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Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy

Born	July 8, 1949 Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh
Residence	Begumpet, Hyderabad
Died
Office	Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
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Constituency
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Successor
Political party	Indian National Congress
Religion
Spouse	Vijayalakshmi
Children	Son and a daughter
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Dr. Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (born July 8, 1949), popularly known as Y.S.R., is the present Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. He is known for his forthright speech and frank approach. Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy hails from Pulivendula, a small town from Cuddapah district of the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh See also Andhra Pradesh Chief Ministers of India Ministers of Andhra Pradesh Links Categories: | | | | ... Andhra Pradesh : (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్, Urdu: آندھرا پردیش, Hindi: आंध्र प्रदेश; Āndhra Prādesh), is a state in South India but is also debated as Central India as well. ... Map showing cuddapah district Cuddapah, or Kadapa, as it is known now, is one of the districts of Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Rayalaseema is an unofficial region of Indias Andhra Pradesh state. ... Andhra Pradesh : (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్, Urdu: آندھرا پردیش, Hindi: आंध्र प्रदेश; Āndhra Prādesh), is a state in South India but is also debated as Central India as well. ...

Dr.Reddy belongs to the Indian National Congress party and was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Pulivendula Assembly Constituency of Cuddapah District. He has been Chief Minister since May 14, 2004. He served as the leader of the Opposition in the House for the previous term during which N. Chandrababu Naidu was the Chief Minister. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nara Chandrababu Naidu (born April 20, 1950) was the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh during 1995-2004. ...

Y.S.R. is a medical science graduate from the M.R. College of Gulbargaa. He did his House-Surgency in Sri Venkateshwara Medical College, Tirupathi. Upon completion of his MBBS degree, he served as Medical Officer in Church of South India's Campbell Hospital in Jammalamadugu in the Diocese of Nandyal for a brief period of time. In 1973 he established a 70-bed charitable hospital at Pulivendula in the name of his father, Sri Y. S. Raja Reddy. The hospital continues to serve the poor to date. Tirupathi is one of the most famous temple towns in India. ... MBBS was a popular BBS system in the Nordic countries during the mid-1990s. ... The Church of South India is an autonomous Protestant church of South India. ... This is a small town located at a lattitude of 14°49 60N and longitude of 78°24 0E in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh in India. ...

A doctor by profession, Reddy made his debut in politics as a Youth Congress Leader. It is interesting to note that he and his present opponent, TDP President Nara Chandrababu Naidu, made their debut at the same time (1978) in the Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Assembly as young legislators of the Congress party. They both worked together as Ministers in Sri. Tanguturi Anjaiah’s cabinet. In fact Sri Chandrababu Naidu acknowledges him as his mentor in politics. Nara Chandrababu Naidu Nara Chandrababu Naidu (born April 20, 1951) was the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh during 1995-2004. ...

Y.S.R. had an active political career over a quarter of a century and has been representing his party on different fora. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Cuddapah constituency four times, and a similar number of times to the Andhra Pradesh State Assembly, from the Pulivendula constituency. He twice served as the APCC President. He remains one of the very few national politicians who have never lost an election.

Religious background

Reddy is a second-generation Christian. His father, Mr. Raja Reddy, while serving in the military in Burma came across Christian missionaries and although a firm believer in Hinduism soon converted to Christianity. ^{[citation needed]}After returning to India, he was despised by his own caste folk and shunted out of the village. By this time, missionaries in India were leaving the shores and handing over the administration of the Church to the national Indians. It was in 1947 that the Church of South India was formed. Sri Raja Reddy began to attend the Church Services of this congregation. The Church of South India is an autonomous Protestant church of South India. ...

The Church of South India is headquartered in Chennai with dioceses throughout South India. Any one could contact the Diocese of Krishna-Godavari [Machilipatnam-Bishop Rev. G. Dyvasirvadam - also Past Professor in Andhra Christian Theological College - an ecumenical Seminary in Gandhinagar, Hyderabad] or the Diocese of Nandyal [Nandyal-Bishop Rev. G.T. Abraham - also Past Professor in Andhra Christian Theological College, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad] to verify the antecedants as stated. Andhra Christian Theological College is an ecumenical enterprise of the mainline Churches in Andhra Pradesh in India. ... Andhra Christian Theological College is an ecumenical enterprise of the mainline Churches in Andhra Pradesh in India. ...

Sri Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy, the brother of Sri Rajasekhara Reddy is a fund-raiser and member of the local committee of the Bible Society of India headquartered in Bangalore with auxiliaries in each state. Likewise, Sri Rajasekhara Reddy's sister is into conducting Bible classes for women. Mr. Rajasekhara's son-in-law is a global evangelist speaker.

His father Raja Reddy was assassinated by a rival Reddy clan in the ever growing intra-caste Reddy massacres.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Government of Andhra Pradesh - Official profile
• Government of Andhra Pradesh - Contact details
• YSR's official website
• http://www.rediff.com/election/1999/sep/07ysr.htm
• Protestant Andhra CM Launching Evangelist TV Station