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| Office | Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
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| Term start | 3 December 2023
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| Predecessor | Gampa Govardhan |
| Successor | Incumbent
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| Constituency | Kamareddy
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2018 - present)
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Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy (born 1970)[1] is an Indian politician from Telangana. He is a member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Kamareddy Assembly constituency representing the Bharatiya Janata Party. In the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, he defeated both the incumbent chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and the then to-be-elected chief minister Revanth Reddy.[2][3] He defeated his nearest rival, KCR, by 6741 votes.[4]
Ramana Reddy was appointed the BJP Legislature Party deputy leader on 14 February 2024.[5]
Personal life
Ramana Reddy is a businessperson from Kamareddy, Telangana. He dropped out of formal education after his Class 12.[6] His father, Katipally Raji Reddy, was a Kamareddy panchayat samiti president.[7]
Career
Reddy worked as a Zilla Parishad member in the undivided Nizamabad district in 2004 and became ZP chairman.[2] Earlier, he worked in the Indian National Congress and when Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the then chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh died, he joined YSR Congress Party.Before the 2018 elections, he joined BJP and contested as MLA but finished a distant third.[8] In recent years, he is credited with taking up local issues.[9] His donations and support in supplying building materials for the construction of temples in the constituency is said to be one of the reasons that helped him gain a voter base. He also spearheaded the agitation to oppose the 'Master Plan' for Kamareddy that was mooted by the then BRS government.[4][10]
In the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, he ran as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the Kamareddy seat. He defeated both Bharat Rashtra Samithi's incumbent chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao, and Congress INC stalwart Revanth Reddy who became next chief minister.[11][12][13] BJP won in Kamareddy seat for the first-time .[14]
In an affidavit filed to the Election Commission of India, he declared assets amounting to Template:INRConvert.[15]
Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2023
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Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018
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References
- ↑ Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KAMAREDDY(KAMAREDDY) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:. myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 BJP's 'giant-killer' who beat Revanth Reddy, KCR in Telangana: Who is Katipally Ramana Reddy?. Hindustan Times(2023-12-03). Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ Giant-killer beats CM, CM-hopeful. The Times of India(2023-12-04). Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Meet Venkata Ramana Reddy, BJP's giant killer who defeated CM KCR in Telangana Assembly Election 2023. DNA India(2023-12-03). Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ Aleti to Head BJLP, 7 of 8 BJP MLAs Get LP posts, Raja Singh Left Out. Deccan Chronicle(14 February 2024). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ↑ Who is Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy, Giant-Killer Who Beat KCR and Revanth Reddy in Telangana?. News18(2023-12-03). Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ Giant-killer Ramana Reddy slays KCR, Revanth, Pulloor, Narender. Deccan Chronicle(2023-12-03). Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ Who is Telangana BJP's 'double giant killer' Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy. The Indian Express(2023-12-03). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ↑ Telangana Assembly elections 2023 results | BJP first-timer humbles CM KCR, Congress Chief Revanth in Kamareddy. The Hindu(2023-12-03). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ↑ BJP's Venkata Ramana Reddy the giant killer of Telangana assembly election. The Week. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ Ramana Reddy: Meet BJP's Bahubali giant slayer who defeated both KCR & the 'future Telangana CM'. The Economic Times(2023-12-04). Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ↑ Wake-up call for Oppn ahead of LS polls: BJP bags MP, Raj, C'garh. NEWS TRAIL. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ Meet The Man Who Defeated Both The Sitting CM Of Telangana, KCR & Congress CM Candidate, Revanth. Business Today(2023-12-04). Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ Telangana's 'Giant Killer': Tough Road Ahead. M9.news(2023-12-07). Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ↑ KVR is Telangana BJP's giants-slayer, defeats outgoing and incoming chief ministers. India Today(3 December 2023). Retrieved 2023-12-05.