Ramalinga Reddy
Dr. Ramalinga Reddy is an Indian politician who is Transport and Muzrai Minister and Chairman Of KSRCTC & the current working president of Karnataka Indian National Congress from February 2021. He was Minister of State for Home Affairs from 2 September 2017 to 17 May 2018 and Minister of Transport of Karnataka from 18 May 2013 to 2 September 2017 and again from 20 May 2023.[1]
Ramalinga Reddy | |
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| Minister of Home Affairs of Karnataka | |
| In office 2 September 2017 – 17 May 2018 | |
| Governor | Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala |
| Chief Minister | Siddaramaiah |
| Preceded by | Dr. G. Parameshwara |
| Succeeded by | Dr. G. Parameshwara |
| Constituency | B.T.M Layout |
| Minister of Transport of Karnataka | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2023 | |
| Governor | Tawarchand gehlot |
| Chief Minister | Siddaramaiah |
| Preceded by | B.Sriramulu |
| Constituency | B.T.M Layout |
| Minister of Primary and Secondary Education & Sakala of Karnataka | |
| In office 2004–2006 | |
| Minister of Food and Civil Supplies of Karnataka | |
| In office 2002–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1953 Bengaluru, Karnataka |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Children | Sowmya Reddy Sreraj Reddy |
| Parent(s) | B. Venkatareddy (father), Pillamma (mother) |
| Education | Bachelor of Science |
He contested in the Karnataka 2018 polls and was re-elected from the BTM Layout constituency.
Organizational Activities & Social Service
- Joined Indian National CongressInspired by the poverty eradication programmes of Late Smt.Indira Gandhi and Late Sri.D.Devaraj Urs.
- Joined NSUI in 1973, attended NSUI National Convention in Trivandrum, Kerala.
- Evinced Interest in organizational activities during student days
| Secretary
1973-1974 |
Government Science college - Students Union – Bangalore. |
| Member
1973-1974 |
Student Council - Bangalore University. |
| President
1977-1978 |
Students Union - Bangalore University - Law College. |
| Member
1980 - 1983 |
Senate & Finance Committee - Bangalore University. |
| Corporator
1983-1988 |
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike. |
| President
1985-1990 |
Jayanagar Block Congress Committee. |
| President
1998-2008 |
Bangalore City District Congress Committee. |
| Member
1990 - 2018 |
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. |
| Member
2001 - 2018 |
Indian National Congress |
| Member Legislative Assembly | Elected consecutively for 07 terms from Jayanagar and BTM layout Assembly Constituency - 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2018 & 2023 |
| State Minister
1992 - 1994 |
Finance, Major & Medium Scale Industries and APMC in Sri.Veerappa Moily’s Government. |
| Chairman
1993 - 1994 |
Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee. |
| Minister
2002 - 2004 |
Food & Civil Supplies and Bangalore city development in Sri S.M.Krishna’s Government . |
| Minister
2004 - 2006 |
Primary and Secondary Education in Sri N. Dharma Singh’s Government. |
| Minister
2013 - 2018 |
Transport and Home Department in Sri.Siddaramaiah’s Government – 2013 - 2018 |
| Chairman
2013-2016 |
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. |
| Chairman
2013 - 2014 |
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation and North East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation. |
| KPCC Working President
Feb 2021 |
Assumed office as the KPCC Working President |
References
- "BTM Layout voters want an end to traffic hassles: the constituency has many voters from the land-owning Reddy community, who made it good during the real estate boom". Daily News & analysis – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
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