Mekapati Goutham Reddy

( Nov 02 1971 - Feb 21 2022 )

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Mekapati Goutham Reddy (2 November 1971 – 21 February 2022) was an Indian businessman[1] and politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was the Minister for Industries, Commerce, and Information Technology in the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He was elected twice and served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Atmakur Assembly constituency on behalf of YSR Congress Party from 2014 until his death in 2022. As a minister, he made efforts in framing new policies in industrial and IT sectors. He viewed information technology (IT) to be the factor that would transform Andhra Pradesh to be a trillion-dollar economy. He led a delegation team to Dubai Expo 2020 in February 2022 in order to attract investments to the state. Mekapati Goutham Reddy was born on 2 November 1971 to Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy and Mani Manjari. He hailed from Brahmanapalli village in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.He had two brothers, Prithvi Kumar Reddy and Vikram Reddy. His father, Rajamohan Reddy, was a former Member of Parliament of Nellore Lok Sabha constituency. His paternal uncle, Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy, is a politician and is the current MLA representing Udayagiri Assembly constituency. Reddy had been managing KMC Constructions since his post-graduation in 1997. He, along with his family, had controlling shares in several companies including KMC Constructions, KMC Road Holdings, KMC Infratech, Guruvayoor Infrastructure, Brindavan Infrastructure, Krishnarjuna Real Estates, Andaman Angling Agency, Pink City Expressway, Rayalaseema Expressway and North Malabar Expressway. These companies operate in road construction, real estate and infrastructure sectors. Reddy died on 21 February 2022 due to a heart attack in Hyderabad. Despite resuscitation efforts of conducting CPR for more than 90 minutes at Apollo Hospitals in Jubilee Hills, he could not be revived. In the wake of his death, the makers of the movie Bheemla Nayak postponed their pre-release event as a sign of respect. The state government announced a two-day state mourning period.The last rites were performed on 23 February with state honours at Mekapati Rajmohan Reddy Institute of Technology and Science in Udayagiri, Nellore district.

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IT & Industries Minister

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Brahmanapalli village in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.