Pailla Shekar Reddy (born 1968) is an Indian politician affiliated with the

Telangana Rashtra Samithi Bharat Rashtra Samithi ( ; BRS), formerly known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi ( TRS), is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in the state of Telangana. It was founded on 27 April 2001 as by K. Chandrashekar Rao, with a singl ...

. He won from Bhongir constituency in

Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District, is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The administrative headquarters is located at Bhuvanagiri Town. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Nalgonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Ranga ...

in 2014 general elections. He belongs to

and is a member of its Politburo.

Early life

Shekar Reddy was born in Kadireniguda, Nancharpet village, Athmakur Mandal of

to Pailla Ram Reddy, a small farmer. He completed his Diploma in Civil engineering, SES SN Murthy Polytechnic College,

Khammam Khammam formally (Khammam Mettu) is the city in Khammam district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the fourth largest city in the state. It is the headquarters of the Khammam district and Khammam mandal also. It is located about east of ...

, Osmania University.

Career

He was a real estate developer in Hyderabad and Bangalore before entering politics.

Politics

He won in 2014 General Elections as MLA from Bhongir Assembly Constituency in Telangana state. He received 54,686 votes and defeated his nearest rival Jitta Balakrishna Reddy of YTP by 15,416 votes. The Bhongir constituency has vested with TDP since 1985 when

Alimineti Madhava Reddy Alimineti Madhava Reddy (28 February 1949 – 7 March 2000) was an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was elected four times to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Bhongir (Assembly constituency), Bhongir constituen ...

and later his wife have been representing the constituency.

Philanthropy

He has provided clean drinking water systems across Nalgonda district, which is notorious for his fluoride contamination. One of the greatest things done by Shekhar Reddy is Bunadigani canal, which was pending since 2004. He is a people friendly leader.

Personal life

He is married and had one daughter and one son.

References

1968 births Living people Telangana MLAs 2014–2018 Telangana Rashtra Samithi politicians Telangana MLAs 2018–2023 {{Telangana-TRS-politician-stub