Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy: key obituary facts
Is Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy dead? Yes. Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy died on July 14, 2026, at age 73.
Cause of death: Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy known for?
He was an Indian politician.
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Mudragada Padmanabha Reddy, an Indian politician, died on July 14, 2026.
He was known as Mudragada Padmanabham and was a former Member of Parliament from Kakinada as well as a political activist who campaigned for the inclusion of the Kapu community in the Backward Class category. Born on January 22, 1953, in Kirlampudi, then in Madras and now in Andhra Pradesh, he began his political career as a Janata Party MLA in 1978.
He later joined the Telugu Desam Party, winning the Prattipadu Assembly seat in 1983 and 1985, and went on to serve as a four-time member of the Legislative Assembly, a one-time member of Parliament, and a minister in Telugu Desam Party and Indian National Congress governments.