Ramalinga Reddy
Dr. Ramalinga Reddy is an Indian politician who is the current working president of Karnataka Indian National Congress from February 2021. He was Minister of State for Home Affairs from 2 September 2017 to 17 May 2018 and Minister of Transport of Karnataka from 18 May 2013 to 2 September 2017.[1]
Ramalinga Reddy | |
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| Minister of Home Affairs of Karnataka | |
| In office 2 September 2017 – 17 May 2018 | |
| Governor | Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala |
| Chief Minister | Siddaramaiah |
| Preceded by | Dr. G. Parameshwara |
| Succeeded by | Dr. G. Parameshwara |
| Constituency | B.T.M Layout |
| Minister of Transport of Karnataka | |
| In office 18 May 2013 – 2 September 2017 | |
| Governor | Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala |
| Chief Minister | Siddaramaiah |
| Preceded by | R. Ashok |
| Succeeded by | H. M. Revanna |
| Constituency | B.T.M Layout |
| Minister of Primary and Secondary Education & Sakala of Karnataka | |
| In office 2004–2006 | |
| Minister of Food and Civil Supplies of Karnataka | |
| In office 2002–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1953 Bengaluru, Karnataka |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Children | Sowmya Reddy Sreraj Reddy |
| Parent(s) | B. Venkatareddy (father), Pillamma (mother) |
| Education | Bachelor of Science |
He contested in the Karnataka 2018 polls and was re-elected from the BTM Layout constituency.
Organizational Activities & Social Service
- Joined Indian National CongressInspired by the poverty eradication programmes of Late Smt.Indira Gandhi and Late Sri.D.Devaraj Urs.
- Joined NSUI in 1973, attended NSUI National Convention in Trivandrum, Kerala.
- Evinced Interest in organizational activities during student days
| Secretary
1973-1974 |
Government Science college - Students Union – Bangalore. |
| Member
1973-1974 |
Student Council - Bangalore University. |
| President
1977-1978 |
Students Union - Bangalore University - Law College. |
| Member
1980 - 1983 |
Senate & Finance Committee - Bangalore University. |
| Corporator
1983-1988 |
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike. |
| President
1985-1990 |
Jayanagar Block Congress Committee. |
| President
1998-2008 |
Bangalore City District Congress Committee. |
| Member
1990 - 2018 |
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. |
| Member
2001 - 2018 |
Indian National Congress |
| Member Legislative Assembly | Elected consecutively for 07 terms from Jayanagar and BTM layout Assembly Constituency - 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2018 & 2023 |
| State Minister
1992 - 1994 |
Finance, Major & Medium Scale Industries and APMC in Sri.Veerappa Moily’s Government. |
| Chairman
1993 - 1994 |
Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee. |
| Minister
2002 - 2004 |
Food & Civil Supplies and Bangalore city development in Sri S.M.Krishna’s Government . |
| Minister
2004 - 2006 |
Primary and Secondary Education in Sri N. Dharma Singh’s Government. |
| Minister
2013 - 2018 |
Transport and Home Department in Sri.Siddaramaiah’s Government – 2013 - 2018 |
| Chairman
2013-2016 |
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation. |
| Chairman
2013 - 2014 |
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation and North East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation. |
| KPCC Working President
Feb 2021 |
Assumed office as the KPCC Working President |
References
- "BTM Layout voters want an end to traffic hassles: the constituency has many voters from the land-owning Reddy community, who made it good during the real estate boom". Daily News & analysis – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
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