Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy

Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy (born 1 June 1957) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a four time MLA from Kandukur Assembly Constituency in Parkasam District. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election on YSR Congress Party ticket. He was denied a ticket to contest the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election.

Early life and education Reddy is born in Machavaram village, Kandukur mandal, Prakasam District. His late father Manugunta Adinarayana Reddy, was a former MLA and his mother Lalitha is a housewife. After completing his intermediate, the two year pre university course, from Sarvodaya College, Nellore, he studied B.Com. and LLB from S. V. Arts College. He married Jyothi and has two daughters Bhavya and Sathya.

Career Reddy started his political journey with Indian National Congress in 1989 following the footsteps of his late father. He served in the Congress government as Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development under former chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy.

Later, he joined YSR Congress Party in July 2017 and won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Pothula Rama Rao of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 14,637 votes.