Teegala Krishna Reddy

Teegala Krishna Reddy is an Indian politician, a former Member of Legislative Assembly and a former Mayor of Hyderabad, from Telangana state. He is currently in the Congress.

Early life

Reddy was born in Ranga Reddy district, Meerpet. He completed his BA in 1971 from Osmania University. He is the Chairman of Teegala Krishna Reddy Engineering College.

Career

Reddy joined the Telugu Desam Party during its foundation. He contested the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH) elections in 1986 from Gandhi Nagar division on behalf of the Telugu Desam Party and lost. Reddy contested the MCH elections in 2002 and served as the mayor of Hyderabad until 2007.
He worked as the Chairman of Hyderabad Urban Development Authority. In the 2009 Andhra Pradesh elections, he contested as a Telugu Desam Party candidate from the Maheswaram constituency and was defeated by Indian National Congress candidate Sabitha Indra Reddy by a margin of 7,833 votes.
In the 2014 Telanagana elections, he contested as a Telugu Desam Party candidate again from Maheshwaram constituency and was elected MLA for the first time by beating his nearest rival Congress candidate Mal Reddy Rangareddy with a majority of 30,784 votes. He joined Bharat Rashtra Samithi on 29 October 2014. In the 2018 [Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018 Telangana elections] he contested as a Telangana Rashtra Samithi candidate from Maheshwaram constituency and was defeated by Indian National Congress candidate Sabitha Indra Reddy by a margin of 9,227 votes.