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Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy

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Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy

Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly known as YSR, was an Indian politician. He served as the 14th chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2004 to 2009. Reddy was elected (1989, 1991, 1996 and 1998) four terms to the Lok Sabha from Kadapa. He was also elected (1978, 1983, 1985, 1999, 2004 and 2009) six terms to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Pulivendula. Over the course of his career, he won every election that he contested, either to Assembly or Lok Sabha. On 2 September 2009, a helicopter carrying Reddy went missing in the Nallamala Forest area. It was later confirmed to have crashed with all five people including Reddy pronounced dead.

Infobox

Governor
K. C. Abraham
mw- Cabinet
Reddy I Reddy II
Preceded by
Penchikala Basi Reddy
Succeeded by
Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy
Additional ministries
Additional ministries In office14 May 2004 – 2 September 2009Ministry and Departments General Administration Law & Order Other departments not allocated to any Minister Succeeded byKonijeti Rosaiah
Ministry and Departments
General Administration Law & Order Other departments not allocated to any Minister
Chief Minister
T. Anjaiah Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Constituency
Pulivendla
AICC President
Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi
Born
Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy(1949-07-08)8 July 1949Pulivendula, Madras State (present-day Andhra Pradesh), India
Died
2 September 2009(2009-09-02) (aged 60)Nallamala Hills, Andhra Pradesh, India
Cause of death
Helicopter crash
Resting place
YSR Ghat, Idupulapaya
Political party
Indian National Congress
Spouse
mw- Y.S. Vijayalakshmi (m. 1971)
Children
Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy (son)Y. S. Sharmila (daughter)
Parent
mw- Y. S. Raja Reddy (father)
Relatives
Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy (brother)Y. S. Avinash Reddy (nephew)
Education
MBBS
Alma mater
Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College
Profession
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Party
Indian National Congress

Tables

· Election Statistics
1
1
Col 1
1
Year
1978
Contested For
MLA
Party
Indian National Congress
Constituency
Pulivendla
Opponent
Devireddy Narayan Reddy (JP)
Votes
47,874 – 27,378
Majority
+20,496
Result
Won
2
2
Col 1
2
Year
1983
Contested For
Yeddula Bali Reddy (IND)
Party
47,256 – 33,889
Party
+13,367
Constituency
Won
3
3
Col 1
3
Year
1985
Contested For
Devi Reddy Sadasiva Reddy (TDP)
Party
61,048 – 30,206
Party
+30,842
Constituency
Won
4
4
Col 1
4
Year
1989
Contested For
MP
Party
Kadapa
Party
M. V. Ramana Reddy (TDP)
Constituency
4,80,524 – 3,13,772
Opponent
+1,66,752
Votes
Won
5
5
Col 1
5
Year
1991
Contested For
Chennamsetty Ramachandraiah (TDP)
Party
5,83,953 – 1,65,028
Party
+4,18,925
Constituency
Won
6
6
Col 1
6
Year
1996
Contested For
Kandula Raja Mohan Reddy (TDP)
Party
3,68,611- 3,63,166
Party
+5,445
Constituency
Won
7
7
Col 1
7
Year
1998
Contested For
Kandula Raja Mohan Reddy (TDP)
Party
3,74,762 – 3,20,881
Party
+53,881
Constituency
Won
8
8
Col 1
8
Year
1999
Contested For
MLA
Party
Pulivendla
Party
Singa Reddy Satish Kumar Reddy(TDP)
Constituency
62,019 – 32,010
Opponent
+30,009
Votes
Won
9
9
Col 1
9
Year
2004
Contested For
Singa Reddy Satish Kumar Reddy (TDP)
Party
74,432 – 33,655
Party
+40,777
Constituency
Won
10
10
Col 1
10
Year
2009
Contested For
Singa Reddy Satish Kumar Reddy (TDP)
Party
1,03,556 – 34,875
Party
+68,681
Constituency
Won
Year
Contested For
Party
Constituency
Opponent
Votes
Majority
Result
Reference
1
1978
MLA
Indian National Congress
Pulivendla
Devireddy Narayan Reddy (JP)
47,874 – 27,378
+20,496
Won
2
1983
Yeddula Bali Reddy (IND)
47,256 – 33,889
+13,367
Won
3
1985
Devi Reddy Sadasiva Reddy (TDP)
61,048 – 30,206
+30,842
Won
4
1989
MP
Kadapa
M. V. Ramana Reddy (TDP)
4,80,524 – 3,13,772
+1,66,752
Won
5
1991
Chennamsetty Ramachandraiah (TDP)
5,83,953 – 1,65,028
+4,18,925
Won
6
1996
Kandula Raja Mohan Reddy (TDP)
3,68,611- 3,63,166
+5,445
Won
7
1998
Kandula Raja Mohan Reddy (TDP)
3,74,762 – 3,20,881
+53,881
Won
8
1999
MLA
Pulivendla
Singa Reddy Satish Kumar Reddy(TDP)
62,019 – 32,010
+30,009
Won
9
2004
Singa Reddy Satish Kumar Reddy (TDP)
74,432 – 33,655
+40,777
Won
10
2009
Singa Reddy Satish Kumar Reddy (TDP)
1,03,556 – 34,875
+68,681
Won
· External links
Preceded byN. Chandrababu Naidu
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh 2004–2009
Succeeded byKonijeti Rosaiah

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