| Office | Minister of Finance, Planning, Commercial Taxes and Legislative Affairs Template:Small |
|---|---|
| Office | Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
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| Term start | 8 June 2019 |
| Term end | 4 June 2024 |
| Predecessor | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu |
| Successor | Payyavula Keshav |
| Predecessor | K. E. Krishna Murthy |
| Successor | Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy
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| Constituency | Dhone |
| Born | 27 September 1970 |
| Born | Bethamcherla, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh
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| Political party | YSR Congress Party
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| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Vijayanagar Engineering College |
| Occupation | Politician Engineer
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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 Minister for Finance, Planning and Legislative Affairs in the Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's ministry.[1][2][3] He has been nominated again by YSRCP to contest the Dhone Assembly seat in the 2024 Assembly Election.[4][5]
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.[6]
He did his schooling at The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet and pursued his pre university course at Madras Christian College, Chennai.[1][2] He later graduated as Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Vijayanagar Engineering College, Bellary, in 1992.[7]
Career
Reddy was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Dhone Assembly constituency in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election defeating K. E. Prathap of TDP by a margin of 11,152 votes.[4][8] From 2016 to 2019, he served as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Andhra Pradesh.[9] 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.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Andhra Pradesh budget outlay may be Rs 2 lakh crore, says, Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath. The New Indian Express.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A ₹2.5-lakh crore budget in the offing for this fiscal. The Hindu(7 July 2019).
- ↑ Finance minister Buggana's nomination gets accepted amidst high drama at Dhone assembly. The Times of India(2024-04-26). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dhone assembly in Nandyal district to witness and epic battle between FM & Ex-MoS. The Times of India(2024-04-15). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ↑ Buggana’s nomination scrapes through scrutiny process. The Hindu(2024-04-27). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ↑ Buggana Rajendranath Reddy Political Profile(20 June 2018). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ↑ Buggana Rajendranath Reddy | MLA | Dhone | Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh(2020-04-03). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ↑ Dhone Election 2024: Get Latest News Updates of the Dhone Constituency Seat in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024.. The Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ↑ Buggana Rajendranath MLA of Dhone Andhra Pradesh contact address & email. nocorruption.in.
- ↑ Dhone Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Buggana Raja Reddy of YSRCP Wins. News18(2019-05-23). Retrieved 2024-05-26.