Challa Vamshi Chand Reddy

Challa Vamshi Chand Reddy
Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
In office
2014–2018
Preceded byGurka Jaipal Yadav
Succeeded byGurka Jaipal Yadav
ConstituencyKalwakurthy
Personal details
Born
Challa Vamshi Chand Reddy

Seri Appareddypally, Mahbubnagar
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseChalla Ashlesha Reddy
Residence(s)H. No. 1-11/1, Seriappareddy Palli, Veldhanda Mandal, Mahaboobnagar, 25 B, MLA Colony, Road No.12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
WebsiteChallavamshichandreddy.com

Challa Vamshi Chand Reddy is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress party.[1][2][3] In 2014 he was elected as an MLA from Kalwakurthy constituency, situated in Mahbubnagar district of Telangana, India.[4][5][6][7] Before being elected as an MLA, he was the President of Andhra Pradesh Youth Congress.

Personal life

He was born in Seri Appareddypally, Mahaboobnagar district into a middle-class family. His father was a Government employee.[8]

Education

He did his schooling from Board of Intermediate Education and a Gandhi medical college dropout.[2]

Political career

In 2012, he was elected as the President of Andhra Pradesh Youth Congress. The election holds significance as it was for the first time when the President was not nominated but democratically elected. The election was the idea of Rahul Gandhi who wanted to promote internal democracy in the party.[9] He was briefly suspended from Congress party for instigating a mob to attack Reliance Inc Outlets, based on a Russian website.[10]

Year Position
2014 Member of Legislative Assembly, Kalwakurthy
2012 - 2014 State President, Andhra Pradesh Youth Congress
2011 - 2012 NSUI Election Commission, Assam
2006 - 2010 State President, National Students' Union of India (NSUI)
2005 - 2006 NSUI State General Secretary
2000 - 2005 NSUI College President, Gandhi Medical College

References

  1. ^ Members of Legislative Assembly, Telangana State Portal.
  2. ^ a b Association for Democratic Reforms
  3. ^ Cong MLA demands Kalwakurthy division Archived 8 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Andhra Headlines.
  4. ^ MLAs of District Archived 19 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Official Website of Mahbubnagar District.
  5. ^ Telangana-iPass is big hit with investors, Deccan Chronicle.
  6. ^ D K Aruna, Vamsi Chand offer to resign[permanent dead link‍], Metro India.
  7. ^ People will burn KCR effigy on Dasara day: Vamshi Chand, The Siasat Daily.
  8. ^ Challa Vamshichand Reddy Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Radio Khushi.
  9. ^ Medical graduate elected state Youth Congress president, 12 July 2015 - The Times of India.
  10. ^ "Fifteen Youth Congress Assembly segment chiefs suspended". The Hindu. 20 March 2013.