Bollavarapu Venkata Subba Reddy, shortly B. V. Subba Reddy

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() (4 July 1903 - 7 June 1974), was an Indian independence activist, politician and Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Early life

He was son of Ramaswamy Reddy and born at

Koilkuntla Koilakuntla (also called as Kovelakuntla, Koyalakuntla, Koilkuntla) is a town in Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is Head quarter of Koilakuntla mandal. in Dhone revenue division Geography Koilakuntla is located at ...

Kurnool district Kurnool district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the North western part of the state and is bounded by Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana in the north, Raich ...

on 4 July 1903. After graduating from

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in 1926, he studied for a Bachelor of Law from Madras University. He started practising in

Nandyala Nandyal is a city and District headquarters of Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Nandyal mandal in Nandyal revenue division. Demographics In the 2011 census of India, Nandyal ...

and earned a good name.

Career

He was elected unanimously as the Chairman of Kurnool district Board as a Congress candidate in 1938. He was elected to the post once again in 1949. He participated in the Individual

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in 1941 and was jailed for 6 months. He also participated in the

Quit India movement The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Kranti Movement, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8th August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British rule in ...

of 1942 and was arrested and jailed in Tanjore for 3 years. B. V. Subba Reddy resigned to Congress party in 1955 and was elected independently to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He again joined Congress and was elected from the Koilkuntla constituency in 1962 and 1967. He was elected as Speaker of the Andhra pradesh Assembly after the death of the first Speaker Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao in 1962. He was elected to the Chair once again in 1967. He served the Assembly as a Speaker for 10 years with respect and dignity. He has visited Soviet Russia, London, and attended the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in 1965 and 1968. He was chosen as Deputy Chief Minister under

P. V. Narasimha Rao Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (28 June 1921 – 23 December 2004) was an Indian lawyer, statesman and politician who served as the 9th prime minister of India from 1991 to 1996. He is known for introducing various liberal reforms to Indi ...

in September 1971.

Jai Andhra movement

He resigned to his post to participate in the

Jai Andhra movement Jai Andhra movement is a 1972 political movement in support for the creation of Andhra state in the light of injustices felt by the people of the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema Regions. This was after the HC and SC upheld the Mulki rules in exist ...

in November 1972 and actively led. He then joined the ministry of Jalagam Vengala Rao as Deputy Chief Minister in December 1973. He died in this position on 7 June 1974 in Hyderabad. His bronze statue was erected in the B. V. Subba Reddy Memorial Park at Koilkuntla in Kurnool district in 2010.Bronze statue of former Speaker unveiled at The Hindu.
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References

Indian independence activists from Andhra Pradesh 1903 births 1974 deaths Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh Speakers of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly People from Kurnool district People from Rayalaseema {{AndhraPradesh-INC-politician-stub