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Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy (born 15 October 1953) is an Indian politician and liquor baron currently serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Ongole constituency in the Lok Sabha, affiliated with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) since March 2024. Over his career, Sreenivasulu Reddy has represented Ongole in multiple Lok Sabha terms—initially as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) in the 12th, 14th and 15th Lok Sabha, and later with the YSR Congress Party (YCP) in the 17th Lok Sabha. He transitioned to the TDP in 2024 after resigning from YCP.

Sreenivasulu Reddy has also been associated with an excise duty investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which led to the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He is the younger brother of prominent politician Magunta Subbarama Reddy.

Background

Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy is the younger brother of politician and liquor baron Magunta Subbarama Reddy (1947–1995). Magunta family originally hailed from Nellore district, but began their political career in the Prakasam district, with Subbarama Reddy representing the Ongole constituency as a member of the Indian National Congress. The Magunta family is known for their significant influence in the Prakasam and Nellore districts of Andhra Pradesh. Subbarama Reddy was assassinated by Naxalites in 1995.

Career

Sreenivasulu Reddy was elected to the 12th, 14th and 15th Lok Sabha as a Candidate of Indian National Congress and again to 17th Lok Sabha as a candidate of YSR Congress Party (YCP).

He quit Congress in 2014, soon after the bill to split Andhra Pradesh was passed by the Lok Sabha and joined Telugu Desam Party and became Member of Legislative Council (MLC).

He lost the 2014 Indian general election and joined YSR Congress Party in 2019, where he contested from Ongole as a candidate of YSRCP and won with a record majority of 2,14,000 votes. He resigned from the ruling YCP on 28 February 2024 and joined TDP on 16 March in the presence of TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu.

General Elections 2019

References

1. ^ "Lok Sabha Member Bioprofile". Parliament of India. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
2. ^ "Magunta Reddy, whose son turned approver in excise case against Kejriwal, gets ticket from BJP ally TDP". Indian Express. 29 March 2024.
3. తిరుమల బాబు (22 April 2024). "టీడీపీ ఎంపీ అభ్యర్థి మాగుంట ఇంట్లో విషాదం". Samayam (in Telugu). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
4. తిరుమల బాబు (22 April 2024). "టీడీపీ ఎంపీ అభ్యర్థి మాగుంట ఇంట్లో విషాదం". Samayam (in Telugu). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
5. "The Hindu : Lifer for two for Magunta's murder". 5 November 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
6. The Times of India (28 February 2024). "Andhra Pradesh: Ongole MP Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy resigns from YSRCP". Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
7. The Hindu (16 March 2024). "YSRCP MP Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy and his son join TDP". Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

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