Indian politician
S Ramachandra Reddy (6 September 1944-2005) was an Indian politician from Penukonda, Anantapur district. He belonged to the Kuruba[1] caste.
Political life
In 1983, he contested from Penukonda and won[2] as MLA by defeating Gangula Narayana Reddy. Later in 1985[3] he contested from Telugu Desam party and won by defeating G Veeranna of the Congress Party. This time he became Minister in N. T. Rama Rao's government. He served as minister for Industry and Ports[4] and Chairman of Backward Classes Welfare Committee. But he lost[5] to S Chenna Reddy in the 1989 elections. In 1996 he won[6] as MP from Hindupur (Lok Sabha constituency) by defeating S. Gangadhar, with a 172,422 vote majority. In 1998 he was defeated[7] by S. Gangadhar.
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