Gadikota Srikanth Reddy
Gadikota Srikanth Reddy | |
|---|---|
| Government Chief Whip Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 6 June 2019 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Speaker | Tammineni Sitaram |
| Preceded by | Palle Raghunatha Reddy |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2009–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Palakondrayudu Sugavasi |
| Succeeded by | Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy |
| Constituency | Rayachoti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1971 Ramapuram |
| Political party | YSR Congress Party |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (2009–2012) |
| Spouse | Siva Lalitha Polu |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Rayachoti |
| Occupation | Politics |
Gadikota Srikanth Reddy is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (Ex-MLA) of Andhra Pradesh, a state in southern India. He was elected in the 2009 general assembly elections, when he defeated the sitting MLA. Reddy is a supporter of Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, president of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party. Gadikota Srikanth Reddy was the Chief Whip in Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Assembly from 2019 to 2024.
His father, Gadikota Mohan Reddy, served as a MLA from the Lakkireddipalle constituency between 1999 and 2009.
In 2012, he resigned his membership in the Indian National Congress party and his membership in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly as a loyal gesture to popular leader, Y.S. Raja Shekara Reddy. He was re-elected to the Assembly on Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party ticket. He got a record majority of over 50,000 votes. Mr. Reddy represented Rayachoti as an MLA for four successive terms starting from 2009 to 2019.
On 1 April 2017, Reddy demanded that Tirupati be made the second capital of Andhra Pradesh. Gadikota Srikanth Reddy was appointed the chief whip of the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress party led state government in Andhra Pradesh and now appointed district president of Annamayya.