Patil Neeraja Reddy (1967 – 2023) was an Indian politician from

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...

. She was a member of the

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly ( Telugu: ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ శాసన సభ, ISO: ''Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh. ...

from Alur Assembly constituency in

Kurnool district Kurnool district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh after the districts are reorganised in April 2022. It is located in the north western part of the state and is bounded by Nandyal d ...

. She last won the

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election The 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election took place in April 2009, concurrently with the 2009 Indian general election. The elections were held in the state in the first phase on 16 April 2009 and the second phase on 23 April 2009. ...

representing the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

Early life and education

Reddy was from Thernakal village, Devanakonda mandal, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. She married P. Seshi Reddy, a former MLA of Pathikonda, who was killed in 1996. Together they had a daughter, Hima Varsha Reddy. She completed her M.A. in public administration at

Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) is a public state university located in Madurai city, in southern Tamil Nadu, India, that was established in 1966. MKU is one of the 15 universities in India with the University with Potential for Excellence sta ...

in 2007.

Career

Reddy won from Alur Assembly constituency representing the Indian National Congress in the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. She polled 43,105 votes and defeated her nearest rival, Gummanur Jayaram of the

Praja Rajyam Party The Praja Rajyam Party () was a political party in India. Formation The first public meeting of the party was held by Chiranjeevi on 26 August 2008, at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Praja Rajyam means people's rule in Telugu language, Telugu. H ...

, by a margin of 5,645 votes. She joined

YSR Congress Party The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (, YSRCP or YCP), often shortened to simply the YSR Congress Party, is an Indian Regionalism (politics), regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The party was initially registere ...

in 2019.

Death

Reddy died at a hospital in Kurnool on 16 April 2023. She met with a road accident when her car tumbled down a steep gradient after a puncture in Jinkallapalli, Itikyala mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal district, Telangana while returning from Hyderabad. She was admitted in a private hospital in Kurool, along with her driver, but she died while undergoing treatment.

References

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