla Bujjamma, they had 10 children, 5 sons & 5 daughters.

== In the Legislative Council ==

Reddy joined the Justice Party at an early age and won the 1923 elections.<ref name="swatantrap118">{{cite book|title=The Swatantra Party and Indian conservatism|pages=118|author=Howard L. Erdman|year=1967|publisher=Cambridge University}}</ref> He also won the subsequent elections in 1926, 1930 and 1934. When the Justice Party captured power in the Presidency after a four-year-long gap, Reddy's name was proposed for election as President of the Council. He was elected and served as the President of the Madras Legislative Council from 6 November 1930<ref name="madraslegislature_freedom">{{cite book|title=The role of Madras Legislature in the freedom struggle, 1861-1947|author=S. Krishnaswamy|publisher=Indian Council of Historical Research|year=1989|pages=216}}</ref> to March 1937. Reddy resigned as Speaker following his defeat in the 1937 elections.

Reddy dissented with Periyar when he converted the political party into the [[Dravidar Kazhagam]].<ref name="politicaleconomyp172">{{cite book|title=Political economy of India: a study of land reforms policy in Andhra Pradesh|author=B. A. V. Sharma|pages=172|publisher=Light and Life Publishers|year=1980}}</ref> Reddy was first elected President of the Justice Party soon after the split in 1944 before the mantle passed on [[P. T. Rajan]].<ref name="politicaleconomyp172" /> Reddy finally quit the party in 1952.<ref name="swatantrap118" />

In 1952, Reddy contested the First Lok Sabha elections as an independent from [[Nellore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nellore]] and was successful. He served as a Member of the Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1957.

== Swatantra Party ==

On 4 June 1959, along with [[C. Rajagopalachari]] & [[N. G. Ranga|N G Ranga]] and other senior politicians, Reddy floated the [[Swatantra Party]]. A party whose ideology was finally accepted by modern India when it started its liberalisation policy in the year 1991.

==Champion of Liberalisation==
He always believed in enterprise and promoted the idea of setting up business. He served on the boards of many companies as an independent director upon the invitation of the promoters. He was on the board of [[Madras Cements Ltd|Madras Cements]], Andhra Scientific Company, Machilipatnam. Personally he never believed in putting his money in industry, as he always believed his roots are in agriculture and he should always be only an agriculturist.

== Death ==

Reddy died on 19 March 1973.<ref name="acquaintancesp235">{{cite book|title=Distinguished acquaintances|author=N. G. Ranga|publisher=Desi Book Distributors|year=1976|pages=235}}</ref>

== Honours ==

Reddy was awarded a [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]].<ref name="swatantrap118" />

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/968.htm Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
* {{cite book|title=Post-Independence India: Bharatiya Janata Party|pages=9–10|publisher=Anmol Publications PVT LTD|year=2002|id={{ISBN|8174888659}}, {{ISBN|978-81-7488-865-5}}}}
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