Gadikota Srikanth Reddy

Gadikota Srikanth Reddy is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Andhra Pradesh, a state in southern India. He was elected in the 2009 general assembly elections, when he defeated the sitting MLA. Reddy is a supporter of Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, president of YSR Congress Party.

His father, Gadikota Mohan Reddy, served as a MLA from the Lakkireddipalle constituency between 2004 and 2009.[1][2]

In 2012, he resigned his membership in the Indian National Congress party and his membership in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly as a loyal gesture to popular leader, Y.S. Raja Shekara Reddy. He was re-elected to the Assembly on YSR congress party ticket. He got a record majority of over 50,000 votes.

References

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/nation/south/andhra-speaker-disqualifies-16-jagan-loyalists-574

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