Published On: January 3, 2022 at 17:30 IST
Minister of Labour and Employment of Telangana
NAME – Chamakura Malla Reddy
PROFESSION – Politician
BORN – 09/09/1953
PLACE OF BIRTH – Bowenpally, Telangana
FATHER’S NAME – Malla Reddy
MOTHER’S NAME – A. Mangamma
SPOUSE – Kalpana Reddy
SIBLINGS – N/A
CHILDREN – 3
EDUCATION – He studied in Wesley Co-education High School and intermediate in Mahabubia Junior College.
POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS/PARTY – Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) (Current)
Telugu Desam Party (TDP)
OFFICIAL WEBSITE – N/A
REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT – N/A
AWARDS – N/A
BACKGROUND – Malla Reddy is an Indian politician serving as the Minister of Labour and Employment in Telangana with other portfolios like Factories, Skill Development. He is the MLA from Medchal assembly constituency. He was Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha from Malkajgiri. He is a member of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi. He is also an agriculturist.
Malla Reddy was born on 9 September 1953. He was born and brought up by Malla Reddy and A. Mangamma in Bowenpally. He studied in Wesley Co-education High School and intermediate in Mahabubia Junior College. He is married to Kalpana Reddy. They both have 2 sons and 1 daughter. His children are Mamatha Reddy, Ch. Mahender Reddy and Dr Bhadra Reddy.
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CAREER TIMELINE/ POSITIONS HELD – 2014 – Elected to 16th Lok Sabha from Malkajgiri.
2014-2017 – Member, Standing Committee on Defence and Committee on Ethics.
2014-2018 – Member of Consultative Committee, Health and Family Welfare, Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment, Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex.
2018 – Resigned and became member of 2nd Telangana Legislative Assembly from Medchal Constituency.
2019 – Minister for Labour & Employment, Factories, Skill Development, Government of Telangana.
CONTROVERSIES/CASES – Telangana minister Chamakura Malla Reddy was in news for his controversial remarks advocating the encounter of perpetrators in rape and murder cases involving minors. His statement came just days after a six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and killed by her neighbour in Hyderabad’s Saidabad area. The incident had stoked a widespread outrage among locals, who demanded strict action against the accused.