Allola Indrakaran Reddy
OfficeMinister of Department of Endowments (Telangana), Law, Forest and Environment, Science and Technology
Government of Telangana
Term start19 February 2019
PredecessorOffice established
SuccessorKonda Surekha
Office 1Minister of Endowments, Law, Housing
Government of Telangana
Term start 12014
Term end 12018
Term end04 December 2023
Constituency 1Nirmal
Office 2Member of the Telangana Assembly
Term start 22014
Term end 22023
Predecessor 2Alleti Maheshwar Reddy
Successor 2Alleti Maheshwar Reddy
Constituency 2Nirmal
Constituency 3Nirmal
Office 3Member of the Legislative Assembly
United Andhra Pradesh
Term start 31999
Term end 32008
Predecessor 3Nalla Indrakiran Reddy
Successor 3Alleti Maheshwar Reddy
Constituency 4Adilabad
Office 4Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term start 42008
Term end 4May 2009
Predecessor 4Madhusudhan Reddy Takkala
Successor 4Ramesh Rathod
Term start 51991
Term end 51996
Predecessor 5P. Narsa Reddy
Successor 5Samudrala Venugopal Chary
Constituency 5Adilabad
Birth date16 February 1949 (age 77)
Birth placeEllapelly, Telangana
ParentsMr. A. Narayan Reddy (father)
PartyIndian National Congress
Other partyBharat Rashtra Samithi Telugu Desam Party Bahujan Samaj Party
SpouseMrs. A. Vijaya Laxmi
Alma materOsmania University
ProfessionAgriculturist, Social worker & Politician
CommitteesNone

Allola Indrakaran Reddy is an Indian politician who was the Minister of State for Endowments, Law and Forest, Environment, Science and Technology of Telangana since 2019. He was elected as MLA of Nirmal in 2014 General Election as BSP candidate and won over Sri Hari Rao by margin of 10,000 votes. He later joined the TRS Party and became Minister in charge of law, housing and endowments. He was Member of Parliament of India. He was a member of the 10th and 14th Lok Sabhas. Reddy represented the Adilabad constituency of United Andhra Pradesh.[1][2][3]

Allola Indrakaran Reddy quit the BRS party and joined Congress party on 1 May 2024 in the presence of AICC in-charge Deepa Dasmunsi.[4][5][6]

Early life and education

Allola Indrakaran Reddy was born in Yellapally, a village near Nirmal, former Adilabad district, in the state of United Andhra Pradesh. He attended Osmania University and attained B.Com. and LL.B. degrees. By profession, Reddy is an agriculturist and a social worker.[1] His family includes Allola Manya Reddy and others

Political career

Reddy has been in active politics since early 1980s. Prior to becoming a M.P. he was also the Chairman of Zila Parishad. He was elected as a member of the legislative assembly from Nirmal, Adilabad from 1999 to 2009 for the Indian National Congress. In 2008, Reddy was elected into the 14th Lok Sabha after the by-elections.[1][7] Reddy was member of Telugu Desam Party during his term in the 10th Lok Sabha. In 2018, he contested from and got elected as a MLA from Nirmal (Assembly constituency) in the state of Telangana.[2][8][9][10]

YearConstituencyPartyVotes%OpponentOpponent PartyResultMargin
1991AdilabadTDP227,10343.1%P. Narasa ReddyINCWon14,942
1996INC249,11736.3%Samudrala VenugopalachariTDPLost37,360
1998257,63434.9%Samudrala VenugopalachariTDPLost33,534
1999Nirmal64,68549.6%Nalla Indrakaran ReddyTDPWon16,561
200470,24455.4%V. Satyanarayana GoudTDPWon24,534
2008 (By-poll)Adilabad324,51040.5%T. Madhusudhan ReddyTRSWon56,123
2009Nirmal41,52928.5%Alleti Maheshwar ReddyPRAPLost2,543
2010 (By-poll)INC44,56132.1%Alleti Maheshwar ReddyTRSLost18,452
2014BSP56,86633.7%Srihari Rao VenugopalTRSWon8,451
2018TRS79,98545.9%Alleti Maheshwar ReddyINCWon9,271
2023BRS56,08228.3%Alleti Maheshwar ReddyBJPLost50,703
YearConstituencyPartyVotes%OpponentOpponent PartyResultMargin
1991AdilabadTDP227,10343.1%P. Narasa ReddyINCWon14,942
1996INC249,11736.3%Samudrala VenugopalachariTDPLost37,360
1998257,63434.9%Samudrala VenugopalachariTDPLost33,534
1999Nirmal64,68549.6%Nalla Indrakaran ReddyTDPWon16,561
200470,24455.4%V. Satyanarayana GoudTDPWon24,534
2008 (By-poll)Adilabad324,51040.5%T. Madhusudhan ReddyTRSWon56,123
2009Nirmal41,52928.5%Alleti Maheshwar ReddyPRAPLost2,543
2010 (By-poll)44,56132.1%Alleti Maheshwar ReddyTRSLost18,452
2010 (By-poll)SirpurINC21,22319.3%Kaveti SammaiahTRSLost44,535
2014NirmalBSP56,86633.7%Srihari Rao VenugopalTRSWon8,451
2018TRS79,98545.9%Alleti Maheshwar ReddyINCWon9,271
2023BRS56,08228.3%Alleti Maheshwar ReddyBJPLost50,703

Posts held

FromToPositionComments
0119911996Member, 10th Lok Sabha
0219992004Member, 11th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
0320042008Member, 12th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
0420082009Member, 14th Lok SabhaElected in By-elections
0520142018Member, 1st Telangana Legislative Assembly
0620182023Member, 2nd Telangana Legislative Assembly
0720232023Candidate for 2023 Election 3rd Telangana Legislative Assemblylost in general Election 2023.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Member Profile". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Election Results 1991". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Election Results 2008". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ^ Telangana Today (1 May 2024). "Former Minister Indrakaran Reddy joins Congress". Archived 1 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Allola Indrakaran Reddy quits BRS, joins Congress". 1 May 2024. Archived 2 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  6. ^ The Hindu (1 May 2024). "Former BRS Minister Indrakaran Reddy joins Congress" (in en-IN). Archived 2 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Earlier Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Profile Telangana". Telangana Legislature website. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Nirmal assembly constituency". www.elections.in. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Adilabad parliamentary constituency". www.elections.in. Retrieved 20 August 2017.