Kunduru Nagarjuna Reddy

Kunduru Nagarjuna Reddy (born 1981) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is an MLA of YSR Congress Party from Markapuram Assembly Constituency in Prakasam District. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[1][2] He shifted to Telugu Desam Party and won the Markapuram seat in the 2024 Assembly election.[3][4]

Early life and education

Reddy was born in Pedda Konda Reddy village, Chennakesava Nagar, Markapuram. He did his Master of Science from University of Houston, Texas, USA. He worked as a software engineer at Wincor Nixdorf in San Francisco, California from 2007 to 2010. Later, he returned to India and worked at Newton's Institute of Engineering in Macherla.[5]

Political career

Reddy became an MLA for the first time winning the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing YSR Congress Party from Markapuram Assembly Constituency.[2] He defeated Kandula Narayana Reddy of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 18,667 votes.[6][7][8] He contested on Telugu Desam Party ticket and retained the Markapuram Assembly Constituency. He polled 99,005 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Anna Rambabu of YSR Congress Party by a margin of 13,979 votes.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Markapuram Assembly Election 2024: Markapuram Election Winning Candidates List, Election Date, Results, Vote Share New-IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  2. ^ a b "Markapuram Election 2024: Get Latest News Updates of the Markapuram Constituency Seat in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  3. ^ Babu, IVNP Prasad (2024-05-04). "Markapur gets ready for fierce fight". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  4. ^ "Markapuram Assembly Election Results 2024: Markapuram Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  5. ^ "Kunduru Nagarjuna Reddy | MLA | YSRCP | Markapuram | Andhra Pradesh". 2020-04-05. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  6. ^ "ప్రజా ప్రతినిధులు | ప్రకాశం జిల్లా, ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ ప్రభుత్వం | India" (in Telugu). Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  7. ^ Nandam, Naresh (2024-01-01). "Reddy community rules Markapuram constituency". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  8. ^ "Markapuram Assembly Election Results 2024: Markapuram Andhra Pradesh Election Schedule, Vote share and Results". Loksatta (in Marathi). 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  9. ^ "Markapuram Constituency Election Results 2024: Markapuram Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-07-11.