Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

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Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy (born 15 October 1953) is an Indian politician and liquor baron currently serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Ongole constituency in the Lok Sabha, affiliated with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) since March 2024. Over his career, Sreenivasulu Reddy has represented Ongole in multiple Lok Sabha terms—initially as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) in the 12th, 14th and 15th Lok Sabha, and later with the YSR Congress Party (YCP) in the 17th Lok Sabha.[1] He transitioned to the TDP in 2024 after resigning from YCP.[2]

Sreenivasulu Reddy has also been associated with an excise duty investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which led to the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.[2] He is the younger brother of prominent politician Magunta Subbarama Reddy.[3]

Background

Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy is the younger brother of politician and liquor baron Magunta Subbarama Reddy (1947–1995). Magunta family originally hailed from Nellore district, but began their political career in the Prakasam district, with Subbarama Reddy representing the Ongole constituency as a member of the Indian National Congress. The Magunta family is known for their significant influence in the Prakasam and Nellore districts of Andhra Pradesh.[4] Subbarama Reddy was assassinated by Naxalites in 1995.[5]

Career

Sreenivasulu Reddy was elected to the 12th, 14th and 15th Lok Sabha as a Candidate of Indian National Congress and again to 17th Lok Sabha as a candidate of YSR Congress Party (YCP).[1]

He quit Congress in 2014, soon after the bill to split Andhra Pradesh was passed by the Lok Sabha and joined Telugu Desam Party and became Member of Legislative Council (MLC).

He lost the 2014 Indian general election and joined YSR Congress Party in 2019, where he contested from Ongole as a candidate of YSRCP and won with a record majority of 2,14,000 votes. He resigned from the ruling YCP on 28 February 2024[6] and joined TDP on 16 March in the presence of TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu.[7]

Electoral record

Year Election Party Constituency Name Result
1998 12th Lok Sabha rowspan="4" bgcolor=Template:Party color| File:Hand INC.svg Indian National Congress Ongole Won
1999 13th Lok Sabha Lost
2004 14th Lok Sabha Won
2009 15th Lok Sabha Won
2014 16th Lok Sabha bgcolor=Template:Party color| File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png Telugu Desam Party Lost
2019 17th Lok Sabha bgcolor=Template:Party color| File:Indian Election Symbol Ceiling Fan.svg YSR Congress Party Won
2024 18th Lok Sabha bgcolor=Template:Party color| File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png Telugu Desam Party Won

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