# N. Uttam Kumar Reddy

Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy (born 20 June 1962) is a politician and former Indian Air Force pilot from the Indian state of Telangana. He is a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Nalgonda constituency. He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kodad between 1999 and 2009 and from Huzurnagar between 2009 and 2019. He served as the president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee from February 2015 until June 2021. He served as the Minister of Housing, Weaker Selection Housing Programmes in N. Kiran Kumar Reddy's ministry.

## Early life

Uttam Kumar Reddy was born on 20 June 1962 in Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh to Purushottam Reddy and Usha Devi. He is a graduate in B.Sc. He is a former fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force. He flew the MiG 21 and MiG 23 in front line fighter squadrons. He served as the Controller of Security, Protocol, Administration, Foreign trips of President at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

## Personal life

Uttam Kumar Reddy is married to N. Padmavathi Reddy. The couple has no children.

## Political career

Uttam Kumar Reddy is a five-time MLA from Congress. He won the 1999 elections from Kodad constituency. He won from the same constituency in 2004 elections. In 2009, he shifted to Huzurnagar constituency and won the 2009, 2014 elections. After the formation of Telangana, he contested and won the 2018 elections from Huzurnagar. In the 2019 general elections, he contested and won as an MP from Nalgonda constituency. After winning as an MP, he resigned as an MLA from Huzurnagar that he won in 2018, with effect from 5 June. He served as the Minister of Housing, Weaker Sections Housing Programmes in N. Kiran Kumar Reddy's ministry.
He represented the Telangana region in an all party meeting held by the then Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in January 2011 to discuss the Srikrishna Committee report.
He served as the official president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) from March 2015 until June 2021. After the defeat of Congress party in 2020 GHMC elections, he resigned as the TPCC president. However, the party continued with him until he was replaced by Revanth Reddy in June 2021.
In 2023 Assembly Elections he contested from Huzurnagar and won with a majority of 44888 votes on BRS candidate Shanampudi Saidireddy. He took oath as minister at L B Stadium in Hyderabad on 7 December 2023 and later he were assigned Irrigation and Food & Civil Supplies portfolios on 9 December 2023 in Revanth Reddy Ministry.

## Election statistics

| | Year | Contested For | Party | Constituency | Opponent | Votes | Majority | Result |
| 1 | 1994 | MLA | Indian National Congress | Kodada | Chander Rao Venepally (TDP) | 62,499 - 71,648 | -9,149 | Lost |
| 2 | 1999 | MLA | Indian National Congress | Kodada | Chander Rao Venepally (TDP) | 66,187 - 59,508 | +7,309 | Won |
| 3 | 2004 | MLA | Indian National Congress | Kodada | Chander Rao Venepally (TDP) | 88,178 - 64,391 | +23,787 | Won |
| 4 | 2009 | MLA | Indian National Congress | Huzurnagar | Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy (TRS) | 80,835 - 51,641 | +29,194 | Won |
| 5 | 2014 | MLA | Indian National Congress | Huzurnagar | Kasoiu Shankaramma (TRS) | 69,879 - 45,955 | +23,924 | Won |
| 6 | 2018 | MLA | Indian National Congress | Huzurnagar | Shanampudi Saidireddy (TRS) | 92,996 - 85,530 | +7,466 | Won |
| 7 | 2019 | MP | Indian National Congress | Nalgonda | Vemireddy Narasimha Reddy (TRS) | 5,26,028 - 5,00,346 | +25,682 | Won |
| 8 | 2023 | MLA | Indian National Congress | Huzurnagar | Shanampudi Saidireddy (BRS) | 1,16,707 - 71,819 | +44,888 | Won |

## Other works

Uttam Kumar Reddy played the role of a chief minister in the movie Terror (2016).