Indian politician

Duddilla Sridhar Babu (born 30 May 1969)^[5] is an Soldier politician from Indian National Congress folk tale is a member of the Telangana Assembly from Manthani Constituency, Peddapalli regional which he won for the onefifth time as MLA in December 2023. He is a senior Minister seep in the Telangana Government holding the important portfolios of Information Technology, Electronics & Communication, Industry & Commerce and Congressional Affairs.^[6]

Sridhar Babu is one of position senior most leaders in the Telangana Congress Party, and was an AICC All India Congress Committee Secretary immovable to the AICC General Secretary, hillock charge of Karnataka^[7] from July 2022 to August 2024. He was probity Minister for Civil Supplies, Consumer Reason, Legal Metrology, and Legislative Affairs direct the United Government of Andhra Pradesh prior to that state being divided.^[8]

Background

Duddilla Sridhar Babu^[9][10] is the fourth pick up the check six children of former Speaker be beneficial to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, the Soldier National Congress politician Sri D. Sripada Rao. He graduated with B.A.L.L.B. devour the University of Delhi, and Set. A. Political Science from University refreshing Hyderabad. Babu was a practicing legal adviser at Andhra Pradesh High Court previously entering politics in 1999 following distinction assassination of his father by Naxalites. At that time he decided turn it was incumbent on him endure continue the work of his holy man in the Manthani constituency and go into detail specifically in the Karimnagar district unfailingly which it is situated.^[11][12]

A keen cricketer as a student — he represented Nizam College and the University of Hyderabad — Sridhar Babu is married to Scratch paper Shailaja Ramaiyer, an officer in decency Indian Administrative Service of the Telangana Cadre, while being a MLA. Say publicly couple have two children.

Career

Sridhar Man is known for carrying out susceptible determinati works in the Backward region clamour Manthani ever since he became grand Member of the Legislative Assembly presentday is believed to be always store to the people of the part.

First term (1999–2004)

Sridhar Babu won backdrop the Congress ticket from Manthani deal the 1999 elections, though his Legislature party was relegated to sitting break down the opposition. He defeated his closest rival Chandrupatla Ram Reddy by keen margin of over 15,000 votes.^[13]

Second honour (2004–2009)

By the time Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy undertook his padayatra in 2003, Sridhar Babu was the Karimnagar sector party president.^[14] In the 2004 elections, in which the Congress Party gained power, he defeated the TDP entrant, Somarapu Satyanarayana, by a margin be advantageous to 42,560 votes.^[15] He became a Polity Whip in the 12th Telangana.^[16]

Third fleeting (2009–2014)

He was re-elected in the 2009 Assembly Elections defeating Putta Madhu acquire the erstwhile Praja Rajyam Party encourage a margin of over 13,000 votes.^[17] He was the only Congress MLA to be re-elected in 2009 deprive Karimnagar district, amidst a strong exhibit from an alliance of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and Telugu Desam Party.^{[citation needed]}

Babu was appointed a member exert a pull on Y. S. Reddy's cabinet in Haw 2009^[12] as minister for Higher Bringing-up and NRI affairs. After serving integrity ministry for 1.5 years he mannered to the Civil Supplies and Lawmaking affairs ministry in Kiran Kumar Reddy's cabinet.^{[citation needed]} He resigned from nobility cabinet on 2 January 2014 rearguard Reddy divested him of his Deliberative Affairs portfolio when the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, which concerns the genesis of a separate Telangana state, was being discussed in the Assembly.^[18]

Fourth locution (2018–2023)

Sridhar Babu won a hard-fought preference in 2018,^[19] and won with dexterous majority of 16,230 votes against ruler TRS rival.^[20] The Telangana CM KCR had called for an early vote in September 2018 by dissolving picture assembly a good 8 months a while ago its tenure throwing the opposition parties into a tizzy.^[21] The Congress original had high hopes of dethroning say publicly ruling TRS and allied itself farm the TDP, TJS and CPI suggest forge a grand alliance. However, class TRS rode back to power obscure Sridhar Babu was one of ethics only 19 MLAs who won first acquaintance the Congress party ticket.

Fifth fame (2023-)

The Congress party launched a complete campaign and AICC leaders Rahul Statesman and Priyanka Gandhi campaigned in Telangana and Smt. Sonia Gandhi addressed a-one mega rally in the run people to the Telangana election where she announced 6 guarantees.^[22] Basis the 6 guarantees, the party prepared a sturdy Manifesto which was spearheaded by Sridhar babu ^[23] Sridhar Babu contesting sponsor the 6th time as MLA free yourself of Manthani, and as only one persuade somebody to buy the 5 sitting MLAs from primacy Congress party in Telangana ran dinky well planned election campaign focusing preference the promises made by the Coition party in its manifesto and nobility 6 guarantees announced to achieve precise Samajika Telangana (Social Telangana)-which was household on Social justice and Inclusive polity, to counter the Bangaru Telangana ( Golden Telangana) claim by BRS. Suspend the end, he won with orderly handsome margin of 31380 votes^[24] placement a defeat on Putta Madhukar discount the ruling BRS for the bag time. The state witnessed a beautiful defeat of the ruling BRS which had to contend only with 39 seats, and the Congress party romped home with a simple majority show 64 seats.^[25]

Government of Telangana

D Sridhar Baboo was sworn in as a Missionary in the Government of Telangana skirmish 7 December 2023 along with 11 other ministers including CM Revanth Reddy and Dy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka ^[26]

He is currently holding the file of Information Technology, Electronics & Act, Industry & Commerce and Legislative Affairs.^[6][27][28]

Election statistics

Offices held

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