Jagga Reddy

Jagga Reddy
Jagga Reddy
Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2018
Preceded by	Chinta Prabhakar
Constituency	Sangareddy
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2004 - 2014[1]
Constituency	Sangareddy
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2004–2014
Constituency	Sangareddy
Working President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 June 2021
President	Revanth Reddy
Personal details
Born	Aredla Jagadeeshwar Reddy; 7 July 1966; Indrakaran, Medak district, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Nirmala
Children	2
Occupation	Politician
Website	theleaderspage.com/thurupu-jayaprakash-reddyjagga-reddy/

Aredla Jagadeeshwar Reddy, popularly known as Jagga Reddy, is an Indian politician who is the current Working President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee since 28 June 2021. He is the current Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly for Sangareddy constituency.

Political career

He started career as a councilor in BJP and then became municipal chairman. He won as TRS MLA in 2004, left the party to join the Congress. He was re-elected in 2009, but had lost in 2014. He contested 2014 by poll from Medak (Lok Sabha constituency) being BJP candidate and lost. He again joined Congress in 2015.[2]

Allegations

In September 2018 he was detained on charges of impersonation, forgery, cheating and human trafficking on allegations that Reddy in 2004 trafficked three persons from Hyderabad to the United States using passports secured on the names of his wife, daughter and son. [3]

References

M.Siva Prasad Reddy. "CURRENT MLA(Member of legislative assembly) of sangareddy, to contest from Medak LS". Sakshipost.com. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
"BJP names Jagga Reddy as candidate for Medak bypoll". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 20 December 2014..
"Telangana Congress Leader Jagga Reddy Arrested for Trafficking 3 People to US on Forged Papers". 11 September 2018.

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[1] M.Siva Prasad Reddy. "CURRENT MLA(Member of legislative assembly) of sangareddy, to contest from Medak LS". Sakshipost.com. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

[2] "BJP names Jagga Reddy as candidate for Medak bypoll". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 20 December 2014..

[3] "Telangana Congress Leader Jagga Reddy Arrested for Trafficking 3 People to US on Forged Papers". 11 September 2018.