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Revision as of 13:15, 26 December 2023
Duddilla Sridhar Babu (born 30 May 1969)[1] is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress and is a member of the Telangana Assembly. He was the Minister for Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs, Legal Metrology and Legislative Affairs in the United Government of Andhra Pradesh prior to that state being divided.[2] He is now the MLA from Manthani Constituency, which is near by Ramagundam City and Peddapalli. where he won in the 2023 Assembly Elections in Telangana. This is his fifth term as MLA. Sridhar Babu is one of the senior most leaders in the Telangana Congress Party, and is an AICC All India Congress Committee Secretary attached to the AICC General Secretary, in charge of Karnataka[3] as of July 2022. Sridhar Babu has been sworn in as a Minister in the Telangana government on 7th December 2023, along with 11 other ministers.
Background
Duddilla Sridhar Babu[4][5] is the fourth of six children of former Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, the Indian National Congress politician Sri D. Sripada Rao. He graduated with B.A.L.L.B. from the University of Delhi, and M. A. Political Science from University of Hyderabad. Babu was a practising lawyer at Andhra Pradesh High Court before entering politics in 1999 following the assassination of his father by Naxalites. At that time he decided that it was incumbent on him to continue the work of his father in the Manthani constituency and more specifically in the Karimnagar district in which it is situated.[6][7]
A keen cricketer as a student — he represented Nizam College and the University of Hyderabad — Sridhar Babu is married to Ms Shailaja Ramaiyer, an officer in the Indian Administrative Service of the Telangana Cadre, while being a MLA. The couple have two children.
Career
Sridhar Babu is known for carrying out developmental works in the Backward region of Manthani ever since he became a Member of the Legislative Assembly and is believed to be always close to the people of the region.
First term (1999–2004)
Sridhar Babu won on the Congress ticket from Manthani in the 1999 elections, though his Congress party was relegated to sitting in the opposition. He defeated his nearest rival Chandrupatla Ram Reddy by a margin of over 15,000 votes.[8]
Second term (2004–2009)
By the time Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy undertook his padayatra in 2003, Sridhar Babu was the Karimnagar district party president.[9] In the 2004 elections, in which the Congress Party gained power, he defeated the TDP candidate, Somarapu Satyanarayana, by a margin of 42,560 votes.[10] He became a Government Whip in the 12th Telangana .[11]
Third term (2009–2014)
He was re-elected in the 2009 Assembly Elections defeating Putta Madhu of the erstwhile Praja Rajyam Party by a margin of over 13,000 votes.[12] He was the only Congress MLA to be re-elected in 2009 from Karimnagar district, amidst a strong showing from an alliance of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and Telugu Desam Party.[citation needed]
Babu was appointed a member of Y. S. Reddy's cabinet in May 2009[7] as minister for Higher Education and NRI affairs. After serving the ministry for 1.5 years he moved to the Civil Supplies and Legislative affairs ministry in Kiran Kumar Reddy's cabinet.[citation needed] He resigned from the cabinet on 2 January 2014 after Reddy divested him of his Legislative Affairs portfolio when the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, which concerns the creation of a separate Telangana state, was being discussed in the Assembly.[13]
Fourth term (2018–2023)
Sridhar Babu won a hard-fought election in 2018,[14] and won with a majority of 16,230 votes against his TRS rival.[15] The Telangana CM KCR had called for an early election in September 2018 by dissolving the assembly a good 8 months before its tenure throwing the opposition parties into a tizzy.[16] The Congress party had high hopes of dethroning the ruling TRS and allied itself with the TDP, TJS and CPI to forge a grand alliance. However, the TRS rode back to power and Sridhar Babu was one of the only 19 MLAs who won on the Congress party ticket. During this time he was appointed in many key roles by AICC.
Fifth term (2023-)
He was re-elected in 2023 Assembly Elections defeating putta Madhu of Telangana Rashtra Samithi with a majority of 31380 votes. The Congress party worked hard in gaining the government where Shridhar babu was the manifesto chairman and congress party had gained the government with 65 seats across Telangna where Telangana Rashtra Samithi has won 39 seats.
Currently Shridhar babu is serving as IT minister[17] of Telangna, office held from 7th december 2023.
Election statistics
| Year | Contested For | Party | Constituency | Opponent | Votes | Majority | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Assembly election | INC | Manthani | Chandrupatla Ram Reddy (TDP) | 65884 - 50613 | 15271 | Won [18] | |
| 2 | 2004 | Somarapu Satyanarayana (TDP) | 79318-36758 | 42560 | Won [19] | ||||
| 3 | 2009 | Putta madhu (PRAP) | 63770-50561 | 13209 | Won [20] | ||||
| 4 | 2014 | Putta madhu (TRS) | 64677 - 84037 | -19360 | Lost [21] | ||||
| 5 | 2018 | Putta madhu (TRS) | 89045 - 72815 | 16230 | Won [14] | ||||
| 6 | 2023 | Putta madhu (BRS) | 103822 - 72442 | 31380 | Won [22] | ||||
Offices held
| Office | Organization | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary, Coordination Committee | Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee | (2014–2015) |
| Chairman, Manifesto Committee [23] | Telangana Pradesh Election Committee | (2014–2014) |
| Minister for Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs, Legal Metrology | Government of Andhra Pradesh | (2010-2014) |
| Minister for Legislative Affairs | Government of Andhra Pradesh | (2010 - 2014) |
| In Charge District Minister and Chairman DRC(District Review Committee)[24] | Ranga Reddy District, Andhra Pradesh | (2009-2014) |
| Minister for Higher Education and NRI Affairs | Government of Andhra Pradesh | (2009-2010) |
| President | District Congress Committee, Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh | (2004-2012) |
| Board Member | Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh | (2004-2006) |
| Government Whip | 12th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | (2004-2009) |
| Chairman | Cricket Association of Telangana, CAT | (2014–2016) |
| Vice president | Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee [25] | (2016–2021) |
| Secretary | All India Congress Committee [3] | (2022–Till date) |
References
- ^ "About Sridhar Babu". SridharBabu Official Website.
- ^ "Council of Ministers". Government of Andhra Pradesh. October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ a b "AICC Secretaries". The Hindu. The Hindu Online. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Duddilla, Sridhar babu. "Sridhar Babu Official Website". dsridharbabu.com/.
- ^ "List of MLAs". Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ Ahmed, Inkeshaf (21 September 2012). "Robed minister of Kiran's team". Postnoon. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Andhra Pradesh News : Manthani fields a Minister after PV". The Hindu. 26 May 2009. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Cong. wants Nellore renamed". The Hindu. 28 January 2003. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Whips". AP Legislature. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Andhra Pradesh Minister Sridhar Babu resigns over portfolio rejig". NDTV.com. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Telangana General Legislative Election 2018 - Statistical Report".
- ^ "Manthani Election Result 2018 Live Updates: Duddilla Sridhar Babu of INC Wins - News18". Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "KCR Keeps Date with 'Lucky 6', Dissolves Telangana Assembly and Calls for Early Polls". Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "IT Minister commits to promoting inclusive growth in Telangana". 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh 1999".
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh 2004".
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh 2009".
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh 2014".
- ^ "Telangana AE 2023".
- ^ "Congress releases poll manifesto for Telangana". 12 April 2014.
- ^ "Water Board, GHMC chiefs caught off guard". The Hindu. February 2012.
- ^ "Sonia approves TPCC body". 17 April 2016.