Revanth Reddy

A.Revanth Reddy
Constituency	Kodangal, Telangana
Member of the Legislative Assembly Telangana
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Member of the Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh (Erstwhile)
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Gurunath Reddy
Member of the Legislative Council Andhra Pradesh (Erstwhile)
In office 2008–2009
Personal details
Born	8 November 1969 Kondareddy Pally, Mahbubnagar district
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Spouse(s)	Geetha[1][2]
Children	Nymisha[3]
Residence	Road no - 12 MLA Colony, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Hinduism

Anumula Revanth Reddy (born 8 November 1969) is a politician of the Telugu Desam Party from Telangana^[4] and the deputy floor leader of Telangana Telugu Desam Legislative Party.^[5]

Early life

Revanth Reddy was born on November 8, 1969 at Kondareddy Pally of Mahboobnagar district. He is a graduate in Arts. He was interested in politics since his school days. He was a leader of student union during his school days.^[4] He married former central minister and congress party senior leader Jaipal Reddy brother's daughter. ^[6]

Political career

Zilla Parishad Territory constituency

In 2006 he won ZPTC Election with 51.65% of votes gain for Independent party in Midjil constituency.^[7]

Member of Legislative Council

He was elected Member of Legislative Council MLC as an independent candidate in 2008 . Later he met TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu and joined the Telugu Desam Party.

Member of legislative assembly

In 2009 he was elected to the Andhra Pradesh assembly from Kodangal Constituency ^[4] with 46.45% Votes.^[7] He declared his assets in election affidavit as 3.6 crores with 73 lakhs liabilities.^[8] During his first term of office he commenced the construction of Kosigi bus depot and also a polytechnic college. He once again contested in 2014 general elections and elected to the Telangana assembly from Kodangal Constituency ^[4] with a majority of 14,614 votes. He declared his assets in 2014 elections as 13.12 crores with 3.3 crores liabilites.^[8] He was elected as Floor leader of Indian National Congress (INC).

Political Statistics

^[9]

S.No	Year	Assembly Constituency	Opponent	Votes	Difference	Result
1	2009	Kodangal	Gurunath Reddy (INC)	61685-54696	6989	Won
2	2014	Kodangal	Gurunath Reddy (TRS)	54026-39412	14614	Won

Firebrand

Revanth Reddy has gained prominence in the opposition party and TDP in Telangana. Emergence and wielding his sharp tongue has gained the popularity as a firebrand of TTDP, which brought him many followers from different places across both Telugu speaking states.^[10][11]

Arrest in Bribing

On 31 May 2015, Revanth Reddy was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) during a sting operation after bribing nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson to vote in favour of the TDP candidate in the Legislative Council election.^{[12] [13] [14] [15]} He was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days, then on June 15, 2015 court extended remand for more 15 days till 29 June 2015.^[16] A criminal case under sections of Prevention of Corruption Act and sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) – read with section 34 (common intention) of Indian Penal Code was registered against him along with two others - Bishop Sebastian Harry and Uday Simha. On 30 june Telangana High Court gave conditional bail. TDP party members celebrated Revanth Reddy's release on 1 July 2015 with huge rally ^{[17] [18]}

References

1. "Illali Muchatlu With Geetha (Revanth Reddy Wife) 17th Nov 2011 Abn Andhrajyothy". youtube.com. Nov 17, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
2. "Revanth Reddy's Wife yells at Telugu Tammullu". tupaki.com. June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
3. "Revanth Reddy Daughter Wedding Highlights". YouTube.com. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
4. "Anumula Revanth Reddy". telangananewsonline.com. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
5. "TRS, TDP lock horns in Telangana Assembly". thehindu.com. November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
6. "Revanth Reddy". nandamurifans.com. Jan 9, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
7. "ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY 'S Profile". partyanalyst.com. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
8. ADR. "Asset and declared cases comparison:Anumula Revanth Reddy".
9. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Kodangal Assembly Constituency". elections.in. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
10. "Revanth Reddy emerges as the fire brand of TTDP - NTv". ap7am.com. October 27, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
11. "Revant Reddy's power punch on MP Kavita". aptoday.com. November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
12. "How TDP's Revanth Reddy Walked Into the Trap". The New Indian Express.
13. "TDP MLA Revanth Reddy caught bribing". http://www.thehindu.com. The Hindu. June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015. External link in |website= (help)
14. "TDP Telangana MLA Revanth Reddy caught red handed by ACB in a multi-crore bribery attempt". http://www.ibnlive.com. ibnlive. June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015. External link in |website= (help)
15. "TDP Legislator Trapped While Allegedly Offering Bribe, 3 Arrested". http://www.ndtv.com. ndtv. June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015. External link in |website= (help)
16. "Revant Reddy's Remand Extended for 29 June 2015". telangananewspaper.com. June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
17. Revanth Reddy gets Bail from High Court in Cash for Vote scam - Telangana TDP - Chandrababu. 29 June 2015 – via YouTube.
18. "Revanth Reddy remanded in judicial custody, lodged in jail". http://www.thehindu.com. The Hindu. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)

External links

• https://www.facebook.com/revanthreddy.anumulafans