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|name = Dr. C. Laxma Reddy<br />
|image = [[File:155A9996.jpg|200px|]]<br />
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|caption =<br />
|office = Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, [[Government of Telangana]] <br />
|term_start = 2014<br />
|term_end = 2018<br />
|succeeding = <br />
|predecessor = [[T. Rajaiah]]<br />
|successor = <br />
| office1 = Member of Legislative Assembly<br />
|term_start1 = 17 December 2014<br />
|term_end1 = <br />
|succeeding1 = <br />
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| constituency = [[Jadcherla (Assembly constituency)|Jadcherla]]<br />
|birth_place = <br />
|residence = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India<br />
| spouse = Dr.Sweta<br />
|alma_mater = Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society<br />
|party = [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]<br />
|education = B.H.M.S (Homeopathic Medicine)}}<br />
''' Charlakola Laxma Reddy''' (born 3 February 1962) is the former Health Minister of Telangana, serving 2014–2018. He is present [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] for [[Jadcherla (Assembly constituency)|Jadcherla constituency]] representing [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]. He served as the first Energy Minister for Telangana state and then was moved to take over the Health portfolio. He is also a former homeopathic doctor.<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Reddy was born in [[Jadcherla]] and hails from Avancha Village of Thimmajipet Mandal. He received his graduation in [[Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medical Sciences]] from Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society, Gulbarga, Karnataka. He was a Student Leader President. Later he practiced as a Homeopathic Doctor at [[Jadcherla]] before entering into politics.<br />
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==Political career==<br />
Laxma Reddy was very active in politics and held many posts from quite a young age. He started his political career as a sarpanch of his village, Avancha, in Thimmajipeta Mandal. Eventually, He did several services to Single Window System and Library Society at Thimmajipeta mandal level.<br />
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===TRS Party===<br />
He joined [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] after K. Chandrashekhar Rao launched the party in 2001 and has been a key leader in the state movement. He won from the [[Jadcherla]] Constituency in 2004 Assembly Elections, but with KCR's call, Reddy was the first to resign his position in April 2008 when the Central government did not meet their demand for a separate state, but tragically lost the by-elections.<ref>[http://www.elections.in/telangana/assembly-constituencies/jadcherla.html Jadcherla MLAs]</ref><br />
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He was widely praised across the TRS party and by KCR as he was the only MLA of TRS party from Mahabubnagar District where the Telangana movement was the weakest in the state at the time.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} He supported KCR while contesting the Mahabubnagar MP seat, though he was not allocated seat in 2009 due to an alliance of TRS.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}} Dr. Reddy had played a major role in the victory of KCR as he was only TRS leader in Mahabubnagar. The victory of KCR, accelerated the Telangana agitation where KCR as an Mahabubnagar MP took the fast-unto-death protest. Finally later achieving Telangana. Thereupon, often said that he was the leader who took up the Telangana movement on his shoulders in the southernmost region when he was either in power or not.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}<br />
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===As Minister===<br />
In 2014 Assembly elections, he was re-elected from Jadcherla and was inducted into Cabinet as Electricity Minister. After sacking of Deputy CM [[T. Rajaiah]] as Health Minister, Reddy replaced him and was handed over the Medical and Health Department.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Rajaiah-gets-marching-orders-Kadiam-made-Telangana-deputy-CM/articleshow/46016029.cms Rajaih gets marching orders]</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He is married to Dr. Swetha and has two children. Spoorthi Reddy and Swaran Reddy<br />
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