A. P. Jithender Reddy (born 26 June 1954 in Pedda Amudyalapadu Village, Mahbubnagar district) is an Indian politician from Telangana. He was the Member of Parliament of Mahbubnagar from Telangana Rashtra Samithi Party in Telangana.[1] He won the 2014 Indian general election being a Bharat Rashtra Samithi candidate.[2]

A. P. Jithender Reddy
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byK. Chandrasekhar Rao
Succeeded byManne Srinivas Reddy
ConstituencyMahbubnagar
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byS. Jaipal Reddy
Succeeded byD. Vittal Rao
ConstituencyMahbubnagar
Personal details
Born (1954-06-26) 26 June 1954 (age 70)
Nagar Kurnool, Telangana
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations
Bharat Rashtra Samithi
Bharatiya Janata Party
SpouseSmt. A.P. Rajeshwari Reddy
Children3
Residence(s)Hyderabad, Telangana
Alma materOsmania University
As of 17 December, 2016
Source: [1]

In June 2019, Reddy along with Telugu Desam Party leader E. Peddi Reddy, D. K. Aruna, who served as a Minister in undivided Andhra Pradesh and former Congress MLC, P. Sudhakar Reddy joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3][4][5]

Jithender Reddy joined Congress ahead of national elections on 15 March 2024 after he was denied parliament ticket was and appointed as advisor to the government and special representative in Delhi.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "MP from TRS PARTY INFO". Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Senior TDP leader Peddi Reddy to join BJP". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Abandoning yellow brigade, TDP leader Peddi Reddy to don saffron in Telangana's BJP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Senior TDP, Congress leaders join BJP in Telangana". The Indian Express. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. ^ "BJP's Jithender Reddy quits party after poll ticket snub, joins Congress". India Today. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  7. ^ The Hindu (16 March 2024). "Jithender Reddy joins Congress, appointed Special Representative in New Delhi". Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi Party in the Lok Sabha
2014–present
Incumbent