Raghu Veera Reddy

Neelakantapuram Raghuveera Reddy ( Born : Raghuveera Yadav ) (born 12 February 1957) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was appointed as President, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee in March, 2014.

N. Raghuveera Reddy
Member of legislative assembly
In office
1989–2009
ConstituencyMadakasira (Andhra Pradesh)
Member of legislative assembly
In office
2009–2014
Constituencykalyandurg (Andhra Pradesh)
President, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
11 March 2014  2019
Personal details
Born
Raghuveera Reddy

Feb 12 1957
Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Children2
ResidenceHyderabad, Telangana, India

Early life

Raghuveera Reddy was born on 12 February 1957 in Ananathpur district to N. Kaveerappa and he belongs to a Yadava caste.[1] He did his B.Sc. and Bachelors in Law from SK University.

Career

Raghuveera Reddy Yadav, is a three times M.L.A from Madakasira Assembly Constituency. He has been changed to Kalyandurg Constituency during 2009 elections after the reorganisation of constituencies. Raghuveera Reddy was contested and won from Kalyandurg Assembly Constituency in 2009 elections.

He served as a Minister for Agriculture in Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy’s cabinet an continued with the same in Konijeti Rosaiah’s government as well. In Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy's government he had crucial portfolio of Revenue Minister in the reorganisation of cabinet. [2]

President, APCC

He was elected as the Congress Committee President for the residual Andhra Pradesh (post bifurcation into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) on 11 March 2014.

Personal life

N.Raghuveera Reddy, married to Sunitha and has a daughter and a son.

Positions held

  • President for Students Union, S.K. University, Ananthapur
  • Chairman, Neelakantapuram Group of Temples
  • Chairman, Kallur Subbarao Trust
  • Minister for Agriculture, Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2004, 2009 cabinets.
  • Minister for Revenue Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh in the recent reformation of cabinet
  • APPCC President 2014-2019

References

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