Manugunta Maheeder Reddy was elected from Kandukur Assembly Constituency of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. Another senior politician from the district, Gade Venkat Reddy lost his berth in the cabinet after Maheeder was chosen for the cabinet post in the recent reformation of cabinet by N. Kiran Kumar Reddy. Maheeder Reddy was allocated portfolio of Municipal Administration.
Group politics of the Congress party also contributed to the rise of Maheeer Reddy in the district and state politics. In order to compensate the loss likely to be created to the Congress Party by Ex-Minister Balineni Srinivasa Reddy, the Congress leadership has brought in Maheeder Reddy to the cabinet to control MLAs of the district. The Congress party hass been extra cautious in the district affairs as it has 10 MLAs from the district. Lets wait and see to know how far Maheeder Reddy will succeed in pacifying the Jagan’s factor. Following is the brief profile of Manugunta Maheeder Reddy: