Chandupatla Janga Reddy

Chandupatla Janga Reddy (18 November 1935 – 5 February 2022) was an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the 8th Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Hanamkonda, Andhra Pradesh defeating the future Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao in 1984.^[1][2] He helped many poor students with their education. He was the co founder of Vaagdevi group of institutions.

In this Telugu name, the surname is Chandupatla.

Chandupatla Janga Reddy
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1984–1988
Preceded by	P. V. Narasimha Rao
Succeeded by	Kamaluddin Ahmed
Constituency	Hanamkonda
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1978–1984
Preceded by	constituency established
Succeeded by	Namidi Narsimha Reddy
Constituency	Shyampet
In office 1967–1972
Preceded by	Rauthu Narsimha Ramiah
Succeeded by	Pingali Dharma Reddy
Constituency	Parkal
Personal details
Born	(1935-11-18)18 November 1935 Parkala Village, Parkala Thaluk, Warangal District, Hyderabad state
Died	5 February 2022(2022-02-05) (aged 86) Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	C. Sudeshma
Children	3
Residence(s)	Hanamakonda Hanamakonda Warangal, Telangana India. Permanent address: Amara Veerula, Parkala, Tehsil Parkala, District Warangal, Telangana State.
Education	B.A.
Occupation	Chairman of Vaagdevi Group of Institutions
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Early life

Reddy was born 18 November 1935. He worked as a teacher in Parkala Village, located in the Warangal District of Andhra Pradesh, for ten years ending in 1967.

Political career

He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1967–72 (from Parkal as Jana Sangh member),^[3] 1978–83 (from Shyampet as Janata Party member) and 1983–84 (from Shyampet as member of BJP). He is best known for his time as Member of Parliament in the 8th Lok Sabha in 1984.^[4] That year the Bharatiya Janata Party won just two of the 543 Parliament constituencies; one was won by Chendupatla Janga Reddy, representing Hanamkonda in the then undivided Andhra Pradesh, and the other by AK Patel, representing Mehsana, Gujarat. He took active part in the Telangana Satyagraha Movement and anti-Malapumm district agitation in Kerala. He was arrested in 1970 for leading a group in Delhi in support of the recognition of Bangladesh, and imprisoned under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) from 14 November 1975 to 18 December 1976. He participated in the satyagraha in Delhi against the deployment of the army to the Golden Temple in 1984. He was an active member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and held many offices in the Andhra Pradesh Student Union, including Executive Member. He resided in Hanamakonda, Warangal.

Personal life and death

Reddy married C. Sudeshma in 1953, with whom he had one son and two daughters. Reddy died in Hyderabad on 5 February 2022, at the age of 86.^[5]