Narra Raghava Reddy

Narra Raghava Reddy
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 1978–1999
Preceded by	Musapota Kamalamm
Succeeded by	Nomula Narsaiah
Constituency	Nakrekal
In office 1967–1972
Preceded by	Nandyala Srinivasa Reddy
Succeeded by	Musapota Kamalamm
Constituency	Nakrekal
Personal details
Born	1924 Vattimarthy, Nalgonda, Telangana, India
Died	9 April 2015
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Parent(s)	Narra Ram Reddy, Kanakamma
Residence	Nakrekal

Narra Raghava Reddy (1924–2015) was a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), a six time MLA to Andhra Pradesh Assembly who represented Nakrekal constituency of Nalgonda district. He participated in Telangana Rebellion along with Ravi Narayana Reddy, Dharma Bixam and joined the CPI in 1950 and was elected as sarpanch of Shivanenigudem in 1959. After the split in the CPI, he went with the CPM. Raghava Reddy was jailed among the opposition leaders jailed by then Congress government during the emergency. He was elected state committee member of CPM in 1971 at the party meeting held in Warangal. He was elected as MLA of Nakrekal for six terms since 1967 elections. He won the elections as MLA from the constituency in 1972, 1978, 1984, 1989 and 1994. As the floor leader of the party in Assembly, Raghava Reddy raised a range of public issues and fought for the welfare of toddy tappers, gram sevaks and weavers. He died at the age of 92, in private hospital at Narketpally on 9 April 2015.