Bhuma Nagi Reddy the TDP leader died this morning due to sever hear attack. He was with almost all the political parties and recently shifted from YSRC to TDP. His daughter is also a politician.
He is very popular in Allagadda and Nandyala. Bhuma Nagi Reddy (8 January 1964 to 12 March 2017) was a politician who tasted success at an early stage of his life.. He was elected in the by-election to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1992 following the sudden death of his brother Bhuma Sekhar Reddy, a sitting MLA from Allagadda constituency in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. In 1996 he came into limelight when he was chosen as TDP candidate to contest against the then prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao in the elections to Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency.
He was a Lok Sabha member for three consecutive terms serving in 11th, 12th and 13th Lok Sabha.Bhuma Nagi Reddy rose very fast in politics. In 1984, he was elected as president to Rudravaram cooperative society. In 1986-90, elected as mandal president to Allagadda MPP. His brother Bhuma Sekhar Reddy a sitting MLA died of a heart attack on 7 June 1991.
In the by elections to the vacant Allagadda constituency he had the first opportunity to contest as an MLA candidate from the then opposition Telugu Desam Party. But it was not a cake walk for him as his life was under threat from his faction and political opponents who… were credited to be influential at the then ruling central and state govts …tightened his movements from canvassing. But Nagi Reddy was dare enough to face the challenges thrown by the rivals and with the strong popular support he won the elections.[5] In 1996 he gained nationwide attention as he contested against the then prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao as a TDP candidate.
Though defeated narrowly he won lakhs of fans and got a wide publicity. P.V. Narasimha Rao resigned for Nandyal seat to retain Berhampur constituency leading to the by-elections. Bhuma was the undisputed candidate again from TDP and won with a record majority of over 4 lakhs on Mr. Rangaiah Naidu to enter for the first time in the 11th Lok Sabha.
The Nation went for polls 1n 1998 again and TDP runs Bhuma in to foray, this time against his traditional rival Gangula Prathapa Reddy. In the beginning it was thought that the election is a cake walk for Bhuma but the things made differently. He could win with a slight majority of 4,550.
This result made Bhuma to reconstruct his political strategies and strengthen his energies. Later worked hard and maintained good relationship with cadre. He never neglected the interests and needs of cadre. Probably that is the reason, In 1999 midterm polls he proved his stamina by winning the seat with 72,600 votes of majority on the same rival candidate.He became a ‘stalwart’ in Rayalaseema by these ‘hat-trick’ wins.
