Muddasani Damodar Reddy

In this Telugu name, the surname is Muddasani.

Muddasani Damodar Reddy
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Kamalapur
In office 1985–2004
Preceded by	Ramachandra Reddy Madadi
Succeeded by	Etela Rajender
Personal details
Died	9 April 2012 Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Children	1

Muddasani Damodar Reddy (died 9 April 2012)[1] was an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kamalapur Assembly constituency from Telugu Desam Party and served as a Cabinet Minister in the governments of N. T. Rama Rao and N. Chandrababu Naidu.[1]

Early life

Muddasani Damodar Reddy hailed from Mamidalapalli, Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana).[1] He married Malathi Reddy and has a son, Kashyap Reddy, who is also a politician.[2][3]

Political career

Muddasani contested and won four consecutive times as the MLA of Kamalapur constituency to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on behalf of Telugu Desam Party (TDP). In 1985 election, he won against the incumbent MLA Ramachandra Reddy Madadi of Congress party. In 1989 election, he won against Veera Reddy Lingampalli of Congress. In 1994 election, he won against Kethiri Sai Reddy of Congress. In 1999 election, he won against Arakula Veeresham of Congress.[4]

In the 2004 election, he lost to Etela Rajender of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS). In 2009, the Kamalapur constituency was dissolved and merged with Huzurabad constituency.[5] He later contested the 2010 by-polls for Huzurabad constituency and lost to Etela Rajender of TRS by a majority of 79,227 votes.[6]

Death

Muddasani died on 9 April 2012 at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad.[1]

References

1. "Ex-Minister Damodar Reddy dead". The Hindu. 10 April 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
2. "Amid political heat, more youngsters join TRS, BJP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
3. R., Ravikanth Reddy (12 August 2021). "Congress may field a novice and Dalit from Huzurabad". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
4. "Election Commission of India - State Elections 2004". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
5. K. M., Dayashankar (2 April 2014). "Etela faces stiff competition". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
6. K., Chandrashekar (30 September 2021). "TRS confronted with a Herculean task". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.