Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy
OfficeMinister of Irrigation, Food & Civil Supplies
Government of Telangana
Term start7 December 2023
Governor
1blanknameChief Minister
1namedataAnumula Revanth Reddy
Predecessor
Office 1Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term start 16 June 2019
Term end 16 December 2023
Constituency 1Nalgonda, Telangana
Predecessor 1Gutha Sukender Reddy
Successor 1Kunduru Raghuveera Reddy
Office 22nd President of the
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee
1blankname 2AICC President
1namedata 2
Term start 22 March 2015
Term end 24 December 2020
Predecessor 2Ponnala Lakshmaiah
Successor 2Revanth Reddy
Office 3Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Term start 39 December 2023
Predecessor 3Shanampudi Saidireddy
Constituency 3Huzurnagar
Term start 42 June 2014
Term end 45 June 2019
Constituency 4Huzurnagar
Predecessor 4Telangana Assembly created
Successor 4Shanampudi Saidireddy
Office 5Minister of Housing and Cooperative Societies
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Term start 525 May 2009
Term end 51 March 2014
Governor 5
1blankname 5Chief Minister
1namedata 5
Predecessor 5Botsa Satyanarayana
Successor 5Allola Indrakaran Reddy
Office 6Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term start 616 May 2009
Term end 616 May 2014
Predecessor 6Constituency Established
Successor 6Telangana Assembly Created
Constituency 6Huzurnagar
Term start 76 October 1999
Term end 716 May 2009
Constituency 7Kodad
Predecessor 7Venepalli Chander Rao
Successor 7Venepalli Chander Rao
Birth date20 June 1962 (age 64)
Birth nameNalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy
Birth placeSuryapet, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Suryapet district, Telangana), India
SpouseN. Padmavathi Reddy
PartyIndian National Congress
WebsiteOfficial website
OccupationPolitician
Service years1982–1991
Rank Flight Lieutenant
UnitPresident's Secretariat

Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy (born 20 June 1962) is a politician and former Indian Air Force pilot from the Indian state of Telangana. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Nalgonda constituency. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kodad between 1999 and 2009 and from Huzurnagar between 2009 and 2019. He served as the president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee from February 2015 until June 2021. He served as the Minister of Housing, Weaker Section Housing Programmes in N. Kiran Kumar Reddy's ministry.

Early life

Uttam Kumar Reddy was born on 20 June 1962 in Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh to Purushottam Reddy and Usha Devi. He is a graduate in B.Sc. He is a former fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force. He flew the MiG 21 and MiG 23 in front line fighter squadrons. He served as the Controller of Security, Protocol, Administration, Foreign trips of President at Rashtrapati Bhavan.[1]

Personal life

Uttam Kumar Reddy is married to N. Padmavathi Reddy. The couple has no children.[2]

Political career

Uttam Kumar Reddy is a five-time MLA from Congress. He won the 1999 elections from Kodad constituency. He won from the same constituency in 2004 elections. In 2009, he shifted to Huzurnagar constituency and won the 2009, 2014 elections. After the formation of Telangana, he contested and won the 2018 elections from Huzurnagar. In the 2019 general elections, he contested and won as an MP from Nalgonda constituency. After winning as an MP, he resigned as an MLA from Huzurnagar that he won in 2018, with effect from 5 June.[3] He served as the Minister of Housing, Weaker Sections Housing Programmes in N. Kiran Kumar Reddy's ministry.[1]

He represented the Telangana region in an all party meeting held by the then Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in January 2011 to discuss the Srikrishna Committee report.[4]

He served as the official president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) from March 2015 until June 2021.[5][6] After the defeat of Congress party in 2020 GHMC elections, he resigned as the TPCC president.[7] However, the party continued with him until he was replaced by Revanth Reddy in June 2021.[1][6]

In 2023 Assembly Elections he contested from Huzurnagar and won with a majority of 44888 votes on BRS candidate Shanampudi Saidireddy. He took oath as minister at L B Stadium in Hyderabad on 7 December 2023 and later he was assigned Irrigation and Food & Civil Supplies portfolios on 9 December 2023 in Revanth Reddy Ministry.[8][9]

Election statistics

YearContested ForPartyConstituencyOpponentVotesMajorityResultReference
11994MLAKodadaChander Rao Venepally (TDP)62,499 - 71,648-9,149[10]
21999Chander Rao Venepally (TDP)66,187 - 59,508+7,309[11]
32004Chander Rao Venepally (TDP)88,178 - 64,391+23,787[12]
42009HuzurnagarGuntakandla Jagadish Reddy (TRS)80,835 - 51,641+29,194[13]
52014Kasoiu Shankaramma (TRS)69,879 - 45,955+23,924[14]
62018Shanampudi Saidireddy (TRS)92,996 - 85,530+7,466[15]
72019MPNalgondaVemireddy Narasimha Reddy (TRS)5,26,028 - 5,00,346+25,682[16][17]
82023MLAHuzurnagarShanampudi Saidireddy (BRS)1,16,707 - 71,819+44,888[18][19]

Other works

Uttam Kumar Reddy played the role of a chief minister in the movie Terror (2016).[20]

References

  1. ^ Bandari, Pavan Kumar (20 June 2021). "Uttam Kumar Reddy birthday: A Journey of IAF pilot to TPCC President". The Hans India. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ "KCR family plundering state money: Uttam Kumar Reddy". Deccan Chronicle. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Uttam tenders resignation as MLA" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 5 June 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Telangana polls: Is blue-eyed boy Uttam Kumar Reddy the chief minister face of People's Front?". The New Indian Express. 11 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. ^ "TPCC Chief: I'll Strive to Strengthen Party". The New Indian Express. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
  6. ^ Apparasu, Srinivasa Rao (26 June 2021). "Parliamentarian A Revanth Reddy appointed Telangana PCC chief". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Uttam Kumar Reddy resigns as chief of Telangana Congress after GHMC poll debacle". The New Indian Express. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  8. ^ The Hindu (9 December 2023). "Portfolios allocated to Ministers in the new Telangana Cabinet" (in en-IN). Archived 21 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ^ India Today (9 December 2023). "Revanth Reddy assigns portfolios to 11 ministers in Telangana Cabinet: Full list". Archived 21 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  10. ^ "🗳️ Chander Rao Venepally, Kodad Assembly Elections 1994 LIVE Results | Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties | Latest News, Articles & Statistics | LatestLY.com". LatestLY. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  11. ^ "🗳️ Uttam Kumar Reddy Nalamada, Kodad Assembly Elections 1999 LIVE Results | Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties | Latest News, Articles & Statistics | LatestLY.com". LatestLY. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  12. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2004 - Constituency wise Results". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  13. ^ "IndiaVotes AC Summary: Huzurnagar 2009". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  14. ^ "ElectWise.in". Electwise. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  15. ^ "Huzurnagar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  16. ^ "IndiaVotes PC: Nalgonda 2019". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  17. ^ "Uttam tenders resignation as MLA" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 2019-06-05. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  18. ^ "Huzurnagar Election Result 2018 LIVE: Huzurnagar MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". Archived 2021-07-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  19. ^ Kartheek, B. (2023-12-11). "Congress MP Uttam Kumar Reddy refuses to comment on Revanth's appointment as Telangana CM". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  20. ^ Yellapantula, Suhas (23 February 2016). "Terror: Taking The Road Less Travelled". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 February 2019.