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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Devireddy Sudheer Reddy
| image = Lbnagar MLA.jpg
| caption =
| assembly = [[Telangana State]]
| constituency = [[L.B. Nagar]]
| country = [[India]]
| title = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Telangana]]
| term = 2018-incumbent
| spouse = Kamala Sudheer Reddy
| children = 2
| alma_mater = [[Osmania University]]
| website = http://dsudheerreddy.com/
| predecessor = [[R. Krishnaiah]]
|office2=The Chairman, [[Hyderabad Urban Development Authority]]
|term2=2004-2008
|office1=[[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|constituency1=[[L.B. Nagar]]|term1=2009-2014
|party=[[Telangana Rashtra Samiti]] (March, 2019 to present)
|otherparty=[[Indian National Congress]] (until March 2019)
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1962|07|27|df=y}}
}}

'''Devireddy Sudheer Reddy''' (born 27 July 1962)<ref>{{Citation|last=Randhir Reddy|title=Mr. D. Sudheer Reddy, M.L.A., L.B. Nagar - 30-year History - LATEST|date=2014-03-13|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7O9t3_Wcr8|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref> is an [[Indian people|Indian]] politician elected to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/2009-election-results.html|title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 2009|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref> and [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]] in 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telangana.gov.in/legislative-assembly|title=Telangana State Portal Members of Legislative Assembly|website=www.telangana.gov.in|access-date=2019-01-12|df=dmy-all}}</ref> for the [[L. B. Nagar (Assembly constituency)|Lal Bahadur Nagar]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/telangana-election/article/lal-bahadur-nagar-assembly-constituency-election-2018-telangana-polls-candidates/324744|title=Lal Bahadur Nagar Assembly election Result 2018: Congress' Devi Reddy Sudheer Reddy wins|website=www.timesnownews.com|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Reddy won the seat against Mudda Ram Mohan Goud of [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]] by 17,848 votes, with the former polling 113,980 votes and the latter 96,132.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/trs-sweeps-rr-rural-and-urban-constituencies/article25720766.ece|title=TRS sweeps RR rural and urban constituencies|last=Henry|first=Nikhila|date=2018-12-12|newspaper=The Hindu|via=www.thehindu.com|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Previously, he served as the Chairman of the [[Hyderabad Urban Development Authority]] from 2004 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/06/12/stories/2004061214630300.htm|title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Sudheer Reddy takes charge as HUDA chief|access-date=2019-01-12|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=2004-06-12|df=dmy-all}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He is appointed as Musi River Development Front Corporation Limited Chairman by Telangana government in February, 2020 for a period of three years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2020/feb/09/mla-sudheer-reddy-named--chairman-of-musi-corpn-2101048.html|title=MLA Sudheer Reddy named chairman of Musi Corpn|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref>

== Background ==
Reddy was the youngest elected member of [[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation|Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad]] from [[Malakpet]] constituency in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americanteluguassociation.org/2006/docs/SudheerReddy_ata_bio.pdf|title=Americanteluguassociation|access-date=2019-06-01|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

He is the first M.L.A ([[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]) of the [[Lal Bahadur Nagar|L.B. Nagar Constituency]]. L.B. Nagar, as a separate [[Assembly constituency|constituency]] emerged in 2009 polls of Andhra Pradesh after the delimitation exercise.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/lb-nagar-may-witness-polarisation-of-vote/article5934668.ece|title=L.B. Nagar may witness polarisation of vote|last=V|first=Swathi|date=2014-04-22|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-05-31|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He won the election with a total of 67510 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/2009-election-results.html|title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 2009|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2019-01-12|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Works as Chairman of the [[Hyderabad Urban Development Authority|HUDA]]==

Reddy spearheaded the planning and implementation of the [[Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad|Outer Ring Road]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/01/stories/2005090119960400.htm|title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Auction of plots: HUDA to seek transfer of Government land|access-date=2019-05-31|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-09-01|df=dmy-all}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

He spearheaded the planning, implementation, and completion of the [[P.V. Narasimha Rao Expressway|P V Narasimha Rao expressway]], which is India's longest at 11.6 kilometers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Expressway-faces-many-hurdles/articleshow/2098371.cms|title=Expressway faces many hurdles {{!}} Hyderabad News|date=5 June 2007|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-05-31|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Reddy led several agitations for shifting of the garbage dump yard from Autonagar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/06/12/stories/2004061214630300.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Sudheer Reddy takes charge as HUDA chief|date=2004-06-12|access-date=2019-06-02}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In 2003, he requested then combined Andhra Pradesh Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]] to visit the dump yard. The entire garbabe generated by the twin cities used to be dumped in a 40-acre dumping yard in an area of Autonagar. Over one lakh people in the nearby 20 colonies and 10 villages were suffering from dangerous health hazards, and deaths in the region increased. [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]] raised this issue in an assembly session. Sudheer Reddy, after becoming the HUDA chairman, passed orders to shift the Autonagar dump yard from [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/08/03/stories/2004080305570500.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Andhra Pradesh News : HUDA to shift Autonagar dump yard|date=2004-08-03|access-date=2019-06-01}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Relocate-Autonagar-dump-YSR/articleshow/106114.cms|title=Relocate Autonagar dump: YSR {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India|date=1 August 2003|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-06-01}}</ref>

Reddy took initiatives to protect the environment and lakes by installing sewage treatment plants. He said that sewage generated from the colonies in [[Madhapur]] and [[Jubilee Hills]] had flowed into the lake for years, polluting [[Durgam Cheruvu]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Durgam Cheruvu: A timeline of how Hyderabad destroyed its 'secret lake'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/durgam-cheruvu-timeline-how-hyderabad-destroyed-its-secret-lake-52578|author=Nitin B.|date=2016-11-08|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=2019-05-31|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

He has taken up initiative of plantation drive in 11 mandals, covering 109 panchayats outside the [[municipal corporation]] limits of Hyderabad. As a part of this program, two lakhs plants were planted in record time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/07/24/stories/2004072412060300.htm|title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : YSR to kick-start HUDA's green drive|access-date=2019-05-31|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=2004-07-24|df=dmy-all}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

== Padayatra ==
[[File:R005-015.jpg|alt=|thumb|The padayatra]]
In 2003, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy began a 60-day, 1,500 km [[padayatra]] to highlight problems which were being faced by farmers due to drought. Sudheer Reddy accompanied Rajasekhara Reddy on the padayatra. Sudheer Reddy helped organise rallies and public meetings between villages with locals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/YSRs-padayatra-to-begin-on-April-9/articleshow/42102373.cms|title=YSR's padayatra to begin on April 9 {{!}} Hyderabad News|date=2 April 2003|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2003/04/09/stories/2003040904990400.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=YSR padayatra from today|date=2003-04-09|access-date=2019-06-01}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

== Family ==
[[File:Sudheer_Reddy_with_his_family.jpg|thumb|Reddy and family, 2018]]
Sudheer Reddy was born to D. Jayachandra Reddy and D. Chandrakala. His father was a government employee in the combined state of Andhra Pradesh. He is married to Devireddy Kamala Sudheer Reddy<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2018-11-17/Spouse-campaigns-for-Sudhir-Reddy/443134|title=Spouse campaigns for Sudhir Reddy|last=India|first=The Hans|date=2018-11-17|website=www.thehansindia.com|access-date=2019-05-31|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and has two children.

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[[Category:Telangana MLAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014]]
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