Raghu Veera Reddy

Neelakantapuram Raghuveera Reddy (born 12 February 1957) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was appointed President for bifurcated Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee in March, 2014.

Early life Raghuveera Reddy was born on 12 February 1957 in Anantapur district to N. Kaveerappa in a Telugu-speaking Yadav family, who have the surnames of Reddy. He did his B.Sc. and Bachelors in Law from SK University. Kannada film director Prashanth Neel is his first cousin.

Career Raghuveera Reddy Yadav, is a three times M.L.A. from Madakasira Assembly Constituency. He has been changed to Kalyandurg Constituency during 2009 elections after the reorganisation of constituencies. Raghuveera Reddy contested and won from Kalyandurg Assembly Constituency in 2009 elections.

He served as a Minister for Agriculture in Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s cabinet and continued with the same in Konijeti Rosaiah’s government as well. In Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy's government he had crucial portfolio of Revenue Minister in the reorganisation of cabinet.

President, APCC He was elected as the Congress Committee President for the residual Andhra Pradesh (post bifurcation into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) on 11 March 2014.

Personal life Reddy is married to Sunitha and has a daughter and a son.

Positions held President for Students Union, S.K. University, Anantapur Chairman, Neelakantapuram Group of Temples Chairman, Kallur Subbarao Trust Minister for Agriculture, Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2004, 2009 cabinets. Minister for Revenue Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh in the recent reformation of cabinet APPCC President 2014-2019