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Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy

Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy
General Secretary of the Communist Party of India
In office
31 March 2012 – 21 July 2019
Preceded byArdhendu Bhushan Bardhan
Succeeded byD. Raja
Member of Parliament
In office
16 May 2004 – 16 May 2009
Preceded byGutha Sukender Reddy
Succeeded byGutha Sukender Reddy
ConstituencyNalgonda
In office
28 February 1998 – 6 October 1999
Preceded byBommagani Dharma Bhiksham
Succeeded byGutha Sukender Reddy
ConstituencyNalgonda
Personal details
Born(1942-03-25)25 March 1942
Kondravpally, Kodair mandal, Mahbubnagar, Hyderabad State, India
(now Telangana, India)
Died22 August 2025(2025-08-22) (aged 83)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political partyCPI
SpouseDr. B.V. Vijaya Lakshmi
Children2 sons
Parent
  • S. Venkatrami Reddy (father)
RelativesSuravaram Pratap Reddy (Uncle)
Residence(s)Hyderabad, India
Alma materOsmania University
Websitehttp://suravaram.com/
As of 26 September, 2006
Source: [[1]]

Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy (25 March 1942 – 22 August 2025) was an Indian politician, who was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) from 2012 to 2019.[2][3][4] He was a member of the 12th and 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Nalgonda constituency of Telangana.[5][6]

Early life

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Reddy was born on 25 March 1942 in Kondravpally, Mahbubnagar, he was educated in the Municipal High School and Coles Memorial High School in Kurnool.

He did his BA in History from Osmania College, Kurnool, in 1964 and LLB from Osmania University Law College in Hyderabad in the year 1967.

Political career

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Reddy began his political career by joining in the All India Students’ Federation (AISF) in 1960, the student wing of the CPI, and became its all-India president in 1970. He was elected to the national council in 1971. He unsuccessfully contested the Assembly elections twice from Kollapur constituency in 1985, 1990 and once from Dhone constituency in 1994 where he was defeated by Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy.

When he was 15, he became a crucial figure in an agitation seeking blackboards, chalk and books for his school in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The movement spread and schools across Kurnool started raising similar demands. Reddy was later elected twice from the Nalgonda parliamentary constituency to 12th and 14th Lok Sabha. Leader of several mass struggles, and widely admired within the party and outside.

He was elected to serve as General Secretary of Communist Party of India (CPI), on 31 March 2012 in the 21st Party Congress. He had previously served as the Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour, while being a member of the parliament.

Death

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Reddy died in Hyderabad on 22 August 2025, at the age of 83.[7]. He was survived by wife Vijayalakshmi and two sons Nikhil and Kapil.[8][9][10]

As per his wishes, his body will be donated to Gandhi Medical College for medical research and eyes were donated to the LV Prasad Eye Hospital.[11]

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References

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  1. ^ "Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy". Digital Sansad. 23 August 2025. Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Sudhakar Reddy steps into Bardhan's shoes as CPI general secretary". thehindu.com.
  3. ^ "Sudhakar Reddy is CPI general secretary again". thehindu.com.
  4. ^ "Sudhakar Reddy unanimously re-elected CPI general secretary". business-standard.com.
  5. ^ "Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha".
  6. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha".
  7. ^ "CPI leader Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy passes away". The Hindu. 22 August 2025. Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy, who took charge of CPI after Bardhan, passes away at 83". The New Indian Express. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Veteran CPI leader Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy passes away at 83". Hindustan Times. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  10. ^ "CPI Leader Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy, A Two-Time MP, Dies At 83". NDTV. 23 August 2025. Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  11. ^ "CPI leader Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy passes away at 83". Deccan Herald. 23 August 2025. Archived from the original on 23 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
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