Buggana Rajendranath
Buggana Rajendranath Reddy | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance, Planning, Commercial Taxes & Legislative Affairs Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 8 June 2019 | |
| Governor |
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| Chief Minister | Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Preceded by | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | K. E. Krishnamurthy |
| Constituency | Dhone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1970 Bethamcherla, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh |
| Citizenship | India |
| Political party | YSR Congress Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Bethamcherla |
| Alma mater | Vijayanagar Engineering College |
| Occupation | Politician Engineer |
Buggana Rajendranath Reddy (born 27 September 1970) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a two time MLA and also served as the Minister for Finance, Planning and Legislative Affairs in the Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's ministry.[1][2][3] He has been nominated again by YSRCP to contest the Dhone Assembly seat in the 2024 Assembly Election.[4][5]
Early life and education[edit]
Reddy was born in Bethamcherla of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, to Buggana Ramnath Reddy, a former sarpanch of Bethamcherla village and Buggana Parvathi Devi. His maternal grandfather, K. V. Reddy, was a prominent Indian film maker.[6]
He did his schooling at The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet and pursued his pre university course at Madras Christian College, Chennai.[1][2] He later graduated as Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Vijayanagar Engineering College, Bellary, in 1992.[7]
Career[edit]
Reddy was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Dhone Assembly constituency in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election defeating K. E. Prathap of TDP by a margin of 11,152 votes.[4][8] From 2016 to 2019, he served as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Andhra Pradesh.[9] He was elected for the second time as an MLA in the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election defeating K. E. Prathap of Telugu Desam Party, again by a huge margin of 35,516 votes.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Andhra Pradesh budget outlay may be Rs 2 lakh crore, says, Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath". The New Indian Express.
- ^ a b Rao, G. v r Subba (7 July 2019). "A ₹2.5-lakh crore budget in the offing for this fiscal". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Finance minister Buggana's nomination gets accepted amidst high drama at Dhone assembly". The Times of India. 26 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Dhone assembly in Nandyal district to witness and epic battle between FM & Ex-MoS". The Times of India. 15 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (27 April 2024). "Buggana's nomination scrapes through scrutiny process". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Buggana Rajendranath Reddy Political Profile". 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Buggana Rajendranath Reddy | MLA | Dhone | Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh". 3 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Dhone Election 2024: Get Latest News Updates of the Dhone Constituency Seat in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Buggana Rajendranath MLA of Dhone Andhra Pradesh contact address & email". nocorruption.in.
- ^ "Dhone Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Buggana Raja Reddy of YSRCP Wins". News18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2024.