Jagga Reddy Explained

Jayaprakash Reddy
Native Name:Jagga Reddy
Native Name Lang:Telugu
Office:Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Term Start:2018
Term End:2023
Predecessor:Chinta Prabhakar
Successor:Chinta Prabhakar
Constituency:Sangareddy[1]
Office2:Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term Start2:2004
Term End2:2014
Constituency2:Sangareddy
Birth Date:7 July 1966
Birth Place:Indrakaran, Medak district, India
Birthname:Aredla Jagadeeshwar Reddy
Party:Indian National Congress
Spouse:Nirmala
Children:2
Occupation:Politician
Office3:Working President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee
Term Start3:28 June 2021
President3:Revanth Reddy

T Jayaprakash Reddy, popularly known as Jagga Reddy, is an Indian politician who is the Working President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee since 28 June 2021. He was a member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly for Sangareddy constituency from 2018 to 2023.

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.[2] He again joined Congress in 2015.[3]

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.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former MLA(Member of legislative assembly) of sangareddy, to contest from Medak LS. M.Siva Prasad Reddy. Sakshipost.com. 20 December 2014.
  2. News: The New Indian Express . Three Reddys and a Lok Sabha Constituency . 27 October 2023 . 28 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231027134832/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2014/aug/28/three-reddys-and-a-lok-sabha-constituency-653491.html . 27 October 2023.
  3. Web site: BJP names Jagga Reddy as candidate for Medak bypoll. Indiatoday.intoday.in. 20 December 2014. .
  4. Web site: Telangana Congress Leader Jagga Reddy Arrested for Trafficking 3 People to US on Forged Papers.. 11 September 2018.