Y.S. Avinash Reddy is a political leader from the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party. He is the incumbent two-time MP from Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa constituency. Born on August 27, 1984, he is the son of former legislator Y.S. Bhaskar Reddy, nephew of ex-Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and cousin of current Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy. He won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from the Kadapa seat but resigned from the post along with the other MPs of his party, demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh. He once again won the Lok Sabha elections in 2019 from the same seat, making him a two-time Member of the Parliament from the same seat. His political career is also surrounded by controversies, as he along with his father Y.S. Bhaskar Reddy were named the accused in the murder of his uncle Vivekananda Reddy. Although the charges were dropped later on, the public scrutiny still continues to date.

 

Criminal conspiracy in the murder of Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy

Avinash Reddy was summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on criminal conspiracy related to the murder of Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy, who has been brutally murdered and found at his residence in Kadapa on 15 March 2019. The death was first reported as a heart attack but later found to be a murder which led to further suspicion. The murder took place few weeks before the 2019 Andhra Pradesh General Elections. Along with his father Bhaskar Reddy, Avinash Reddy has been accused of conspiracy in the murder of Bhasker Reddy's cousin Vivekananda Reddy, based on a list of suspects submitted by the victim’s daughter Suneetha Nareddy. The CBI has sent a notice to Avinash Reddy to attend the inquiry on 19 May 2023. 

 

Constituency : kadapa

Party : Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party

Father's Name : Shri Y. S. Bhaskar Reddy

Mother's Name : Smt. Y. S. Lakshmi

Birth Place : Pulivendula, Distt. Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh)

Spouse Name : Smt. Y. S. Samatha

State Name : Andhra Pradesh

Permanent Address : D.No. 3-9-76, Pulivendula, Distt. Kadapa-516390, Andhra Pradesh

Present Address : 110, South Avenue, New Delhi-110011

Tels : (011) 23792560

Education Qualifications : B.Tech, M.B.A. Educated at St. Joseph s College of Engineering, Chennai and University of Worcester, U.K.Countries 

Visited : Singapore, Sri Lanka and U.K.