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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly| Legislative Assembly <br> Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start = 2019
| term_end = 2024
| predecessor = [[Inturi Nageswara Rao]]
| successor = Potluri Rama Rao
| constituency = [[Kandukur Assembly constituency| Kandukur]]
| term_start1 = 2004
| term_end1 = 2014
| predecessor1 = Divi Sivaram
| successor1 = Potluri Rama Rao
| constituency1 = [[Kandukur Assembly constituency| Kandukur]]
| term_start2 = 1989
| term_end2 = 1994
| predecessor2 = Magunta Adinarayan Reddy
| successor2 = Divi Sivaram
| constituency2 = [[Kandukur Assembly constituency| Kandukur]]
}}
'''Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy''' (born 1 June 1957) is an Indian politician from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He is a four time MLA from [[Kandukur Assembly constituency|Kandukur Assembly Constituency]] in [[Prakasam district|Parkasam District]]. He won the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election]] on [[YSR Congress Party]] ticket.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sakshi.com/election-2019/results/party/ysrcp/ap.html |access-date=2024-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102121523/https://www.sakshi.com/election-2019/results/party/ysrcp/ap.html |archive-date=2021-11-02 |title=Election - Sakshi Special }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kandukur, Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024 : Party Wise Candidates, Voting Date, Voting Percentage, Exit Poll, Results |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/andhra-pradesh/kandukur-assembly-constituency-s01aed2008a109/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=www.news18.com |language=en}}</ref> He was denied a ticket to contest the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2024-04-12 |title=YSRCP fields BC candidate in Kandukur |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/ysrcp-fields-bc-candidate-in-kandukur/articleshow/109230012.cms |access-date=2024-05-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Reddy is born in Machavaram village, [[Kandukur mandal]], Prakasam District. His late father Manugunta Adinarayana Reddy, was a former MLA and his mother Lalitha is a housewife. After completing his intermediate, the two year pre university course, from Sarvodaya College, Nellore, he studied B.Com. and LLB from S. V. Arts College.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-31 |title=Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy {{!}} MLA {{!}} YSRCP {{!}} Kandukur {{!}} Prakasam {{!}} A.P. |url=https://theleaderspage.com/manugunta-maheedhar-reddy/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |language=en-US}}</ref> He married Jyothi and has two daughters Bhavya and Sathya.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ఎన్నికల బరిలో గెలుపు గుర్రాలు {{!}} Sakshi |url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/andhra-pradesh/ysrcp-announced-candidates-list-prakasam-1171031 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=www.sakshi.com |language=te}}</ref>

== Career ==
Reddy started his political journey with [[Indian National Congress]] in 1989 following the footsteps of his late father.<ref name=":0" /> He was elected as an MLA for the first time winning the [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election]] from Kandukur Assembly Constituency on INC ticket. He was denied a Congress ticket and contested as an independent in 1994 and lost the election. In 1999, he was nominated by the Congress Party but lost the election again.<ref name=":0" /> He regained the seat for a second term from Kandukur Constituency<ref name=":1" /> on Congress ticket in the [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election]] when he defeated Divi Siva Ram of [[Telugu Desam Party]] by a margin of 7,879 votes. He was elected for the third time from Kandukur representing Congress in the [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election]] defeating TDP's Divi Siva Ram again by a narrow margin of 4,243 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kandukur Election 2024: Get Latest News Updates of the Kandukur Constituency Seat in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024. |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly-election/kandukur-constituency/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He served in the Congress government as Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development under former chief minister [[Kiran Kumar Reddy]].

Later, he joined [[YSR Congress Party]] in July 2017<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-12-08 |title=Mahidhar Reddy joins YSRCP - The Hindu |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/mahidhar-reddy-joins-ysrcp/article24393137.ece |access-date=2024-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208054040/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/mahidhar-reddy-joins-ysrcp/article24393137.ece |archive-date=2021-12-08 }}</ref> and won the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election]] defeating Pothula Rama Rao of [[Telugu Desam Party]] by a margin of 14,637 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-08 |title=MLA Candidates Winners LIST in Andhra Pradesh Elections 2019 {{!}} AP Assembly Election Results Constituency Wise |url=https://www.sakshi.com/election-2019/en/results/andhra_pradesh/mla |access-date=2024-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108163950/https://www.sakshi.com/election-2019/en/results/andhra_pradesh/mla |archive-date=2021-11-08 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kandukur Assembly Election 2024: Kandukur Election Winning Candidates List, Election Date, Results, Vote Share New-IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/andhra-pradesh/kandukur-constituency-result-1109 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:YSR Congress Party politicians]]
[[Category:1957 births]]
[[Category:Telugu politicians]]
[[Category:People from Prakasam district]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1989–1994]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2004–2009]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014]]
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024]]

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