Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy (born 18 September 1951) was a member of the 15th

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. He represented the

Kurnool Kurnool is a city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It formerly served as the capital of Andhra State (1953–1956). The city is often referred to as "The Gateway of Rayalaseema".Kurnool is also known as The City of Gem Stones. It also se ...

constituency of

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 ...

and is a member of

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Early life

He was born in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

to Shyamala Devi and former Chief Minister

Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (16 August 1920 – 27 September 2001) served as the chief minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh in 1983 and then from 1992 to 1994. Reddy was a member of the Indian National Congress and was elected t ...

. He did his graduation from

Nizam College The Nizam College is a constituent college of Osmania University established in 1887 during the reign of Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI, in Basheerbagh, Hyderabad, Telangana. History The Nizampur University College was originally the "Mirsar ...

Career

Kotla Surya Prakash Reddy was first elected to the parliament in 1991. He was re-elected as Member of Parliament from Kurnool in 2004 and 2009 for the 14th and 15th LokSabha respectively. He was the Minister of State for Railways in the UPA Government.

Positions held

Reddy has held various official posts: * 28 October 2012 — Union Minister State, Railways. * 23 September 2009 — Member, Committee on Government Assurances. * 6 September 2010 — Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. * 31 August 2009 — Member, Committee on Water Resources. * 21 August 2009 — Member, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (I.C.A.R). * 6 August 2009 — Member, Committee on Estimates. * 2009 — Re-elected to 15th

(3rd term). * 2007 — Member, Committee on Agriculture. * 2004 — Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term). * 1991 — Elected to 10th

Personal life

He is married to Kotla Sujatha Reddy and they have a son and two daughters.

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official biography
Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh 1951 births Living people India MPs 2004–2009 Telugu politicians India MPs 2009–2014 India MPs 1991–1996 Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh People from Kurnool district People from Rayalaseema United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election {{AndhraPradesh-INC-politician-stub