Peddireddy Dwarakanatha Reddy (born 1970) is an Indian politician from

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. He is an MLA from Thamballapalle Assembly Constituency in the erstwhile

Chittoor District Chittoor district () is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Chittoor. It has a population of 4,170,468 according to 2011 census of India. It lies in ...

which is presently renamed as

Annamayya district Annamayya district is one of the twenty-six districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region formed from Rajampeta Parliamentary Constituency. Rayachoti is the district administrative h ...

. He won the

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election The 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on 11 April 2019 for constituting the fifteenth Legislative Assembly in the state. They were held alongside the 2019 Indian general election ...

representing

YSR Congress Party The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as the state's chief minister. It is currently the fifth lar ...

. He has been nominated again by YSRCP to contest the 2024 Assembly Election.

Early life and education

Reddy was born in Yerrathivaripalle Village, Sodam Mandal. His father Peddi Reddy Lakshmana Reddy was a farmer. He completed his schooling from ZP High School Sadum. Basically, he hails from an agricultural family in Punganur.

Career

Reddy started his political career with

and won the

from Thamballapalle Assembly Constituency defeating G. Shankar of

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 ...

by a margin of 46,938 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dwarakanatha Reddy, Peddireddy Living people YSR Congress Party politicians 1970 births Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024 Telugu politicians People from Chittoor district