| Name(s) |
Yeduguri Sandinti
Rajasekhara (YSR) REDDY - Popularly known as
YSR |
| Date of
Birth |
July 08, 1949 |
| Date of
Death |
September 02, 2009
- in a Helicopter crash in nallamal forest area. |
|
Identity |
Indian Politician
from Andhra Pradesh |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- A two-time Chief
Minister of the Indian
state of Andhra Pradesh, serving
from 2004 to 2009.
- He was elected to the 9th, 10th,
11th, and 12th Lok Sabha from the
Kadapa constituency for four
terms and to the Andhra
Pradesh Assembly for five
terms from the Pulivendula
constituency.
- He won every election he
contested.
- In 2003 he undertook a
three-month-long paadayaatra, or
walking tour of 1475 km
during the very hot summer months,
across several districts in Andhra
Pradesh as a part of his election
campaign.
- There were reports of huge
corruption
involving amassing of huge wealth
during his tenure as Chief Minister.
|
|
Commemoration |
On 8 July 2010, the
Government of Andhra Pradesh
renamed the Kadapa district as YSR
district in honour of Y. S.
Rajasekhara Reddy, who was a native of
that district. |
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