T. Jeevan Reddy

Tatiparthi Jeevan Reddy is an Indian politician who served as the Cabinet Minister in United Andhra Pradesh in NTR I and YSR I ministries. He was elected as a Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly after the formation of Telangana in 2014. He served as a member of the Telangana Legislative Council from Nizamabad-Adilabad-Medak-Karimnagar Graduates Constituency between 2019 and 2025. He was elected six times to the Legislative Assembly.

He was first elected as Panchayat Samithi President of Mallial in 1981 in non-party-based elections, equivalent to today's legislative constituency. He was elected as MLA for the first time from the Telugu Desam Party in 1983 and was inducted into the state cabinet with an Excise Minister portfolio. He later differed with N. T. Rama Rao and joined the Indian National Congress under the leadership of Rajiv Gandhi in the year 1984. He won the elections from the Congress Party in 1989, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2014. In 2019, he was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council (Graduate) from Karimnagar Assembly constituency with a majority of (39,430) votes.

Reddy contested against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi President in the 2006 and 2008 Parliamentary by-election. In the 2008 Parliamentary elections, he lost marginally with 14,000 votes only. In 2006, he was inducted into the State Cabinet until 2009, during which he held the portfolio of R&B. After the formation of Telangana State, he won the only seat from North Telangana for the Congress.

Jeevan Reddy tendered his resignation to Congress party’s primary membership as well as AICC membership citing discontent over defections and neglect of senior members, ending 42-year party association on 25 March 2026.

Jeevan Reddy Joined Bharat Rashtra Samithi on 20 April 2026 in the presence of party President and Ex Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao at the Praja Ashirvada Sabha held in Jagtial.

Minister in old Andhra Pradesh He was the Roads and Buildings Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2007 to 2009.

Career Jeevan Reddy was elected as an MLA six times consecutively from Jagityal constituency and was defeated by L. Ramana of the Telugu Desam Party in the 2009 elections.

In 2006 and 2008, he lost the Karimnagar by-election to TRS leader K. Chandrashekhar Rao. In the 2019 elections, he was elected as the legislative council (MLC) member for the graduates' constituency, Karimnagar.

Member of Legislative Assembly

S.No. Year Election Type Constituency / Post Candidate Party Result Main Opponent Opponent Party 1 1983 Assembly Election Jagtial T. Jeevan Reddy Telugu Desam Party Won Juvvadi Ratnakar Rao Indian National Congress 2 1985 Assembly Election Jagtial T. Jeevan Reddy Indian National Congress Lost Godisela Rajesham Goud Telugu Desam Party 3 1989 Assembly Election Jagtial T. Jeevan Reddy Indian National Congress Won Godisela Rajesham Goud Telugu Desam Party 4 1994 Assembly Election Jagtial T. Jeevan Reddy Indian National Congress Lost L. Ramana Telugu Desam Party 5 1996(By-poll) Assembly By-Election Jagtial T. Jeevan Reddy Indian National Congress Won L. Ramana Telugu Desam Party 6 1999 Assembly Election Jagtial T. Jeevan Reddy Indian National Congress Won L. Ramana Telugu Desam Party 7 2004 Assembly Election Jagtial T. Jeevan Reddy Indian National Congress Won L. Ramana Telugu Desam Party 8 2006(By-poll) Lok Sabha By-Election Karimnagar T. Jeevan Reddy Indian National Congress Lost K. Chandrashekar Rao TRS 9 2008(By-poll) Lok Sabha By-Election Karimnagar T. Jeevan Reddy Indian National Congress Lost K. Chandrashekar Rao TRS 10 2009 Assembly Election Jagtial T. Jeevan Reddy Indian National Congress Lost L. Ramana Telugu Desam Party 11 2014 Assembly Election Jagtial T. Jeevan Reddy Indian National Congress Won Dr. M. Sanjay Kumar TRS 12 2018 Assembly Election Jagtial T. Jeevan Reddy Indian National Congress Lost Dr. M. Sanjay Kumar TRS 13 2019 MLC Election(Graduates) Karimnagar Graduates T. Jeevan Reddy Indian National Congress Won Chandrashekhar Goud Independent (TRS Backed) 14 2023 Assembly Election Jagtial T. Jeevan Reddy Indian National Congress Lost Dr. M. Sanjay Kumar BRS 15 2024 Lok Sabha Election Nizamabad T. Jeevan Reddy Indian National Congress Lost Dharmapuri Arvind Bharatiya Janata Party