Indian politician
Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy (born 20 June 1962) is a politician and former Indian Air Force pilot from the Indian state of Telangana . He is a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Nalgonda constituency . He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kodad between 1999 and 2009 and from Huzurnagar between 2009 and 2019. He served as the president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee from February 2015 until June 2021. He served as the Minister of Housing, Weaker Selection Housing Programmes in N. Kiran Kumar Reddy 's ministry.
Early life
Uttam Kumar Reddy was born on 20 June 1962 in Nalgonda district , Andhra Pradesh to Purushottam Reddy and Usha Devi. He is a graduate in B.Sc. He is a former fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force . He flew the MiG 21 and MiG 23 in front line fighter squadrons. He served as the Controller of Security, Protocol, Administration, Foreign trips of President at Rashtrapati Bhavan .[ 1]
Personal life
Uttam Kumar Reddy is married to N. Padmavathi Reddy . The couple has no children.[ 2]
Political career
Uttam Kumar Reddy is a five-time MLA from Congress. He won the 1999 elections from Kodad constituency . He won from the same constituency in 2004 elections . In 2009, he shifted to Huzurnagar constituency and won the 2009 , 2014 elections. After the formation of Telangana, he contested and won the 2018 elections from Huzurnagar. In the 2019 general elections , he contested and won as an MP from Nalgonda constituency . After winning as an MP, he resigned as an MLA from Huzurnagar that he won in 2018, with effect from 5 June.[ 3] N. Kiran Kumar Reddy 's ministry.[ 1]
He represented the Telangana region in an all party meeting held by the then Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in January 2011 to discuss the Srikrishna Committee report.[ 4]
He served as the official president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) from March 2015 until June 2021.[ 5] [ 6] 2020 GHMC elections , he resigned as the TPCC president.[ 7] Revanth Reddy in June 2021.[ 1] [ 6]
In 2023 Assembly Elections he contested from Huzurnagar and won with a majority of 44888 votes on BRS candidate Shanampudi Saidireddy . He took oath as minister at L B Stadium in Hyderabad on 7 December 2023 and later he were assigned Irrigation and Food & Civil Supplies portfolios on 9 December 2023 in Revanth Reddy Ministry. [ 8] [ 9]
Election statistics
Year
Contested For
Party
Constituency
Opponent
Votes
Majority
Result
Reference
1
1994
MLA
Indian National Congress
Kodada
Chander Rao Venepally (TDP )
62,499 - 71,648
-9,149
Lost
[ 10]
2
1999
Chander Rao Venepally (TDP )
66,187 - 59,508
+7,309
Won
[ 11]
3
2004
Chander Rao Venepally (TDP )
88,178 - 64,391
+23,787
Won
[ 12]
4
2009
Huzurnagar
Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy (TRS )
80,835 - 51,641
+29,194
Won
[ 13]
5
2014
Kasoiu Shankaramma (TRS )
69,879 - 45,955
+23,924
Won
[ 14]
6
2018
Shanampudi Saidireddy (TRS )
92,996 - 85,530
+7,466
Won
[ 15]
7
2019
MP
Nalgonda
Vemireddy Narasimha Reddy (TRS )
5,26,028 - 5,00,346
+25,682
Won
[ 16] [ 17]
8
2023
MLA
Huzurnagar
Shanampudi Saidireddy (BRS )
1,16,707 - 71,819
+44,888
Won
[ 18] [ 19]
Other works
Uttam Kumar Reddy played the role of a chief minister in the movie Terror [ 20]
References
^ a b c Bandari, Pavan Kumar (20 June 2021). "Uttam Kumar Reddy birthday: A Journey of IAF pilot to TPCC President" . The Hans India . Retrieved 27 June 2021 . ^ "KCR family plundering state money: Uttam Kumar Reddy" . Deccan Chronicle . 29 April 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021 .^ "Uttam tenders resignation as MLA" . The Hindu . 5 June 2019. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 27 June 2021 .^ "Telangana polls: Is blue-eyed boy Uttam Kumar Reddy the chief minister face of People's Front?" . The New Indian Express . 11 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021 .^ "TPCC Chief: I'll Strive to Strengthen Party" . The New Indian Express . 3 March 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2022 .^ a b Apparasu, Srinivasa Rao (26 June 2021). "Parliamentarian A Revanth Reddy appointed Telangana PCC chief" . Hindustan Times . Retrieved 27 June 2021 . ^ "Uttam Kumar Reddy resigns as chief of Telangana Congress after GHMC poll debacle" . The New Indian Express . 4 December 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2021 .^ The Hindu (9 December 2023). "Portfolios allocated to Ministers in the new Telangana Cabinet" . Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024 . ^ India Today (9 December 2023). "Revanth Reddy assigns portfolios to 11 ministers in Telangana Cabinet: Full list" . Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024 . ^ "🗳️ Chander Rao Venepally, Kodad Assembly Elections 1994 LIVE Results | Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties | Latest News, Articles & Statistics | LatestLY.com" . LatestLY . Retrieved 11 September 2024 .^ "🗳️ Uttam Kumar Reddy Nalamada, Kodad Assembly Elections 1999 LIVE Results | Election Dates, Exit Polls, Leading Candidates & Parties | Latest News, Articles & Statistics | LatestLY.com" . LatestLY . Retrieved 11 September 2024 .^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2004 - Constituency wise Results" . m.rediff.com . Retrieved 11 September 2024 .^ "IndiaVotes AC Summary: Huzurnagar 2009" . IndiaVotes . Retrieved 11 September 2024 .^ "ElectWise.in" . Electwise . Retrieved 11 September 2024 .^ "Huzurnagar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency" . resultuniversity.com . Retrieved 11 September 2024 .^ "IndiaVotes PC: Nalgonda 2019" . IndiaVotes . Retrieved 11 September 2024 .^ "Uttam tenders resignation as MLA" . The Hindu . 5 June 2019. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 11 September 2024 .^ https://www.oneindia.com/huzurnagar-assembly-elections-ts-89/ [bare URL ^ Kartheek, B. (11 December 2023). "Congress MP Uttam Kumar Reddy refuses to comment on Revanth's appointment as Telangana CM" . The New Indian Express . Retrieved 11 September 2024 . ^ Yellapantula, Suhas (23 February 2016). "Terror: Taking The Road Less Travelled" . The New Indian Express . Retrieved 24 February 2019 .
