Pailla Shekar Reddy | |
Office: | Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly from Bhongir |
Constituency: | Bhongir, Telangana |
Term Start: | 2 June 2014 |
Term End: | 3 December 2023 |
Birth Date: | 1 January 1968 |
Birth Place: | Nancharipet village, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana. |
Alma Mater: | Osmania University |
Party: | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
Predecessor: | Kumbam Anil Kumar Reddy |
Pailla Shekar Reddy (born 1968) is an Indian politician affiliated with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi. He won from Bhongir constituency in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district in 2014 general elections.[1] He belongs to Telangana Rashtra Samithi and is a member of its Politburo.[2]
Shekar Reddy was born in Kadireniguda Athmakur Mandal of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district to Pailla Ram Reddy, a small farmer. He completed his Diploma in Civil engineering, SES SN Murthy Polytechnic College, Khammam, Osmania University.
He was a real estate developer in Hyderabad and Bangalore before entering politics.
He won in 2014 General Elections as MLA from Bhongir Assembly Constituency in Telangana state. He received 54,686 votes and defeated his nearest rival Jitta Balakrishna Reddy of YTP by 15,416 votes.[3] The Bhongir constituency has vested with TDP since 1985 when Alimineti Madhava Reddy and later his wife have been representing the constituency.
He has provided clean drinking water systems across Nalgonda district, which is notorious for his fluoride contamination.[4] One of the greatest things done by Shekhar Reddy is Bunadigani canal, which was pending since 2004. He is a people friendly leader.
He is married and had one daughter and one son.