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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Buggana Rajendranath Reddy
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = 27 September 1970
| birth_place = Bethamcherla, [[Kurnool District]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| residence = [[Bethamcherla]]
| office1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)| Member]] of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start1 = 2014
| term_end1 = 2024
| predecessor1 = [[K. E. Krishna Murthy]]
| successor1 = [[Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy]]
| constituency1 = [[Dhone Assembly constituency|Dhone]]
| office = [[List of finance ministers of Andhra Pradesh| Minister of Finance, Planning, Commercial Taxes and Legislative Affairs]] {{small|[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]}}
| term_start = 8 June 2019
| term_end = 4 June 2024
| governor =
* [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]] (2019)
* [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]] (2019-2023)
* [[S. Abdul Nazeer]] (2023-2024)
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| predecessor = [[Yanamala Rama Krishnudu]]
| successor = [[Payyavula Keshav]]
| spouse =
| alma_mater = [[Vijayanagar Engineering College]]
| occupation = Politician Engineer
| party = [[YSR Congress Party]]
| children = 2
| constituency2 =
| website =
| signature =
| citizenship = India
}}
'''Buggana Rajendranath Reddy '''(born 27 September 1970) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a two time MLA and also served as the [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry|Minister for Finance, Planning and Legislative Affairs]] in the [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry|Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's ministry]].<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/jun/22/andhra-pradesh-budget-outlay-may-be-rs-2-lakh-crore-1993751.html|title=Andhra Pradesh budget outlay may be Rs 2 lakh crore, says, Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/a-25-lakh-crore-budget-in-the-offing-for-this-fiscal/article28313944.ece|title=A ₹2.5-lakh crore budget in the offing for this fiscal|first=G. v r Subba|last=Rao|newspaper=The Hindu|date=7 July 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-26 |title=Finance minister Buggana's nomination gets accepted amidst high drama at Dhone assembly |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amaravati/finance-minister-bugganas-nomination-gets-accepted-amidst-high-drama-at-dhone-assembly/articleshow/109632307.cms |access-date=2024-05-26 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He has been nominated again by YSRCP to contest the [[Dhone Assembly constituency|Dhone Assembly]] seat in the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024 Assembly Election]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2024-04-15 |title=Dhone assembly in Nandyal district to witness and epic battle between FM & Ex-MoS |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amaravati/dhone-assembly-in-nandyal-district-to-witness-and-epic-battle-between-fm-ex-mos/articleshow/109320584.cms |access-date=2024-05-26 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-27 |title=Buggana’s nomination scrapes through scrutiny process |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly/bugganas-nomination-scrapes-through-scrutiny-process/article68111157.ece |access-date=2024-05-26 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Reddy was born in Bethamcherla of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, to Buggana Ramnath Reddy, a former sarpanch of Bethamcherla village and Buggana Parvathi Devi. His maternal grandfather, [[K. V. Reddy]], was a prominent Indian film maker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sudigali.com/assembly/buggana-rajendranath-reddy-political-profile/|title=Buggana Rajendranath Reddy Political Profile|date=20 June 2018|access-date=27 July 2019|archive-date=27 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727142051/https://www.sudigali.com/assembly/buggana-rajendranath-reddy-political-profile/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He did his schooling at [[The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet]] and pursued his pre university course at [[Madras Christian College]], Chennai.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto"/> He later graduated as Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from [[Gulbarga University|Vijayanagar Engineering College]], Bellary, in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-03 |title=Buggana Rajendranath Reddy {{!}} MLA {{!}} Dhone {{!}} Kurnool {{!}} Andhra Pradesh |url=https://theleaderspage.com/buggana-rajendranath-reddy/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
Reddy was first elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] representing [[Dhone (Assembly constituency)|Dhone Assembly constituency]] in the [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] defeating K. E. Prathap of TDP by a margin of 11,152 votes.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhone Election 2024: Get Latest News Updates of the Dhone Constituency Seat in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024. |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly-election/dhone-constituency/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> From 2016 to 2019, he served as the chairman of the [[Public Accounts Committee (India)|Public Accounts Committee]] of Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buggana Rajendranath MLA of Dhone Andhra Pradesh contact address & email |url=https://nocorruption.in/politician/buggana-rajendranath/ |website=nocorruption.in}}</ref> He was elected for the second time as an MLA in the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] defeating K. E. Prathap of Telugu Desam Party, again by a huge margin of 35,516 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-23 |title=Dhone Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Buggana Raja Reddy of YSRCP Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/dhone-election-results-2019-live-updates-winner-loser-leading-trailing-2154629.html |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:Indian engineers]]
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[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019]]
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