Preceded byPosition Established NameGuntakandla Reddy ConstituencySuryapet, Telangana RoleIndian Politician
PartyTelangana Rashtra Samithi ResidenceHyderabad, India
Political partyTelangana Rashtra Samithi
Preceded byRamreddy Damodar Reddy
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Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy (born 1965) is an Indian politician and present MLA for Suryapet. He was sworn as minister of Telangana state on 2 June 2014. He is the first Education minister of Telangana. He is the first to become a minister from Suryapet constituency.
He was born to Ramachandra Reddy and Savithri Devi in Nagaram Village, Arvapally Mandal, Nalgonda district, Telangana State, India. He did his B.A from Sri Venkateshwar Degree College, Surypet Osmania University in 1985. He did his Bachelor of Law from Siddarthu Law College, Vijayawada, Nagarjuna University.
Career
He was a practicing lawyer in Nalgonda district court.
He joined Telangana movement and one of the early members of Telangana Rashtra Samithi. He contested from Huzurnagar constituency in 2009 and later in 2014 General elections from Suryapet Assembly Constituency and won the election.