Nagam Janardhan Reddy (born May 22, 1948) is an Indian politician. Reddy is a five term member of the

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, representing the Nagarkurnool constituency.

Political career

Nagam Janardhan Reddy started his political career with

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (; TDP) is an Indian regional political party operating in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the state and central level. Since its founding by N. T. Rama Rao (often referred to as NTR) on 29 March 1982, the party has foc ...

. He served as a

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from Nagarkurnool. He was the Minister of Health in the state of

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from the year 1995 to 2004. In the year 2011 he was suspended from the Telugu Desam Party for anti party activities. He later immediately quit from the assembly in support of creation of a separate Telangana state. Later he floated a new political party 'Telangana Nagara Samithi' merged with

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. In 2012 he again contested from the same constituency as an Independent candidate and was successful. In 2013 Reddy joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. In the year 2018 after quitting Bharatiya Janata Party he joined the

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Congress party. On October 31, 2023, he once more switched his affiliation to the BRS party led by KCR.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reddy, Nagam Janardhana Telugu politicians Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Telangana 1949 births Living people Indian National Congress politicians from Telangana Former members of Telugu Desam Party