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{{Short description|14th Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh}}
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| name = Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy <br> వై.ఎస్.రాజశేఖర్ రెడ్డి
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| name = Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
| religion = ] (])
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2009|9|2|1949|7|8|df=y}}
| caption = YSR Postal Stamp 2010<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ysr-stamp-to-be-released-on-sept-2/articleshow/6389474.cms |title=YSR stamp to be released on Sept.2 |newspaper=The Times of India |date=22 August 2010 }}</ref>
| death_place =], ]
| office = 14th ]
| constituency = ]
| term_start = 14 May 2004<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2004/may/13ysr.htm | title=The 'perpetual dissident' finally becomes CM }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/ysr-swornin-as-andhra-cm-emerges-as-a-mass-leader/lite/ | title=YSR sworn-in as Andhra CM, emerges as a mass leader | date=20 May 2009 }}</ref>
| office = 14<sup>th</sup> ]
| term_end = 2 September 2009<ref>Rajasekhara Reddy, four others killed in helicopter crash – https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Rajasekhara-Reddy-four-others-killed-in-helicopter-crash/article16878911.ece</ref>
| term_start = 14 May 2004
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| term_end = 2 September 2009
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| spouse = Y.S. Vijayalakshmi
| subterm = '''Cabinet'''
| children = ]<br> Sharmila
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* General Administration
* Law & Order
* Other departments not allocated to any Minister
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| term_end1 = 2 September 2009
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| office2 = 12th ]
| term_start2 = 11 October 1999<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-man-who-could-be-next-chief-minister-of-andhra/story-k7W885shXQInRCvoqnBy1H.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
| term_end2 = 13 May 2004
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| term_start3 = 2 December 1989
| term_end3 = 26 April 1999
| predecessor3 = D. N. Reddy
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| term_start4 = 1998
| term_end4 = 1999
| 1blankname4 = ] President
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| term_start5 = 1983
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| office6 = ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.andhrafriends.com/topic/9951-rajasekhar-reddy-profile/ |title=Rajasekhar Reddy Profile |date=3 September 2009 }}</ref><br />]
| term_start6 = 1980
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* Pusapati Ananda Gajapathi Raju
* Karanam Ramachandra Rao
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| term_start8 = 5 March 1978
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| predecessor8 = Penchikala Basi Reddy
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| birth_name = Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy
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| children = ] (son)<br />] (daughter)
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'''Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy''' (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly known as '''YSR''', was an Indian politician. He served as the ] of ] from 2004 to 2009. Reddy was elected (], ], ] and ]) four terms to the ] from ] and was also elected (], ], ], ], ] and ]) six terms to the ] from ]. Over the course of his career, he won every election that he contested, either to ] or ].


On 2 September 2009, a helicopter carrying Reddy went missing in the ] area which was later confirmed to have crashed with all five people including Reddy pronounced dead.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Death-came-without-warning-for-YSR/articleshow/5187509.cms|title=Death came without warning for, YSR|newspaper=]|date=2 November 2009|access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref>
'''Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy''' ({{lang-te| వై.ఎస్.రాజశేఖర్ రెడ్డి}}) (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly known as '''YSR''', was a two-time ] of the ]n state of ]. His popularity is often attributed to various welfare schemes and development programs he championed for the people of his state.<ref>{{cite web|author=CJ: Srinivasaprasad |url=http://www.merinews.com/article/ysr-is-andhras-best-cm/130175.shtml |title=YSR is Andhra's best CM |publisher=Merinews.com |date= |accessdate=2011-05-23}}</ref> In the words of ] 'YSR was a mass leader who ruled the hearts of people in Andhra Pradesh'.<ref>{{dead link|date=May 2011}}</ref> The ] called him a champion of social welfare schemes.<ref name="Obituary: YS Rajasekhara Reddy">{{cite news | title = Obituary: YS Rajasekhara Reddy | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8235283.stm | work=BBC News | date=3 September 2009}}</ref>


== Padayatra ==
He was elected to the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th ] from the ] constituency for four terms and to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly for five terms from the Pulivendula constituency. His candidature won every election he contested.<ref name="hindu.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/21/stories/2009042160161400.htm |title=YSR’s pocket borough, 21 April 2009. ''The Hindu'' |publisher=Hindu.com |date=2009-04-21 |accessdate=2011-05-23}}</ref> In 2003 he undertook a three-month-long paadayaatra, or walking tour of 1475&nbsp;km during the very hot summer months, across several districts in Andhra Pradesh as a part of his election campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/06/18/stories/2003061805390400.htm |title="Admirers mob 'pilgrim YSR' " ''The Hindu'' |publisher=Hinduonnet.com |date=2003-06-18 |accessdate=2011-05-23}}</ref> He led his party to victory in the following general and assembly elections held in 2004. He repeated the feat in 2009. He is the only chief minister of AP to have come back to power after being in office for a full term.
In 2003, he undertook a three-month-long ] covering {{convert|1500|km}} in 60 days across 11 districts of Andhra Pradesh as a part of his election campaign. He led the ] to victory in the ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/tragedies-dog-the-yeduguri-sandinti-family/article26568205.ece|title=Tragedies in Yeduguri Sandinti Family|newspaper=]|date=21 March 2019|access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref>


==Early and personal life==
On 2 September 2009, a helicopter carrying Reddy went missing in the ] forest area. On the morning of 3 September 2009, media reported that the helicopter wreckage had been found on top of Rudrakonda Hill, {{convert|40|nmi|km}} from ]. This was later confirmed by the ]. Five people aboard this ill fated helicopter were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. Rumors and conspiracy theories about a highly influential Indian business tycoon's involvement in his untimely death exist.
Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy was born on 8 July 1949 in ], ], ] (present day ]) into a ] ] family of Y. S. Raja Reddy, as eldest of five sons.<ref name="YSCKR">{{cite book|first1=Prasada|last1=Reddy|first2=T.|last2=Sivarama|title=An Autobiography of Y. S. Chinna Konda Reddy|publisher=Y. S. Prakash Reddy|location=Kadapa|year=2010|url=https://www.uecf.net/books/konda_reddy_english.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Srinivasulu|first=K|year=2009|title=Y S Rajasekhara Reddy: A Political Appraisal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25663561|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=44|issue=38|pages=8–10|jstor=25663561|issn=0012-9976}}</ref> Rajasekhara Reddy completed his ] in Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, ], ] and served as ] at ]-Campbell Mission Hospital, ] after completing his studies. In 1973, he established a 70-bed hospital.<ref name="doctor">{{cite news|title=YSR: A doctor with a finger on the public pulse|url=http://archive.mid-day.com/news/2009/sep/030909-ysr-obituary.htm|access-date=25 October 2016|work=]|publisher=]|date=3 September 2009|location=Hyderabad|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725120216/http://archive.mid-day.com/news/2009/sep/030909-ysr-obituary.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> His father Raja Reddy, was ] in a bomb attack on 23 May 1998.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Somasekhar|first=M.|date=18 March 2019|title=Tragedies dog the Yeduguri Sandinti family|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/tragedies-dog-the-yeduguri-sandinti-family/article26568205.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422051756/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/tragedies-dog-the-yeduguri-sandinti-family/article26568205.ece|archive-date=22 April 2021|access-date=19 May 2021|newspaper=]}}</ref>
<ref name="yahoo_news_dead">{{cite web|url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/242/20090903/1334/tnl-search-for-andhra-cm-resumes-fears-o.html |title=Andhra CM YS Rajasekhara Reddy dies|date=2009-09-02|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-09-02}}</ref><ref name="ht_2aug09">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/6-hours-on-Andhra-CM-s-whereabouts-still-not-known/H1-Article1-449482.aspx|title=Mystery over Andhra CM's whereabouts after chopper lands|date=2009-09-02|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/andhra-chief-minister-reported-to-be-missing/100471-37.html?from=twitter |title=Army, IAF search for missing Andhra CM as confusion reigns |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date= |accessdate=2011-05-23}}</ref>


Reddy was married to ].<ref>{{cite news|title=More cheap rice, free power|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/More-cheap-rice--free-power/463064|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=21 May 2009|access-date=12 June 2009}}</ref> They had a son ] and a daughter ].<ref name="Pilgirm">{{cite news|title=YSR leaves for pilgrimage to Israel|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200905271081.htm|newspaper=]|date=27 May 2009|access-date=3 June 2009}}</ref> His son Jagan and younger brother ] are also politicians. Reddy was a practicing Christian and visited ], ], twice.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sai|first=J S|date=7 September 1999|title=In Cuddapah, YSR is king|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/1999/sep/07ysr.htm|access-date=10 September 2009|publisher=Rediff}}</ref><ref name="Pilgirm"/>
==Personal life and religious beliefs==
Reddy was married to Vijaya Lakshmi.<ref>{{cite news |title= More cheap rice, free power |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/More-cheap-rice--free-power/463064 |work= Indian Express |date= 21 May 2009 |accessdate=June 12, 2009}}</ref> They have a son, ] and a daughter, Sharmila. Jagan Mohan Reddy is a former INC politician. He currently runs his own political party named Y.S.R. Congress (Yuvajana Sramika Raithu). Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy recently contested and won the Kadapa Lok Sabha by-election with a record 5 lakh plus majority.<ref name = "Bethlehem">{{cite news |title= YSR leaves for pilgrimage to Israel |url= http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200905271081.htm |work= The Hindu |date= 27 May 2009 |accessdate=June 3, 2009 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= 'Shooting' for posterity |url= http://www.hindu.com/2004/08/16/stories/2004081605620400.htm |work= The Hindu |date= 16 August 2004 |accessdate=June 3, 2009 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> YSR's younger brother ] is also a Congress(I) politician.

Reddy's parents were devout Christians<ref>{{cite web |last= Sai |first=J S |title= In Cuddapah, YSR is king |url= http://www.rediff.com/election/1999/sep/07ysr.htm |date= 7 September 1999 |publisher= Rediff |accessdate=10 September 2009}}</ref> as was he; and he was buried according to Christian rites.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.merinews.com/article/ysr-buried-with-full-state-honour-in-idupulapai/15783520.shtml | title=YSR buried with full state honour in Idupulapai}}</ref> Reddy visited ] and other historically important Christian places in Israel twice. He was a regular devotee of ], and visited ] regularly.<ref name = "Bethlehem"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/A-Christian-YSR-a-regular-at-Tirumala/articleshow/4969168.cms|title=A Christian, YSR a regular at Tirumala|last=P Neelima|date=4 September 2009|work=]|accessdate=2009-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/2009/09/03230252/YS-Rajasekhara-Reddy--A-tiger.html?h=B|title=YS Rajasekhara Reddy : A tiger who will roar no more|last=Venkatesha Babu|work=Mint Lounge|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-09-05}}</ref>.


==Career== ==Career==
Rajasekhara Reddy joined ] in 1978 and won the ] from ]. He became minister for Rural Development from 1980 and later shifted to the Excise Ministry in 1982 and Education in 1982–83. He won the ] and ] elections from the same constituency. He was appointed the state president of the Congress party by ]. He won from ] for four terms in ], ], ] and ]. He returned to state politics and won the ] from the same Pulivendula constituency and served as leader of opposition in ] from 1999 to 2004.<ref name="doctor"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/21/stories/2009042160161400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424104837/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/21/stories/2009042160161400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 April 2009|title=YSR's pocket borough|location=India|date=21 April 2009|newspaper=]|access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> In 2003, he undertook a three-month-long ] covering {{convert|1500|km}} in 60 days across 11 districts of Andhra Pradesh as a part of his election campaign.<ref>{{cite news|title=YSR's padayatra to begin on April 9|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ysrs-padayatra-to-begin-on-april-9/articleshow/42102373.cms|newspaper=]|date=2 April 2003|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
Son of late Sri YS Raja Reddy, a dynamic leader in his heyday, Rajasekhara Reddy evinced interest in politics right from his student days. While studying in MR Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka, he served as president of the Students union. He was elected leader of the House Surgeon's Association in SV Medical College, Tirupati.


===Chief Ministership (2004–09)===
After completing MBBS, he served as Medical Officer at the Jammalamadugu Mission Hospital for a brief period. In 1973, he established a 70-bed charitable hospital, named after his father late YS Raja Reddy at Pulivendula.His family also built and ran a degree college and a ] in ]. These educational institutes were later handed over to the Loyola Group of Educational Institutions. A junior college in ], near ], is run by his family.{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}}. Reddy is the only congress chief minister to complete his entire tenure (2004–2009)without any interruption.
Reddy led the congress party to victory in the ] and served as the 14th ] from 2004 to 2009. During his tenure as Chief Minister, he enacted schemes to provide ], a ] program for rural people living below the ],<ref>{{cite news|title=YSR wants Arogyasree, 108 and 104 under one umbrella|url=http://expressbuzz.com/States/andhrapradesh/ysr-wants-arogyasree-108-and-104-under-one-umbrella/69101.html}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> a free public ambulance service,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/06/stories/2009090653900400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908082713/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/06/stories/2009090653900400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 September 2009|location=Chennai, India|work=]|title=108 service was YSR's brainchild|date=6 September 2009}}</ref> low interest loans to rural women, subsidised housing for the rural poor,<ref>{{cite report|url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTARD/EXTRURLIV/0,,contentMDK:22027188~pagePK:64168445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:5097010,00.html#ComProf|title=Rural livelihoods – Andhra Pradesh Rural Poverty Reduction|publisher=World bank|access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> subsidized rice,<ref>{{cite news|first=K.V.V.V.|last=Charya|title=Rs 2/kg rice to add Rs 3,000cr burden on Andhra coffers|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/rs-2-kg-rice-to-add-rs-3-000cr-burden-on-andhra-coffers/248572/|newspaper=The Financial Express |date=10 December 2007|access-date=28 May 2009}}</ref> reimbursement of college fees for underprivileged and reservation for minorities.<ref>{{cite news|title =NREGA: Andhra Pradesh shows the way|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/08/stories/2008090856271000.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911011228/http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/08/stories/2008090856271000.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2008|location=Chennai, India|work =]|date=8 September 2008}}</ref> His tenure also saw the weakening of the violent extremist left-wing ] movement that was rampant in the state.<ref name="doctor"/> He commenced the ] project to irrigate {{convert|10000000|acre|ha|order=flip}} of land through the construction of major, medium and minor irrigation projects.<ref>{{cite news|author=Ram Goginei|url=http://jalayagnam.org/index1.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108205434/http://jalayagnam.org/index1.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2007|title=Jalayagnam in Andhra Pradesh, India|publisher=Jalayagnam.org|access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref>


He led the congress party to victory in the ], winning 156 seats in the assembly.<ref>{{cite news|title=YSR's performance, credibility behind Congress magic in Andhra|url=http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?a=jfrrzrbabjh&title=YSR_s_performance_credibility_behind_Congress_magic_in_Andhra&tag=Ysr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209021520/http://www.sify.com/news/fullstory.php?a=jfrrzrbabjh&title=YSR_s_performance_credibility_behind_Congress_magic_in_Andhra&tag=Ysr|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 December 2014|work=Sify}}</ref> He became the first incumbent chief minister from Congress since 1969 to win and was sworn in as the 15th ] on 20 May 2009.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=3 September 2009|title=YSR: From aggressive politician to mass leader|language=en-IN|newspaper=]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/YSR-From-aggressive-politician-to-mass-leader/article16878912.ece|url-status=live|access-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620063938/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/YSR-From-aggressive-politician-to-mass-leader/article16878912.ece|archive-date=20 June 2023|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The tragedy and the trend|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-tragedy-and-the-trend/513157/3|date=5 September 2009|work=The Indian Express|location=India|access-date=10 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=YSR Reddy sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh CM|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=4872e4d1-4b57-4793-acc9-1dd228fa3a13&Headline=YSR+Reddy+sworn-in+as+Andhra+Pradesh+CM|archive-url=https://archive.today/20090910034602/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=4872e4d1-4b57-4793-acc9-1dd228fa3a13&Headline=YSR+Reddy+sworn-in+as+Andhra+Pradesh+CM|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 September 2009|date=20 May 2009|newspaper=]|access-date=21 May 2009 }}</ref>
==Positions held==
* Minister of state for rural development (1980–82)
* Excise minister (1982)
* Education minister (1982–83)
* Leader of Opposition, Andhra Pradesh State Assembly (1999–2004)
* ] (2004–2009)
* ] (20-May-2009 To 02-Sep-2009)


==Disappearance and death==
===As Chief Minister===
During his tenure as CM,the government of Andhra Pradesh under took the following projects :
* Providing free electricity as promised for farmers was initiated on the very first day of his tenure as CM in 2004.
* Rajiv Arogya Shree – A ] program for rural population below poverty line (white card holders). This insurance program pays the entire cost of any necessary surgery to a maximum of Rs.200,000<ref>
{{cite web | title = YSR wants Arogyasree, 108 and 104 under one umbrella | url =http://expressbuzz.com/States/andhrapradesh/ysr-wants-arogyasree-108-and-104-under-one-umbrella/69101.html}}</ref>
* Emergency service- Free public ambulance service. This service was originally started by ]{{dn|date=August 2011}} and later adopted by government of ]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/06/stories/2009090653900400.htm | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=108 service was YSR's brainchild | date=6 September 2009}}</ref>
* Pavala Vaddi&nbsp;— a program that provides loans at 3% per anum interest rate, designed to encourage small scale businesses and entrepreneurship primarily targeted at rural women.
* Indiramma illu&nbsp;— a program for construction of heavily subsidized housing for the rural poor.
* Rs 2/KG of rice scheme<ref>{{cite news |first=K.V.V.V. |last= Charya |title= Rs 2/kg rice to add Rs 3,000cr burden on Andhra coffers|url= http://www.financialexpress.com/news/rs-2-kg-rice-to-add-rs-3-000cr-burden-on-andhra-coffers/248572/ |work= The Financial Express|date= 10 December 2007 |accessdate=May 28, 2009}}</ref>
* Increase in the minimum support price for rice.
* Reimbursement of full college fees for backward sections. Reservations for minorities.
* The main emphasis during his tenure was on social welfare with a majority of his projects targeted at reducing rural povery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTARD/EXTRURLIV/0,,contentMDK:22027188~pagePK:64168445~piPK:64168309~theSitePK:5097010,00.html#ComProf |title=Rural livelihoods - Andhra Pradesh Rural Poverty Reduction |publisher=Web.worldbank.org |date= |accessdate=2011-05-23}}</ref> Apart from these schemes, his government stood as the role model in implementing the central governments flagship program – the ].<ref>{{cite news | title = NREGA: Andhra Pradesh shows the way | url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/08/stories/2008090856271000.htm | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | date=8 September 2008}}</ref> The ] has called him a champion of social welfare schemes.<ref name="Obituary: YS Rajasekhara Reddy"/>
* His tenure also saw significant weakening of the violent extremist left-wing ] movement that was rampant in the state when he assumed office in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|author=By: IANS   Date:  2009-09-03   Place: Hyderabad |url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/sep/030909-ysr-obituary.htm?zcc=rl |title=YSR: A doctor with a finger on the public pulse |publisher=Mid-day.com |date=2009-09-03 |accessdate=2011-05-23}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web | title = YSR: A doctor with a finger on the public pulse | url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/sep/030909-ysr-obituary.htm?zcc=rl}}</ref>
* During his era Andhra Pradesh achieved a growth rate of more than 6% every year. Poverty levels reduced to 16% in Andhra Pradesh while the national average was 23%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbank.org.in/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/INDIAEXTN/0,,contentMDK:20970681~pagePK:141137~piPK:141127~theSitePK:295584,00.html |title=India - Andhra Pradesh |publisher=Worldbank.org.in |date=2009-03-24 |accessdate=2011-05-23}}</ref>

===Other projects===
]-To irrigate 1,00,00,000 acres of land through construction of major, medium and minor irrigation projects.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ram Goginei, Austin, TX USA. |url=http://jalayagnam.org/index1.php |title=Jalayagnam in Andhra Pradesh, India |publisher=Jalayagnam.org |date= |accessdate=2011-05-23}}</ref> The program helped Andhra Pradesh make significant progress in areas of Sustainable Agriculture by making wastelands cultivable.

=== Corruption claims ===
It has repeatedly been alleged that while YSR was CM, his son amassed wealth by such tactics as pressuring companies to "invest" in his businesses in return various favours from his father's government. On August 10, 2011, the ] ordered a thorou­gh investigation by the ] into these allegations, in the wake of two preliminary reports submitted by the CBI on petitions filed by senior state Congress minister ] and ] leader ], and affidavits filed by certain investors.<ref>] August 10, 2011]</ref>

====Election 2009====
Reddy's major ] for the 2009 election was "Development and Credibility". He sought a mandate based on his past performance. He made no new election promises but vowed to continue and extend various ongoing schemes. The opposition parties had formed a 'Grand alliance' (mahakootami) comprising all the major opposition parties including, ] (TDP), ] (TRS) and the communist parties. The TDP promised numerous inducements including free color televisions and the unique cash transfer scheme (CTS). There was also a new party ] (PRP) floated by a popular film star ]. Congress under the leadership of Reddy won the contest and came to power for a second time, winning 156 seats in the assembly while requiring 148 for a simple majority. Reddy's party also won 33 seats in parliament out of a total of 42 seats. This feat was seen as a very big victory for Reddy since he was able to come back to power for the second consecutive term against the odds of anti-incumbency.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |coauthors= |title= YSR's performance, credibility behind Congress magic in Andhra |url= http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?a=jfrrzrbabjh&title=YSR_s_performance_credibility_behind_Congress_magic_in_Andhra&tag=Ysr|work= Sify.com }}</ref> He became the Congress party’s first chief minister since 1969, that is, in four decades, to be able to seek votes based on his performance, and win.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |coauthors= |title= The tragedy and the trend |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-tragedy-and-the-trend/513157/3 |date= 5 September 2009 |work= Indian Express |accessdate=10 September 2009}}</ref>

Reddy was sworn in as the chief minister for the term of 2009–2014 on 20 May 2009. The ceremony was held in ] ] and was attended by a crowd of around 20,000 people.<ref>{{cite web | title= YSR Reddy sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh CM|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=4872e4d1-4b57-4793-acc9-1dd228fa3a13&Headline=YSR+Reddy+sworn-in+as+Andhra+Pradesh+CM | date= 20 May 2009 | work= Hindustan Times | publisher= Press Trust of India | accessdate=2009-05-21 }}</ref>

==Controversies==
The surrender of more than {{convert|1600|acre|km2}} of personal land by Reddy to the government to be compliant with the law in December 2006 was criticized by the opposition parties. The opposition parties demanded his resignation for owning the land in violation of the law.<ref>{{cite news |title= I've 1,000 acres more, says CM |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Hyderabad/Ive_1000_acres_more_says_CM/articleshow/843875.cms |work= Times of India |date= 19 December 2006 |accessdate=May 26, 2009}}</ref> Naidu also called for ]'s resignation after a 2007 ] police shooting resulted in eight deaths.

==Death==
{{Main|2009 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister helicopter crash}} {{Main|2009 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister helicopter crash}}
] paying homage at the mortal remains of Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]


Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy's ] ] went missing on Wednesday, 2 September 2009 at 9:35 am. ] and ] ] lost contact with the aircraft at 10:02 am while it was passing through the dense ] forest area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Andhra-Pradesh-Chief-Minister-YS-Rajasekhara-Reddy-Missing/H1-Article1-449644.aspx |title=Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Missing |publisher=Hindustantimes.com |date=2009-09-02 |accessdate=2011-05-23}}</ref> The Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, P. Ramakanth Reddy, said that inclement weather had forced the helicopter off-course.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Politics/Nation/Bad-weather-forced-YSR-chopper-off-course/articleshow/4969820.cms |title=Bad weather forced YSR chopper off course |publisher=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=2009-09-04 |accessdate=2011-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/04/stories/2009090460961300.htm |title=Bell-430 deviated from flight path in bad weather |publisher=Hindu.com |date=2009-09-04 |accessdate=2011-05-23}}</ref> Although the sparsely populated forest area is considered to be stronghold of the outlawed ] communist insurgents, the National Security Advisor of India ruled out the possibility of the Naxals bringing down the helicopter.<ref>{{cite web |title= NSA rules out Naxal strike on YSR Reddy's chopper |url= http://www.ptinews.com/news/262051_NSA-rules-out-Naxal-strike-on-YSR-Reddy-s-chopper |date= 2 September 2009|publisher= Press Trust of India |accessdate=10 September 2009}}</ref> On 2 September 2009, Reddy's was traveling in a ] ] and the ] and ] ]lers lost contact with the aircraft at 10:02 am while it was passing through the dense ] forest area.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Andhra-Pradesh-Chief-Minister-YS-Rajasekhara-Reddy-Missing/H1-Article1-449644.aspx|title=Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Missing|newspaper=]|date=2 September 2009|access-date=23 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629213400/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Andhra-Pradesh-Chief-Minister-YS-Rajasekhara-Reddy-Missing/H1-Article1-449644.aspx|archive-date=29 June 2011 }}</ref> The ] of Andhra Pradesh said that inclement weather had forced the helicopter off course.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Politics/Nation/Bad-weather-forced-YSR-chopper-off-course/articleshow/4969820.cms|title=Bad weather forced YSR chopper off course|newspaper=]|date=4 September 2009|access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/04/stories/2009090460961300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905062519/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/04/stories/2009090460961300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 September 2009|title=Bell-430 deviated from flight path in bad weather|location=India|date=4 September 2009|newspaper=]|access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> Although the sparsely populated forest area is considered to be a stronghold of the outlawed ] insurgents, the ] of India ruled out the possibility of the Naxals bringing down the helicopter.<ref>{{cite news|title=NSA rules out Naxal strike on YSR Reddy's chopper|url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/262051_NSA-rules-out-Naxal-strike-on-YSR-Reddy-s-chopper|date=2 September 2009|agency=Press Trust of India|access-date=10 September 2009}}</ref> On 3 September, the ] confirmed the crash of the helicopter and the death of all aboard along with Reddy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News/hyderabad/Andhra-Pradesh-plunges-into-gloom/Article1-449770.aspx|title=Andhra Pradesh plunges into gloom|date=3 September 2009|newspaper=Hindustan Times|location=India|access-date=3 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906084640/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News/hyderabad/Andhra-Pradesh-plunges-into-gloom/Article1-449770.aspx|archive-date=6 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Andhra-Pradesh-CM-YSR-Reddy-dead-in-chopper-crash/articleshow/4966888.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811072053/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-03/india/28065464_1_ysr-reddy-helicopter-crash-y-s-rajasekhara-reddy|url-status=live|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=PMO confirms death of Andhra CM|date=3 September 2009|newspaper=]|access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> The ] said that the bodies were charred beyond recognition and had to be identified on the basis of clothing and the autopsy was carried out at ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News/hyderabad/Charred-bodies-of-YSR-others-identified-by-clothes/Article1-449885.aspx|title=Charred bodies of YSR, others identified by clothes|newspaper=Hindustan Times|location=India|date=3 September 2009|access-date=23 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102191201/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News/hyderabad/Charred-bodies-of-YSR-others-identified-by-clothes/Article1-449885.aspx|archive-date=2 January 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Autopsy-conducted-on-YSR-in-Kurnool-/articleshow/4969979.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811072105/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-04/india/28100527_1_ysr-rudrakodur-m-malakondiah|url-status=live|archive-date=11 August 2011|title=Autopsy conducted on YSR in Kurnool|date=4 September 2009|work=]|access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> An investigation eventually concluded that the factors that caused that crash was from mechanical issues and worse weather conditions.<ref>{{Cite report|url=http://www.aponline.gov.in/Apportal/Downloads/R.K.%20TYAGI%20REPORT.pdf|title=Report on Accident to Andhra Pradesh|website=Andhra Pradesh Online Portal|access-date=11 May 2016|archive-date=22 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422040357/http://www.aponline.gov.in/Apportal/Downloads/R.K.%20TYAGI%20REPORT.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Reddy's body was buried on 4 September at Idupulapai in Kadapa district with full state honors in accordance with Christian rites.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dharur|first=Suresh|title=Farewell, 'King of Kadapa'|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090905/main1.htm|date=4 September 2009|work=The Tribune|location=India|access-date=10 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=YSR buried with full state honours in native village|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ysr-buried-with-full-state-honours-in-native-village/511831/|date=3 September 2009|newspaper=The Indian Express|location=India|access-date=10 September 2009}}</ref> As per media reports, 122 people died of shock or committed suicide upon hearing the news of Reddy's death, many of whom were young supporters or those who benefited from his social welfare schemes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/over-100-die-after-ysrs-death-son-appeals-for-calm/100684-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906224343/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/over-100-die-after-ysrs-death-son-appeals-for-calm/100684-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 September 2009|title=Over 100 die after YSR's death in Andhra|publisher=IBN|date=5 September 2009|access-date=15 June 2012}}</ref> ] ] was sworn in as Chief Minister following Reddy's death.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_player.php?id=1153685|title=Finance Minister K Rosiah is caretaker CM|date=3 September 2009|publisher=NDTV|access-date=3 September 2009}}</ref>
The Indian Prime Minister's Office confirmed the helicopter's crash on the morning of 3 September and the death of all aboard, including Reddy, his special secretary ], chief security officer ], Group Captain S. K. Bhatia and Captain M. S. Reddy .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News/hyderabad/Andhra-Pradesh-plunges-into-gloom/Article1-449770.aspx|title=Andhra Pradesh plunges into gloom|date=2009-09-03|publisher=The Hindustan Times|accessdate=2009-09-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/Andhra-Pradesh-CM-dead-in-chopper-crash-PMO-sources/articleshow/4966888.cms |title=PMO confirms death of Andhra CM |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2009-09-03 |accessdate=2011-05-23}}</ref> The Director General of Police said that the bodies of Reddy and others were charred beyond recognition and had to be identified on the basis of clothing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News/hyderabad/Charred-bodies-of-YSR-others-identified-by-clothes/Article1-449885.aspx |title=Charred bodies of YSR, others identified by clothes |publisher=Hindustantimes.com |date=2009-09-03 |accessdate=2011-05-23}}</ref> The autopsy of all the bodies was carried out at Kurnool Medical College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/Autopsy-conducted-on-YSR-in-Kurnool-/articleshow/4969979.cms |title=Autopsy conducted on YSR in Kurnool |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2009-09-04 |accessdate=2011-05-23}}</ref>


==Criticism==
An investigation eventually concluded that the factors that caused that crash included the fact that the crew became fixated for more than six minutes about a problem with their transmission oil pressure system, and were distracted from the worsening weather. It was also noted that the pilots of the helicopter never discussed the bad weather, diverting, or returning to base.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/nic/tyagireport.pdf | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu}}</ref>
Reddy was accused of amassing large amounts of money during his tenure as the Chief Minister.<ref name="FP">{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/ysr-reddys-sheer-size-of-corruption-shocked-us-diplomats-85356.html|title=YSR's 'sheer size' of corruption shocked US diplomats|date=16 September 2011|work=First Post|access-date=11 May 2014}}</ref> He is said to have used populist schemes like irrigation projects and housing schemes to his advantage and earned huge profits through them.<ref name="FP" /><ref name="NDTV">{{cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/wikileaks-revelations/graft-during-ysr-rule-was-above-norm-in-india-wikileaks-133754|title=Graft during YSR rule was above norm in India: WikiLeaks|publisher=]|access-date=11 May 2014}}</ref> In a leaked United States diplomatic cable, the American Consul General quotes that there was "widespread corruption that was beyond the pale even for India".<ref name="NDTV" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ysr-reddy-government-was-engaged-in-corruption-wikileaks/1/151014.html|title=YSR Reddy's government was engaged in corruption: WikiLeaks|work=]|access-date=11 May 2014}}</ref> The surrender of more than {{convert|1600|acre|order=flip}} of personal land by Reddy to the government to be compliant with the law in December 2006 was criticised by opposition parties. The opposition parties demanded his resignation for owning the land in violation of the law.<ref>{{cite news|title=I've 1,000 acres more, says CM|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Ive-1000-acres-more-says-CM/articleshow/843875.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106104406/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-12-19/hyderabad/27785352_1_acres-temple-land-patta-land|url-status=live|archive-date=6 November 2012|newspaper=]|location=India|date=19 December 2006|access-date=26 May 2009}}</ref>


] also called for Reddy's resignation after a 2007 ] police shooting resulted in eight deaths.<ref>{{cite news|title=Khammam police firing unfortunate, says Andhra CM|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/khammam-police-firing-unfortunate-says-andhra-cm/491832|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127045224/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/khammam-police-firing-unfortunate-says-andhra-cm/491832|archive-date=27 November 2020|access-date=19 November 2020|work=Outlook}}</ref> A federal probe of the ] (CBI) was also launched to investigate disproportionate assets acquired by his son, ], in return for favours his father made to the industrialists. In May 2012, the CBI arrested ], the then Infrastructure Minister in Reddy's cabinet, who was responsible for unduly assigning the land to a private organisations.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=smilDAEACAAJ|title=Raja of Corruption: Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh|date=2009|pages=56–92|language=en}}</ref>
Reddy's body was buried on 4 September at Idupulapai in ] district with full state honors in accordance with Christian rites.<ref>{{cite web |last= Dharur |first= Suresh |title= Farewell, 'King of Kadapa' |url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090905/main1.htm |date= 4 September 2009 |work= Chandigarh Tribune |accessdate=10 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= YSR buried with full state honours in native village |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ysr-buried-with-full-state-honours-in-native-village/511831/ |date= 3 September 2009 |work= Indian Express |accessdate=10 September 2009}}</ref>


==In popular culture==
===Aftermath===
On 8 July 2010, the ] renamed the Kadapa district as ] in honour of Reddy, who was a native of that district.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kadapa district to be named after YSR|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/article439652.ece|newspaper=]|access-date=15 June 2012|date=18 June 2010|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134802/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/article439652.ece|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kadapa district to be named after YSR|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/04/stories/2009090458310100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905062329/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/04/stories/2009090458310100.htm|url-status=dead |archive-date=5 September 2009|access-date=15 June 2012|newspaper=]|date=4 September 2009}}</ref> On 14 September 2009, the ] renamed ACA-VDCA cricket stadium at ] as ]. Two sequential films were made about him, ] (2019) and '']'' (2024). In 2020, the Andhra Pradesh Government declared YSR Jayanti to be celebrated as Farmer's Day on 8 July every year.
Over 624 people reportedly committed suicide hearing the news of his death and some supposedly died of heart attacks.<ref>http://ibnlive.in.com/news/over-100-die-after-ysrs-death-son-appeals-for-calm/100684-3.html</ref>


{{Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy family}}
Then Finance Minister ] was sworn in as Chief Minister following his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_player.php?id=1153685|title=Finance Minister K Rosiah is caretaker CM|date=2009-09-03|publisher=NDTV|accessdate=2009-09-03}}</ref>


==Election Statistics==
Six months after his death, his son began a condolence tour (Odarpu Yatra) to go and meet the families of those who either allegedly committed suicide or died of shock after hearing the death of his father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy. The Congress party's central leadership directed Jagan (Reddy's son) to call off his Odarpu Yatra which he defied. His "Odarpu Yatra" was a big success and established Jagan as a major political force in AP politics. On November 29, 2010, Jagan resigned from the Congress
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Party. Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy announced on 7 December 2010 from Pulivendula that he would be starting a new party within 45 days. On February 16 YSR Congress Party came into existence with Jagan as its president.
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! Contested For
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! Constituency
! Opponent
! Votes
! Majority
! Result
! Reference
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|1
| ]
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| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress| rowspan=10}}
| rowspan = 3 | ]
| Devireddy Narayan Reddy (])
| 47,874 – 27,378
| +20,496
| {{WON}}
| <ref name="resultuniversity.com">{{cite web | url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/pulivendla-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency | title=Pulivendla Assembly Constituency Election Result – Legislative Assembly Constituency }}</ref>
|-
|2
| ]
| Yeddula Bali Reddy (])
| 47,256 – 33,889
| +13,367
| {{WON}}
| <ref name="resultuniversity.com"/>
|-
|3
| ]
| Devi Reddy Sadasiva Reddy (])
| 61,048 – 30,206
| +30,842
| {{WON}}
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/1985/andhra-pradesh/64/27 | title=IndiaVotes AC: Andhra Pradesh 1985 }}</ref>
|-
|4
| ]
| rowspan="4" |]
| rowspan = 4 | ]
| M. V. Ramana Reddy (])
| 4,80,524 – 3,13,772
| +1,66,752
| {{WON}}
| <ref name="Cuddapah Lok Sabha Election Result">{{cite web | url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/cuddapah-lok-sabha | title=Cuddapah Lok Sabha Election Result – Parliamentary Constituency }}</ref>
|-
|5
| ]
| ] (])
| 5,83,953 – 1,65,028
| +4,18,925
| {{WON}}
| <ref name="Cuddapah Lok Sabha Election Result"/>
|-
|6
| ]
| Kandula Raja Mohan Reddy (])
| 3,68,611- 3,63,166
| +5,445
| {{WON}}
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiavotes.com/lok-sabha-details/1996/andhra-pradesh/cuddapah/5035/27/11 | title=IndiaVotes PC: Cuddapah 1996 }}</ref>
|-
|7
| ]
| Kandula Raja Mohan Reddy (])
| 3,74,762 – 3,20,881
| +53,881
| {{WON}}
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiavotes.com/lok-sabha/1998/andhra-pradesh/12/27 | title=IndiaVotes PC: Andhra Pradesh 1998 }}</ref>
|-
|8
| ]
| rowspan="3" |]
| rowspan = 3 | ]
| Singa Reddy Satish Kumar Reddy(])
| 62,019 – 32,010
| +30,009
| {{WON}}
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/1999/andhra-pradesh/148/27 | title=IndiaVotes AC: Andhra Pradesh 1999 }}</ref>
|-
|9
| ]
| Singa Reddy Satish Kumar Reddy (])
| 74,432 – 33,655
| +40,777
| {{WON}}
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha/2004/andhra-pradesh/176/27 | title=IndiaVotes AC: Andhra Pradesh 2004 }}</ref>
|-
|10
| ]
| Singa Reddy Satish Kumar Reddy (])
| 1,03,556 – 34,875
| +68,681
| {{WON}}
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/30659 | title=IndiaVotes AC Summary: Pulivendla 2009 }}</ref>
|}


==References==
The ]s for the seats left vacant due to the resignations of Y. S. Vijayamma (Reddy's wife) and ] (Reddy's son) were held on May 8, 2011. The son and mother duo contested the elections on behalf of the newly formed YSR Congress Party.
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Jagan Mohan Reddy bettered the 4.2 lakh vote margin registered by his father . He secured 6.9 lakh votes, more than 65 per cent of the total votes polled, with a majority of 5.45 lakh votes (545,043 votes) over his nearest rival, Health Minister ], who secured 1.46 lakh votes. Telugu Desam Party (TDP) nominee M.V. Mysoora Reddy came third with 1.29 lakh votes. Both his rivals and 39 independents forfeited their deposits. In Pulivendula, Vijayamma secured a record 81,373 votes margin, surpassing her husband's 68,681 vote margin in the 2009 elections. She humbled her nearest Congress rival and brother-in-law ], who got a little more than 28,000 votes. TDP candidate M. Ravindranath Reddy, with 12,000 votes, remained a distant third. The nominees of these parties and 22 independents could not retain their deposits.
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14th Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
YSR Postal Stamp 2010
14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
In office
14 May 2004 – 2 September 2009
Governor
Cabinet
Preceded byN. Chandrababu Naidu
Succeeded byKonijeti Rosaiah
Additional ministries
In office
14 May 2004 – 2 September 2009
Ministry and Departments
  • General Administration
  • Law & Order
  • Other departments not allocated to any Minister
Succeeded byKonijeti Rosaiah
12th Leader of the Opposition
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
11 October 1999 – 13 May 2004
Governor
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byP. Janardhan Reddy
Succeeded byN. Chandrababu Naidu
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2 December 1989 – 26 April 1999
Preceded byD. N. Reddy
Succeeded byY. S. Vivekananda Reddy
ConstituencyKadapa
12th President of
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
1998–1999
AICC PresidentSonia Gandhi
Preceded byKonijeti Rosaiah
Succeeded bySatyanarayana Rao
In office
1983–1985
AICC President
Preceded byGaddam Venkatswamy
Succeeded byJalagam Vengala Rao
Minister of Excise,
Rural Development and Education

Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
1980–1983
GovernorK. C. Abraham
Chief Minister
Succeeded by
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
11 October 1999 – 2 September 2009
Preceded byY. S. Vivekananda Reddy
Succeeded byY. S. Vijayamma
ConstituencyPulivendla
In office
5 March 1978 – 28 November 1989
Preceded byPenchikala Basi Reddy
Succeeded byY. S. Vivekananda Reddy
ConstituencyPulivendla
Personal details
BornYeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy
(1949-07-08)8 July 1949
Pulivendula, Madras State (present-day Andhra Pradesh), India
Died2 September 2009(2009-09-02) (aged 60)
Nallamala Hills, Andhra Pradesh, India
Cause of deathHelicopter crash
Resting placeYSR Ghat, Idupulapaya
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse Y.S. Vijayalakshmi ​(m. 1971)
ChildrenY. S. Jaganmohan Reddy (son)
Y. S. Sharmila (daughter)
Parent
  • Y. S. Raja Reddy (father)
RelativesY. S. Vivekananda Reddy (brother)
Y. S. Avinash Reddy (nephew)
EducationMBBS
Alma materMahadevappa Rampure Medical College
Profession

Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly known as YSR, was an Indian politician. He served as the 14th chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2004 to 2009. Reddy was elected (1989, 1991, 1996 and 1998) four terms to the Lok Sabha from Kadapa and was also elected (1978, 1983, 1985, 1999, 2004 and 2009) six terms to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Pulivendula. Over the course of his career, he won every election that he contested, either to Assembly or Lok Sabha.

On 2 September 2009, a helicopter carrying Reddy went missing in the Nallamala Forest area which was later confirmed to have crashed with all five people including Reddy pronounced dead.

Padayatra

In 2003, he undertook a three-month-long padayatra covering 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) in 60 days across 11 districts of Andhra Pradesh as a part of his election campaign. He led the Congress party to victory in the 2004 and 2009 assembly elections.

Early and personal life

Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy was born on 8 July 1949 in Pulivendula, Kadapa district, Madras State (present day Andhra Pradesh) into a Christian Reddy family of Y. S. Raja Reddy, as eldest of five sons. Rajasekhara Reddy completed his medical studies in Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga, Karnataka and served as medical officer at CSI-Campbell Mission Hospital, Jammalamadugu after completing his studies. In 1973, he established a 70-bed hospital. His father Raja Reddy, was assassinated in a bomb attack on 23 May 1998.

Reddy was married to Vijaya Lakshmi. They had a son Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy and a daughter Y. S. Sharmila. His son Jagan and younger brother Y. S. Vivekananda are also politicians. Reddy was a practicing Christian and visited Bethlehem, Palestine, twice.

Career

Rajasekhara Reddy joined Indian National Congress in 1978 and won the 1978 legislative assembly elections from Pulivendula. He became minister for Rural Development from 1980 and later shifted to the Excise Ministry in 1982 and Education in 1982–83. He won the 1983 and 1985 elections from the same constituency. He was appointed the state president of the Congress party by Indira Gandhi. He won from Kadapa Parliamentary constituency for four terms in 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Lok Sabha. He returned to state politics and won the 1999 assembly elections from the same Pulivendula constituency and served as leader of opposition in Andhra Pradesh State Assembly from 1999 to 2004. In 2003, he undertook a three-month-long padayatra covering 1,500 kilometres (930 mi) in 60 days across 11 districts of Andhra Pradesh as a part of his election campaign.

Chief Ministership (2004–09)

Reddy led the congress party to victory in the 2004 assembly election and served as the 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2004 to 2009. During his tenure as Chief Minister, he enacted schemes to provide free electricity for farmers, a health insurance program for rural people living below the poverty line, a free public ambulance service, low interest loans to rural women, subsidised housing for the rural poor, subsidized rice, reimbursement of college fees for underprivileged and reservation for minorities. His tenure also saw the weakening of the violent extremist left-wing Naxalite movement that was rampant in the state. He commenced the Jala Yagnam project to irrigate 4,000,000 hectares (10,000,000 acres) of land through the construction of major, medium and minor irrigation projects.

He led the congress party to victory in the 2009 assembly election, winning 156 seats in the assembly. He became the first incumbent chief minister from Congress since 1969 to win and was sworn in as the 15th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on 20 May 2009.

Disappearance and death

Main article: 2009 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister helicopter crash
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paying homage at the mortal remains of Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy

On 2 September 2009, Reddy's was traveling in a Bell 430 helicopter and the Begumpet and Shamshabad air traffic controllers lost contact with the aircraft at 10:02 am while it was passing through the dense Nallamala forest area. The Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh said that inclement weather had forced the helicopter off course. Although the sparsely populated forest area is considered to be a stronghold of the outlawed Naxal insurgents, the National Security Advisor of India ruled out the possibility of the Naxals bringing down the helicopter. On 3 September, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed the crash of the helicopter and the death of all aboard along with Reddy. The director general of police said that the bodies were charred beyond recognition and had to be identified on the basis of clothing and the autopsy was carried out at Kurnool Medical College. An investigation eventually concluded that the factors that caused that crash was from mechanical issues and worse weather conditions.

Reddy's body was buried on 4 September at Idupulapai in Kadapa district with full state honors in accordance with Christian rites. As per media reports, 122 people died of shock or committed suicide upon hearing the news of Reddy's death, many of whom were young supporters or those who benefited from his social welfare schemes. Finance minister Konijeti Rosaiah was sworn in as Chief Minister following Reddy's death.

Criticism

Reddy was accused of amassing large amounts of money during his tenure as the Chief Minister. He is said to have used populist schemes like irrigation projects and housing schemes to his advantage and earned huge profits through them. In a leaked United States diplomatic cable, the American Consul General quotes that there was "widespread corruption that was beyond the pale even for India". The surrender of more than 650 hectares (1,600 acres) of personal land by Reddy to the government to be compliant with the law in December 2006 was criticised by opposition parties. The opposition parties demanded his resignation for owning the land in violation of the law.

N. Chandrababu Naidu also called for Reddy's resignation after a 2007 Khammam police shooting resulted in eight deaths. A federal probe of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was also launched to investigate disproportionate assets acquired by his son, Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy, in return for favours his father made to the industrialists. In May 2012, the CBI arrested Mopidevi Venkataramana, the then Infrastructure Minister in Reddy's cabinet, who was responsible for unduly assigning the land to a private organisations.

In popular culture

On 8 July 2010, the Government of Andhra Pradesh renamed the Kadapa district as YSR district in honour of Reddy, who was a native of that district. On 14 September 2009, the Andhra Cricket Association renamed ACA-VDCA cricket stadium at Visakhapatnam as Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. Two sequential films were made about him, Yatra (2019) and Yatra 2 (2024). In 2020, the Andhra Pradesh Government declared YSR Jayanti to be celebrated as Farmer's Day on 8 July every year.


Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy family
Y. S. GangammaY. S. Venkat ReddyY. S. Mangamma
Y. S. Chinna KondareddyY. S. Pedda KondareddyY. S. SugunammaY. S. Prabhudas ReddyY. S. RatnammaY. S. Raja ReddyY. S. JayammaY. S. Purushottam ReddyY. S. Mary PuneetammaY. S. Kamalamma
Y. S. Rajasekhara ReddyY. S. VijayammaY. S. Sudheekar ReddyY. S. VidhyaJayaY. S. Ravindranath ReddyY. S. Vivekananda ReddyY. S. Soubhagyamma
Y. S. SharmilaM. Anil KumarY. S. Jagan Mohan ReddyY. S. BharathiY. S. Viranica ReddyManchu VishnuY. S. SuneethaNarreddy Rajasekhar Reddy

Election Statistics

Year Contested For Party Constituency Opponent Votes Majority Result Reference
1 1978 MLA Indian National Congress Pulivendla Devireddy Narayan Reddy (JP) 47,874 – 27,378 +20,496 Won
2 1983 Yeddula Bali Reddy (IND) 47,256 – 33,889 +13,367 Won
3 1985 Devi Reddy Sadasiva Reddy (TDP) 61,048 – 30,206 +30,842 Won
4 1989 MP Kadapa M. V. Ramana Reddy (TDP) 4,80,524 – 3,13,772 +1,66,752 Won
5 1991 Chennamsetty Ramachandraiah (TDP) 5,83,953 – 1,65,028 +4,18,925 Won
6 1996 Kandula Raja Mohan Reddy (TDP) 3,68,611- 3,63,166 +5,445 Won
7 1998 Kandula Raja Mohan Reddy (TDP) 3,74,762 – 3,20,881 +53,881 Won
8 1999 MLA Pulivendla Singa Reddy Satish Kumar Reddy(TDP) 62,019 – 32,010 +30,009 Won
9 2004 Singa Reddy Satish Kumar Reddy (TDP) 74,432 – 33,655 +40,777 Won
10 2009 Singa Reddy Satish Kumar Reddy (TDP) 1,03,556 – 34,875 +68,681 Won

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Preceded byN. Chandrababu Naidu Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
2004–2009
Succeeded byKonijeti Rosaiah
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