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(Redirected from SPY Reddy) Indian politician (1950–2019)

S. P. Y. Reddy
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2004 – 30 April 2019
Preceded byBhuma Nagi Reddy
Succeeded byPocha Brahmananda Reddy
ConstituencyNandyal
Personal details
BornS. Pedda Yerikal Reddy
(1950-06-04)4 June 1950
Ankalamma Gudur, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh
Died30 April 2019(2019-04-30) (aged 68)
Hyderabad
Political partyJana Sena Party (2019)

Telugu Desam Party (2016–2019)
YSR Congress Party (2014–2016) (defected)
Indian National Congress (2000- 2014)
Independent (1999 - 2000)

Bharatiya Janata Party (1991 - 1999)
SpouseS. Parvathi
Children2
ResidenceNandyal
EducationB. E. Mech. (NIT Warangal)
As of 15 January, 2015Source:

S. Pedda Yerikal Reddy (4 June 1950 – 30 April 2019) was a three-time Lok Sabha MP and Industrialist who headed the Nandi Group of Industries. He was born on 4 June 1950 in the Ankalammagudur village from Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from NIT Warangal and joined the Mumbai-based Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India's premium nuclear facility. He quit the position of a Scientific Officer in 1977 and set up a plastic containers manufacturing plant in 1979. Thereafter, he diversified his company's operations into PVC pipes manufacturing in 1984 under the name of Nandi Pipes.

Biography

SPY Reddy began his political career with BJP and unsuccessfully contested from Nandyal Loksabha constituency in 1991 elections. In 1999 Assembly elections he contested from both Nandyal and Giddalur assembly constituencies as an independent candidate and lost both seats. In 2000, he procured the ticket for municipal chairman candidacy for congress and won with record majority. In 2004 he contested as an MP candidate from Nandyal and won with 1 lakh majority. In 2009, he once again won from the same constituency. In 2014, he won for the third time as MP from Nandyal.

He won the 2014 elections on a YSRCP ticket and later defected to TDP. In 2019, he left TDP as it denied a ticket to him and joined Janasena party and fought the election on its ticket. He died on 30 April 2019 aged 69 due to multi-organ failure.

References

  1. Rao, M. Sambasiva (30 April 2019). "Jana Sena contestant from Nandyal SPY Reddy dies". www.thehansindia.com.
  2. ^ ANI (1 May 2019). "Nandyal MP SPY Reddy passes away after prolonged illness". Business Standard India – via Business Standard.
  3. "Member profile - S. P. Y. Reddy". Lok Sabha. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2008.
  4. "About Nandi Pipes". Nandi Pipes. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2008.
  5. ^ "Jana Sena's SPY Reddy contesting from Nandyal parliament seat passes away at 69". The New Indian Express. May 2019.
  6. ^ "Lok Sabha polls: Jana Sena Party candidate S P Y Reddy dies after prolonged illness". India Today. Press Trust of India. 1 May 2019.
  7. India, The Hans (4 January 2019). "MP SPY Reddy to contest from Nandyal Lok Sabha in AP elections". www.thehansindia.com.
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