Anam Ramanarayana Reddy

Anam Ramanarayana Reddy (born 10 July 1952) is a politician in India. In 2012, he was the Finance and Planning Minister for the state of Andhra Pradesh, with a seat in the cabinet of the government led by Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy. He joined YSR Congress Party in 2018 and suspended from the party on March 24 2023.[1]

Anam Ramanarayana Reddy
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2019
Chief MinisterY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded byKurugondla Ramakrishna
ConstituencyVenkatagiri
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byKommi Lakshmaiah Naidu
Succeeded byMekapati Goutham Reddy
ConstituencyAtmakuru
Minister of Finance (United Andhra Pradesh)
In office
2012–2014
Chief MinisterKiran Kumar Reddy
Preceded byKonijeti Rosaiah
Succeeded byYanamala Rama Krishnudu as separated andhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1952-07-10) 10 July 1952
Nellore,Madras State,India
present day Nellore district,Andhra
Political partyIndependent
(since 2023)
Other political
affiliations		Telugu Desam Party
(until 1991;2016-2018)
Indian National Congress
(1991-2016)
YSR Congress Party
(2018-2023)

Early life

Ramanarayana Reddy Anam was born in Nellore to Venkata Reddy Anam. He is the brother of Anam Vivekananda Reddy who was also a politician. He was educated at St.Joseph's English Medium High School and was awarded B.Com and B.L. degrees from Andhra University.

Career

Reddy was twice elected to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh from the Rapur constituency in Nellore district. On both occasions he was a candidate of the Telugu Desam Party. He served as Minister for Roads and Buildings in the cabinet of N. T. Rama Rao.

He joined the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1991 and, as a consequence of delimitation coming into force, he switched to the Atmakur Assembly constituency for the 2009 state assembly elections. He was again elected.

Between 2007 and 2009, Reddy was State Minister for Information and Public Relations in the government of Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy.[2] By July 2009 he had been appointed State Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development.[3][4]

In 2012, Anam Ramanarayana Reddy was the State Minister for Finance and Planning in the government of Kiran Kumar Reddy.[5] He later in 2016 joined the Telugu Desam Party.[6]

In 2018, he left Telugu Desam Party and joined YSR Congress Party in the presence of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. In 2023 he was suspended from YSR Congress Party.

References
  1. "MLC Elections: Four YSRCP MLAS Suspended For Cross Voting". Sakshi Post. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. "Land allotment to TCS, Cognizant approved". The Hindu Business Line. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
    - "CMC's second campus to come up in AP". The Hindu Business Line. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  3. "AP Govt to call for fresh bids". The Hindu Business Line. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  4. "Gear up for Chief Minister's visit, Minister tells officials". The Hindu. 6 April 2010. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  5. "Somasila water released to two irrigation tanks". The Hindu. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  6. "Anam brothers formally join TDP". The Hindu. 17 January 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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