Jaipal Reddy
| Jaipal Reddy | |
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| Minister of Earth Sciences | |
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In office 29 October 2012 – 18 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Vayalar Ravi |
| Succeeded by | Jitendra Singh |
| Minister of Science and Technology | |
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In office 29 October 2012 – 18 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Ashwani Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Jitendra Singh |
| Member of the Indian Parliament for Chevella |
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In office June 2009 – May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Konda Vishweshwar Reddy |
| Personal details | |
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16 January 1942 Madgul, Hyderabad State, British India (now in Telangana, India) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Lakshmi |
| Children | 2 sons and 1 daughter |
| Residence | Madgul, Telangana, India |
| Website | sjaipalreddy |
Sudini Jaipal Reddy (born 16 January 1942) is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India and was the Minister of Science and Technology. He represented the Chevella constituency of Telangana and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He served as a Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting in IK Gujral cabinet in 1998. In 1999 he returned to Indian National Congress after 21 years. In 2004 he was re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha from Miryalguda Constituency and then he served as a Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Union Minister for Urban Development in United Progressive Alliance-1. In 2009 he was re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from the Chevella constituency and served as a Union Minister for Urban Development and Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas. He was the Union Minister for the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the Ministry of Science and Technology from 29 October 2012 to 18 May 2014.
Reddy was born in Nermatta, a village in Chandur Mandal in Nalgonda District in Telangana State but is actually from Maadgula, Mahbubnagar district in Telangana. He has been polio-stricken since he was 18-months old, and uses crutches to walk.
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