Jagga Reddy

Jagga Reddy
జగ్గా రెడ్డి
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
2004-2008, 2009-2014[1]
Constituency Sangareddy
Personal details
Born Thurupu Jayaprakash Reddy
(1966-07-07) July 7, 1966
Indrakaran, Medak
Nationality Indian
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) Nirmala
Children 2
Education SSC
Occupation Politician
Website thurupujayaprakashreddymla.in

Jagga Reddy is an Indian politician, born on 7 July 1966 at Indrakaran village in Sangareddy mandal of Medak district Telangana [TS].

Political career

He started career as a councillor in BJP and then became municipal chairman. He won as TRS MLA in 2004, left the party to join the Congress. He was re-elected in 2009, but had lost in 2014. He contested in 2014 bypoll from Medak (Lok Sabha constituency) being BJP candidate and lost. He again joined congress in 2015.[2]

Allegations

In September 2018 he was detained on charges of impersonation, forgery, cheating and human trafficking on allegations that Reddy in 2004 allegedly trafficked three persons from Hyderabad to the US using passports secured on the names of his wife, daughter and son. [3]

References

  1. M.Siva Prasad Reddy. "Jagga Reddy hops back to BJP, to contest from Medak LS". Sakshipost.com. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. "BJP names Jagga Reddy as candidate for Medak bypoll". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 20 December 2014. .
  3. "Telangana Congress Leader Jagga Reddy Arrested for Trafficking 3 People to US on Forged Papers".


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