- Party
- Indian National Congress (INC)
- Born
- 8 November 1969, Konda Reddy Pally, Nagarkurnool district (then Mahbubnagar)
- Education (declared)
- BA, A.V. College, Osmania University, Hyderabad (1992)
- In current post since
- 7 December 2023
- Seat
- Kodangal, Vikarabad (Legislative Assembly)
Anumula Revanth Reddy was born in 1969 in Konda Reddy Pally, a village in present-day Nagarkurnool district, and studied at Osmania University in Hyderabad. He entered the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council as an independent in 2007 and then joined the Telugu Desam Party, winning the Kodangal assembly seat in 2009 and 2014.
The 2015 arrest
On 31 May 2015 the Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested him in a sting operation. The bureau alleged that he offered money to a nominated MLA, Elvis Stephenson, to vote for the TDP candidate in a Legislative Council election. He was granted conditional bail by the High Court at the end of June after about a month in jail. The case is still on trial: charges were framed in February 2021, and in February 2024 the Supreme Court issued notice on a petition asking for the trial to be moved out of Telangana.
Congress and Chief Minister
After the TDP removed him as its floor leader in October 2017, he joined the Congress. He lost Kodangal in 2018 but won the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat in 2019, and in July 2021 the party made him its Telangana president. He led the Congress to victory in the 2023 assembly election, and was sworn in as Chief Minister on 7 December 2023.
His 2023 affidavit declares 89 pending criminal cases. Most are under the sections for criminal intimidation and statements causing public mischief; the most serious are the cash-for-votes case and a related Enforcement Directorate case. He declares no convictions and assets of about Rs 30 crore.
Career at a glance
- 2007Elected to the Legislative Council as an independent
- 2009Wins Kodangal for the TDP; re-elected in 2014
- May 2015Arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau in the cash-for-votes case
- Oct 2017Joins the Congress
- 2019Wins the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat
- Jul 2021President of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee
- Dec 2023Congress wins Telangana; sworn in as Chief Minister
Cases and allegations
An allegation, FIR or chargesheet is not proof of guilt. Only a court can convict, and convictions can be overturned on appeal. Status is as last checked on 2 Nov 2026.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested him on 31 May 2015, alleging he offered a bribe to nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson to vote for the TDP candidate in a Legislative Council election. He was charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act with IPC 120B, received conditional bail and spent about a month in jail. The trial is before a special ACB court in Hyderabad. No court finding on guilt. Source
A petition asked the Supreme Court to move the trial to a court outside Telangana. The court issued notice in February 2024; we have not found a final order. Source
A money laundering case connected to the cash-for-votes matter, before the Metropolitan Sessions Judge in Hyderabad. No court finding. Source
Delhi Police summoned him in May 2024 after the Telangana Congress shared a doctored video of Amit Shah. He denied creating or circulating it. Source
The record card
Facts only, each from a public record. This is not a rating. Affidavit figures are the leader's own sworn declarations at the time of filing.
| Declared criminal cases | 89Telangana 2023 affidavit, Kodangal; most for criminal intimidation (IPC 506) and statements causing public mischief (505), with the 2015 cash-for-votes case and an ED case | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Convictions | None declared2023 affidavit | Source |
| Declared assets | Rs 30.05 crore2023; liabilities of Rs 1.9 crore | Source |
| Malkajgiri result, 2019 | Won by 10,919 votes38.6% to 37.9% | Source |
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