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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1959)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kiran Kumar Reddy
| birth_name = Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
| office1 = Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
| order1 = 16th
| image = Kiran Kumar Reddy.JPG
| governor1 = [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
| term_start1 = 25 November 2010
| term_end1 = 1 March 2014
| predecessor1 = [[K. Rosaiah]]
| successor1 = [[President's rule]]
| office2 = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = June 2009
| term_end2 = November 2010
| predecessor2 = [[K R Suresh Reddy]]
| successor2 = [[Nadendla Manohar]]
| signature = Signature Of Kiran Kumar Reddy.png
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1959|9|13}}
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />(now in [[Telangana]], [[India]])
}}

'''Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy''' (born 13 September 1959) is an Indian politician who served as the [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]]. He was the last Chief Minister of the United [[Andhra Pradesh]] before the formation of the [[Telangana]] state on 2 June 2014.

Reddy was sworn in as the 16th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on 25 November 2010. A four-time [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] in Andhra Pradesh, he was a leader of the [[Indian National Congress]] party before resigning from it in February 2014 over the creation of [[Telangana]] state. Concurrently Reddy also submitted his resignation from the chief ministership to Governor [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]; the latter accepted the resignation, but asked Reddy to continue as caretaker chief minister. [[President's Rule]] was imposed in the state on 1 March 2014. On 10 March 2014 he floated his new political outfit called [[Jai Samaikyandhra Party]].<ref name="newparty" /> In elections the party failed to win a single seat and lost deposits in numerous seats. The party dissolved on 13 July 2018 and Reddy re-joined INC.

== Early life ==
Kiran Kumar Reddy is a Congress party member and his father Amaranath Reddy was a minister in [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] cabinet When P.V. Narasimha Rao was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh as Mr. Reddy was considered close to late [[Indira Gandhi]] and P.V. Narsimha Rao. His family hails from [[Nagaripalle]], near [[Kalikiri]], [[Chittoor district]].<ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/andhra-cm-rosaiah-resigns/117006/on "Andhra CM Rosaiah resigns citing personal reasons"], ''Business Standard'', 24 November 2010.</ref> He did his schooling from [[Hyderabad Public School]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104011833/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-09/hyderabad/28277980_1_n-kiran-kumar-reddy-ysr-high-command "Cong mulling a Reddy CM to stop Jaganaut?"], ''The Times of India'', 9 July 2010.</ref> and intermediate from St. Josephs' Junior College, Hyderabad. He did his [[B.Com]] from [[Nizam College]] and [[LL.B]] from University College of Law, [[Osmania University]]. He was an avid cricketer in college, batch mate of former Indian Cricket team captain [[Mohammad Azharuddin]], and represented Hyderabad in Ranji trophy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kiran Kumar Reddy's profile |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2010/nov/24/kiran-kumar-reddys-profile-205542.html |access-date=16 February 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=24 November 2010}}</ref>
He also captained the [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad under-22]] , South Zone Universities and Osmania University cricket teams.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100823063444/http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/17/stories/2010081763070300.htm "Highlight people's problems, Speaker tells parties "], ''The HINDU'', 17 August 2010.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/445/445259/445259.html Career statistics of Reddy from Cricketarchive]</ref> He also attended Besant Theosophical High School in Chennai for some years.

== Political career ==
Reddy was elected to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1989 after his father's death.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101127171625/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2009/05/26/stories/2009052650240100.htm The Hindu : Front Page : Kiran Kumar to take over as Speaker]. Hinduonnet.com (26 May 2009). Retrieved 23 December 2010.</ref> He served as member of the Public Undertakings Committee and Assurance Committee. He was elected to the state assembly from Native [[Vayalpadu]] ([[Valmikipuram]]) in 1989, 1999 and 2004. He lost in 1994 when Congress was routed in Chittoor district. He won from [[Pileru (Assembly constituency)|Pileru]] in 2009 after Valmikipuram got merged into Pileru constituency under delimitation. A known [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy|YSR]] loyalist, he was the Congress government [[chief whip]] for five years from 2004,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071029001152/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/06/stories/2006110605710400.htm Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Chief Whip denies encroachment charge]. The Hindu (6 November 2006). Retrieved 23 December 2010.</ref> before he was made the speaker. On 10 March 2014 he announced the formation of Jai Samaikyandhra Party with Chundru Srihari Rao as its Founder-President.<ref name="newparty">{{cite web |title=Former Andhra CM Kiran Kumar Reddy floats Jai Samaikyandhra Party |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/03/former-andhra-cm-kiran-kumar-reddy-floats-jai-samaikyandhra-party/ |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |publisher=news.biharprabha.com |access-date=10 March 2014}}</ref>

He has re-joined the Congress party in July 2018 in the presence of AICC Chief Rahul Gandhi<ref>http://indtoday.com/kiran-reddy-meets-rahul-gandhi-to-re-enter-congress-party/</ref>

=== As Speaker ===
Reddy was unanimously elected as Speaker of the 13th Andhra Pradesh Assembly in June 2009. His name for the speaker's post was proposed by erstwhile chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]] floor leader [[Akbaruddin Owaisi]] , Agriculture minister [[N. Raghuveera Reddy]] and two other independents.

=== As Chief Minister ===
Reddy was made to be the new Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after incumbent [[Konijeti Rosaiah|K Rosaiah]] resigned citing personal reasons, by the Congress Legislature Party and authorised party in 2011. On 19 February 2014, he resigned from the post of [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister]], as [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA (legislator)]] and also from the [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]], after the Telangana bill was passed in Lok Sabha.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kiran Kumar Reddy resigns as Andhra CM and quits Congress Party |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/kiran-kumar-reddy-resigns-as-andhra-cm-and-quits-congress-party/ |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |publisher=news.biharprabha.com |access-date=19 February 2014}}</ref>

==== Welfare programmes ====
Reddy is credited for launching schemes such as [[Mee Seva (Andhra Pradesh)|Mee Seva]], [[Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu]], [[SC, ST Sub-Plan (Andhra Pradesh)|SC/ST Sub-Plan]], [[Bangaru Thalli (scheme)|Bangaru Thalli]], [[Mana Biyyam]], [[Amma Hastham]],and the Chittor water scheme.

== Jai Samaikyandhra Party ==
On 11 March 2014, Reddy wanted to launch a new political party in order to survive in the state and named as [[Jai Samaikyandhra Party]], by opposing the centre's decision on bifurcation of the Andhra Pradesh state.<ref>http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/kiran-kumar-reddy-launches-his-party-blames-congress-bjp-tdp-for-andhra-pradesh-split/articleshow/31906058.cms</ref> He formally launched the party in [[Rajahmundry]] on 12 March 2014. Finally, Reddy dissolved it and re-joined [[Indian National Congress party|INC]] on 13 July 2018.

== See also ==
* [[List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh]]

== References ==
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{{succession box
| before = [[Konijeti Rosaiah]]
| title = [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]]
| years = 25 June 2011 – 19 February 2014
| after = [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = [[K R Suresh Reddy]]
| title = Speaker of [[Andhra Pradesh]] State Assembly
| years = 2009–2011
| after = [[Nadendla Manohar]]
}}

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{{Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh}}

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