Sixth President of India Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
- (19th May 1913 to 1st June 1996)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (19th
May 1913 to 1st June 1996) was the sixth President of India, serving from
1977 to 1982. Beginning a long political career with the Indian National Congress Party in
the Indian independence movement, he went on
to hold several key offices in independent
India—as the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh,
a two-time Speaker of the Lok Sabha and a Union
Minister—before becoming the youngest-ever Indian president.
Born in present-day Anantapur district, Andhra
Pradesh, Reddy completed his schooling at Adayar and
joined the Government Arts College at Anantapur.
He quit to become an Indian independence activist and was
jailed for participating in the Quit India Movement.
He was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1946
as a Congress party representative. Reddy
became the deputy chief minister of Andhra State in
1953 and the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in
1956.
He was a union cabinet minister under
Prime Ministers Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi from
1964 to 1967 and Lok Sabha Speaker from 1967 to 1969.
He later retired from active politics
but returned in 1975, responding to Jayaprakash Narayan's call for "Total
Revolution" against the Indira Gandhi Government.
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Name
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Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
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Working Period
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25 July 1977 – 25 July 1982
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Born
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19 May 1913
Illur, Anantapur District, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India) |
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Died
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Political party
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Janata
Party (since 1977)
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Other political
affiliations |
Indian National Congress (before
1977)
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Spouse(s)
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Neelam Nagaratnamma
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Sixth President of India Neelam Sanjiva Reddy - (19th May 1913 to 1st June 1996)
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