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Marri Rajasekhar Reddy
Indian politician (born 1970) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marri Rajasekhar Reddy (born 17 June 1970) is an Indian politician from Telangana state. He is a member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Malkajgiri Assembly constituency in Medchal Malkajgiri district. He represents Bharat Rashtra Samithi and won the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.[1][2][3]
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Early life and education
Reddy was born in Hyderabad, India, to Marri Laxman Reddy and Arundathi Reddy. He married Mamatha Reddy and they have a son and a daughter. He passed intermediate from Wesley Junior College in 1989.[4] He is the son in law of BRS MLA and minister Ch. Malla Reddy.[5][6]
Career
Reddy, who is in the education field, made his political move joining Telangana Rashtra Samithi in 2019.[4] He won as an MLA for the first time from Malkajgiri Assembly constituency representing Bharat Rashtra Samithi in the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.[7] He polled 125,049 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Mynampally Hanumanth Rao of Indian National Congress, by a huge margin of 49,530 votes.[8][9][10]
In August 2024, Telangana revenue department served demolition notices to two of the institutions owned by Reddy, for allegedly building on lake beds, following a High Court directive to conduct an anti encroachment drive.[11] The two institutions are the Marri Laxman Reddy Institute of Technology and the Institute of Aeronautical Engineering which are built on Chinna Damera Cheruvu lake bed in Dundigul district.[11] Earlier in December 2023 after the assembly election, his phone number was allegedly spoofed and BRS leaders reportedly received threatening calls from that number according to a police complaint made to Rachakonda Police Commissioner DS Chauhan.[12]
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