Y. Balanagi Reddy

Y. Balanagi Reddy
Y. Balanagi Reddy
Member of Legislative Assembly ; Andhra Pradesh
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2009
Preceded by	Constituency Established
Constituency	Mantralayam

Yellareddy Gari Balanagi Reddy (born 1971) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a three-time MLA from Mantralayam Assembly Constituency in Kurnool District. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election representing YSR Congress Party.[1] He has been nominated again by YSR Congress Party to contest the Mantralayam Assembly seat in the 2024 Assembly Election.[1]

Early life and education

Reddy was born in Kachapuram Village, Kurnool district. His late father Bheem Reddy was a farmer. He completed his school from National Institute of Open Schooling.[2]

Reddy began his political career with Telugu Desam Party in 2009. He won the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election from Mantralayam representing Telugu Desam Party.[3] He defeated Dalavai Ramaiah of Indian National Congress by a margin of 10,697 votes. Later, he shifted to YSR Congress Party and retained the 2014 Mantralayam seat defeating his closest rival Palakurthi Thikka Reddy of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 7,462 votes.[4]

He became an MLA for the third time winning the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election from Mantralayam on YSR Congress Party ticket defeating Palakurthi Thikka Reddy, again by a wider margin of 23,879 votes.[5][1][6]

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.