Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy | |
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Power and SC/ST development Minister of Telangana | |
Assumed office 2 June 2014 |
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Constituency | Suryapet, Telangana |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 2 June 2014 |
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Preceded by | Ramreddy Damodar Reddy |
Personal details | |
Born |
Nagaram Village |
18 July 1965
Political party | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
Spouse(s) | Sunita Reddy |
Children | Veman Reddy, Lahari Reddy |
Residence | Hyderabad, India |
Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy (born 18 July 1965) is an Indian politician and present MLA for Suryapet. He was sworn as minister of Telangana state on 2 June 2014. He is the first Education minister of Telangana. He is the first to become a minister from Suryapet constituency. He is presently Minister of Power and SC/ST development. He is also a member of TRS party politbureau.
He was born to Ramachandra Reddy and Savithri Devi in Nagaram Village, Arvapally Mandal, Suryapet district, Telangana State, India. He did his B.A from Sri Venkateshwar Degree College, Surypet Osmania University in 1985. He did his Bachelor of Law from Siddarthu Law College, Vijayawada, Nagarjuna University.
He was a practicing lawyer in Nalgonda district court.
He joined Telangana movement in 2001 and was one of the early members in Telangana Rashtra Samithi.
He contested from Huzurnagar constituency in 2009 and later in 2014 General elections from Suryapet Assembly Constituency and won the election.
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