Buggana Rajendranath

Buggana Rajendranath Reddy
Minister of Finance, Planning, Commercial Taxes & Legislative Affairs Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 8 June 2019 – 4 June 2024
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan (2019) Biswabhusan Harichandan (2019-2023) S. Abdul Nazeer (2023-2024)
Chief Minister	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded by	Yanamala Rama Krishnudu
Succeeded by	Payyavula Keshav
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 2014–2024
Preceded by	K. E. Krishna Murthy
Succeeded by	Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy
Constituency	Dhone
Personal details
Born	27 September 1970 Bethamcherla, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh
Citizenship	India
Political party	YSR Congress Party
Children	2
Residence	Bethamcherla
Alma mater	Vijayanagar Engineering College
Occupation	Politician Engineer

Buggana Rajendranath Reddy (born 27 September 1970) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a two time MLA and also served as the Minister for Finance, Planning and Legislative Affairs in the Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's ministry.[1][2][3] He has been nominated again by YSRCP to contest the Dhone Assembly seat in the 2024 Assembly Election.[4][5]

Early life and education

Reddy was born in Bethamcherla of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, to Buggana Ramnath Reddy, a former sarpanch of Bethamcherla village and Buggana Parvathi Devi. His maternal grandfather, K. V. Reddy, was a prominent Indian film maker.[6]

He did his schooling at The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet and pursued his pre university course at Madras Christian College, Chennai.[1][2] He later graduated as Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Vijayanagar Engineering College, Bellary, in 1992.[7]

Career

Reddy was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Dhone Assembly constituency in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election defeating K. E. Prathap of TDP by a margin of 11,152 votes.[4][8] From 2016 to 2019, he served as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Andhra Pradesh.[9] He was elected for the second time as an MLA in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election defeating K. E. Prathap of Telugu Desam Party, again by a huge margin of 35,516 votes.[10]

References

1. "Andhra Pradesh budget outlay may be Rs 2 lakh crore, says, Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath". The New Indian Express.
2. Rao, G. v r Subba (7 July 2019). "A ₹2.5-lakh crore budget in the offing for this fiscal". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
3. "Finance minister Buggana's nomination gets accepted amidst high drama at Dhone assembly". The Times of India. 26 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
4. "Dhone assembly in Nandyal district to witness and epic battle between FM & Ex-MoS". The Times of India. 15 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
5. "Buggana's nomination scrapes through scrutiny process". The Hindu. 27 April 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
6. "Buggana Rajendranath Reddy Political Profile". 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
7. "Buggana Rajendranath Reddy | MLA | Dhone | Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh". 3 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
8. "Dhone Election 2024: Get Latest News Updates of the Dhone Constituency Seat in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
9. "Buggana Rajendranath MLA of Dhone Andhra Pradesh contact address & email". nocorruption.in.
10. "Dhone Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Buggana Raja Reddy of YSRCP Wins". News18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2024.