Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy (1962/63 – 6 August 2020 [1]) was an Indian politician, a member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly.
Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy | |
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Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
In office 02 June 2014 – 06 August 2020 | |
Preceded by | Cheruku Muthyam Reddy |
Succeeded by | Raghunandan Rao |
Constituency | Dubbak Assembly constituency |
Personal details | |
Born | 2 October 1961 |
Died | 6 August 2020 Hyderabad, Telangana, India | (aged 58)
Nationality | ![]() |
Before becoming a politician, Reddy had worked as a journalist for a paper in the
Medak District of
Telangana. He was elected four times as the representative for
Dubbaka and was prominent in Telangana's campaign for statehood. On 31 July 1990 he was arrested under the
Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act.
[2] In July 2020 he underwent surgery for a circulation problem, but it was unsuccessful.
[1]
Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy's wife's name is Solipeta Sujatha. After the death of Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy, she contested from TRS in Dubbaka Assembly Constituency but she lost to BJP candidate. His son's name is Solipeta Sathish Reddy who is also an active TRS State Youth Leader.