Alimineti Madhava Reddy (28 February 1949 – 7 March 2000) was an Indian politician from the state of

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. He was elected four times to the

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from Bhongir constituency representing the

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(TDP).

Early life and education

Alimineti Madhava Reddy was born to Narsa Reddy and Lakshmamma. He hailed from the erstwhile

Nalgonda district Nalgonda district is a district in the Telangana state of India. Nalgonda district has the highest number of mandals in the state with 31 mandals. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Rangareddy, Yadadri and Nagarkurnool districts ...

in present-day

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. He graduated from

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in 1974 as B.E. Electrical engineer. He married Uma Devi. They have a son, Sandeep Reddy. Uma Devi and Sundeep Reddy are politicians as well.

Political career

Reddy joined

in 1984 and was elected to the

from Bhongir constituency representing TDP. He won the

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and

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elections. Reddy held several portfolios in the state cabinet, first under

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and then under N. Chandrababu Naidu. He served as the Minister for Health & Medical Education for 9 months (from December 1994 to August 1995) in N.T. Rama Rao's cabinet. He served as the home minister for 4 years, from 1995 to 1999. He was the first to serve as a home minister from erstwhile Nalgonda district and as a minister for Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (from 11 October 1999 until his death). During his home ministership, Reddy was outspoken against the

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. He made the ban on

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(PWG) to be reimposed, which was lifted by Rama Rao when he was the chief minister. The killings of the Naxalites increased. Reddy aggressively campaigned to help those who wish to surrender. He visited places where major attacks were taking place disregarding the warnings about threats, in order to show the support for the police on duty. This ended with Reddy on top of the PWG's hit list.

Death

Reddy was killed in a landmine blast triggered by the outlawed

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of Naxalites near

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on 7 March 2000 around 11 PM

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. The security protocol of Reddy was found to be inadequately enforced. The government did not take action against the officials responsible for his security. Reddy's wife, Uma Madhava Reddy, who entered politics after his death, won the by-polls to the Bhongir constituency and served as a cabinet minister in Naidu's cabinet. The Srisailam Left Bank Canal, an irrigation project located in Nalgonda district in Telangana, was renamed as Alimineti Madhava Reddy Project after his death.

References

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