P. Mahender Reddy

Patnam Mahender Reddy (23 September 1963) is an Indian politician from Telangana. He is a four time MLA and former minister in the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (2001–2022) and later Party name renamed as Bharat Rashtra Samithi government.

P. Mahender Reddy
Minister of Mines & Geology, Information and Public Relations Government of Telangana
In office 24 August 2023 – 3 December 2023
Governor	Tamilisai Soundararajan
Chief Minister	K. Chandrasekhar Rao
Preceded by	Chief Minister of Telangana
Succeeded by	Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy
Member of Legislative Council, Telangana
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 Jan 2022
Chairman	Gutha Sukender Reddy
Deputy Chairman	Banda Prakash
Leader of the House	K. Chandrasekhar Rao Anumula Revanth Reddy
Constituency	Ranga Reddy (Local Authority Constituency)
Minister of Transport Government of Telangana
In office 2 June 2014 – 8 September 2018
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	K. Chandrasekhar Rao
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Puvvada Ajay Kumar
Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana
In office 2014–2018
Preceded by	Telangana Assembly Created
Succeeded by	Pilot Rohith Reddy
Constituency	Tandur
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 2009–2014
Preceded by	Malkud Narayan Rao
Succeeded by	Telangana Legislative Assembly
Constituency	Tandur
In office 1994–2004
Preceded by	M. Chandra Sekhar
Succeeded by	Malkud Narayan Rao
Constituency	Tandur
Personal details
Born	(1963-09-23) 23 September 1963 (age 61) Hyderabad[1]
Political party	Indian National Congress
Other political affiliations	Telangana Rashtra Samithi, Telugu Desam Party
Spouse	Sunitha Mahender Reddy
Children	1 Son, 1 Daughter
Parents	Late Sri P. Malla Reddy (father) Smt. P. Rukkamma (mother)
Residence	Hyderabad
Education	B.V.sc
Source: [telangana.gov.in]

Personal life and education

Mahender Reddy was born in Golluriguda in Shabad Mandal. He is a veterinary doctor. He is the nephew of former Home Minister and MLA, P. Indra Reddy. He received a Bachelor's degree in Veterinary Sciences (BVSc) from Osmania University. He married Sunitha Reddy. She was the Zilla Parishad Chairperson of Ranga Reddy District for two terms. His brother Patnam Narender Reddy was an MLC from erstwhile Ranga Reddy District for two terms and won the November 2018 Assembly election against Revanth Reddy from Kodangal constituency. In February 2024, his wife Sunitha Reddy joined Congress.^[2]

Career

Mahender Reddy was 4-time MLA from Tandur Assembly Constituency. He was elected as MLA to Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Assembly from Tandur assembly constituency in 1994, 1999 and 2009 and after bifurcation of the state was re-elected in 2014 to Telangana Legislative Assembly.

He was elected first in the 1994 general elections from Tandur constituency, Ranga Reddy District on Telugu Desam Party. Mahender Reddy was the Ranga Reddy district President of Telugu Desam Party from 2009 to 2014.

TRS

Reddy joined TRS in 2014 and was elected as an MLA from Tandur assembly constituency for a 4th term. He was the Minister for Transportation in the first Telangana government from 2014 to 2018. He lost the elections in Nov 2018. However, his clout on the Rangareddy district politics ensured that the TRS party elected him as an MLC in 2019. In August 2023, he was made a minister for Mines & Geology and Information & Public Relations again after his name was dropped for the Tandur Assembly seat.^[3][4]

Other interests

He is Chairman of Dr. Patnam Mahender Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Chevella.

He is the Chairman of Patnam Mahender Reddy Memorial Educational Society which consists of three engineering colleges in and around Hyderabad, namely PRRM Engineering College, Shabad, Ranga Reddy district, Raja Mahendra College of Engineering, Ibrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy district and P. Indra Reddy Memorial Engineering College, Chevella, Ranga Reddy district.

Controversy

Reddy was involved in rude behaviour with police and apologised later. But a case was booked by Yalal police station of Tandur mandal in Viakrabad under different sections for detering a public servant from discharging his duties.^[5]