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P. Mahender Reddy

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P. Mahender Reddy
Minister of Mines & Geology,
Information and Public Relations

Government of Telangana
In office
24 August 2023 – 3 December 2023
GovernorTamilisai Soundararajan
Chief MinisterK. Chandrasekhar Rao
Preceded byChief Minister of Telangana
Succeeded byPonguleti Srinivas Reddy
Member of Legislative Council, Telangana
Assumed office
5 Jan 2022
ChairmanGutha Sukender Reddy
Deputy ChairmanBanda Prakash
Leader of the House
ConstituencyRanga Reddy
(Local Authority Constituency)
Minister of Transport
Government of Telangana
In office
2 June 2014 – 8 September 2018
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterK. Chandrasekhar Rao
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byPuvvada Ajay Kumar
Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana
In office
2014–2018
Preceded byTelangana Assembly Created
Succeeded byPilot Rohith Reddy
ConstituencyTandur
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byMalkud Narayan Rao
Succeeded byTelangana Legislative Assembly
ConstituencyTandur
In office
1994–2004
Preceded byM. Chandra Sekhar
Succeeded byMalkud Narayan Rao
ConstituencyTandur
Personal details
Born (1963-09-23) 23 September 1963 (age 61)
Hyderabad[1]
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations
Telangana Rashtra Samithi, Telugu Desam Party
SpouseSunitha Mahender Reddy
Children1 Son, 1 Daughter
Parents
  • Late Sri P. Malla Reddy (father)
  • Smt. P. Rukkamma (mother)
ResidenceHyderabad
EducationB.V.sc
Source: [telangana.gov.in]

Patnam Mahender Reddy (23 September 1963) is an Indian politician from Telangana. He is a four time MLA and former minister in the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (2001–2022) and later Party name renamed as Bharat Rashtra Samithi government.

Personal life and education

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Mahender Reddy was born in Golluriguda in Shabad Mandal. He is a veterinary doctor. He is the nephew of former Home Minister and MLA, P. Indra Reddy. He received a Bachelor's degree in Veterinary Sciences (BVSc) from Osmania University. He married Sunitha Reddy. She was the Zilla Parishad Chairperson of Ranga Reddy District for two terms. His brother Patnam Narender Reddy was an MLC from erstwhile Ranga Reddy District for two terms and won the November 2018 Assembly election against Revanth Reddy from Kodangal constituency. In February 2024, his wife Sunitha Reddy joined Congress.[2]

Career

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Mahender Reddy was 4-time MLA from Tandur Assembly Constituency. He was elected as MLA to Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Assembly from Tandur assembly constituency in 1994, 1999 and 2009 and after bifurcation of the state was re-elected in 2014 to Telangana Legislative Assembly.

He was elected first in the 1994 general elections from Tandur constituency, Ranga Reddy District on Telugu Desam Party. Mahender Reddy was the Ranga Reddy district President of Telugu Desam Party from 2009 to 2014.

TRS

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Reddy joined TRS in 2014 and was elected as an MLA from Tandur assembly constituency for a 4th term. He was the Minister for Transportation in the first Telangana government from 2014 to 2018. He lost the elections in Nov 2018. However, his clout on the Rangareddy district politics ensured that the TRS party elected him as an MLC in 2019. In August 2023, he was made a minister for Mines & Geology and Information & Public Relations again after his name was dropped for the Tandur Assembly seat.[3][4]

Other interests

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He is Chairman of Dr. Patnam Mahender Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Chevella.

He is the Chairman of Patnam Mahender Reddy Memorial Educational Society which consists of three engineering colleges in and around Hyderabad, namely PRRM Engineering College, Shabad, Ranga Reddy district, Raja Mahendra College of Engineering, Ibrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy district and P. Indra Reddy Memorial Engineering College, Chevella, Ranga Reddy district.

Controversy

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Reddy was involved in rude behaviour with police and apologised later. But a case was booked by Yalal police station of Tandur mandal in Viakrabad under different sections for detering a public servant from discharging his duties.[5]

References

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  1. ^ telangana.gov.in
  2. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (16 February 2024). "Senior BRS leaders join Congress". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 April 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Correspondent, D. C. (24 August 2023). "Patnam Mahender Reddy may get mines, I&PR portfolios". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 3 April 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Patnam Reddy sworn in as Telangana minister, gets mining, I&PR portfolios". The Times of India. 25 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ^ Service, Express News (28 April 2022). "Abusive TRS MLC apologises to cop in Telangana". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 April 2024.