17 Facts About Jaipal Reddy

Sudini Jaipal Reddy was an Indian politician who was the Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha of India for five terms.

Jaipal Reddy represented the Chevella constituency of Telangana and was a member of the Indian National Congress.

Jaipal Reddy was the Union Minister for the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the Ministry of Science and Technology from 29 October 2012 to 18 May 2014.

Jaipal Reddy had been polio-stricken since he was 18-months old, and used crutches to walk.

Jaipal Reddy was a student leader during his college life and in 1970s he joined the Indian National Congress.

Jaipal Reddy became an MLA of Kalwakurthy in Andhra Pradesh.

Jaipal Reddy was an MLA of Kalwakurthy between 1969 and 1984, a constituency in Andhra Pradesh for four terms.

Jaipal Reddy quit his membership of the Congress Party to protest against the emergency and joined the Janata Party in 1977 and later on its splinter Janata Dal.

Jaipal Reddy was the general secretary of the Janata Party from 1985 to 1988.

Jaipal Reddy was elected to the 8th Lok Sabha in 1984 from Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha.

Jaipal Reddy rejoined the Congress Party in 1999 and was elected to the 14th in 2004 from Miryalaguda constituency and the 15th in 2009 from Chavella.

Jaipal Reddy held the position of leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha for a year from June 1991 to June 1992.

Jaipal Reddy served as the minister for Urban Development and Petroleum and Natural Gas.

Jaipal Reddy acted as the spokesman for several parties of which he has been a member and was awarded the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award in 1998.

Jaipal Reddy was the first from South India and the youngest parliamentarian to achieve this award.

Jaipal Reddy was shifted from his current ministry to the Science and Technology ministry after he differed on the gas allocation to Reliance and his refusal to accept demands of Reliance.

Jaipal Reddy died on 28 July 2019 at AIG Hospital, Gachibowli in Hyderabad of pneumonia.