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Former Indian President Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy is a former Indian President.He was born on May 19, 1913 in Anantapur district,Andhra Pradesh.He was the sixth President of India, serving from 1977 to 1982. Beginning a long political career with the Indian National Congress Party in the Indian independence movement.he went on to hold several key offices in independent India—as the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, a two-time Speaker of the Lok Sabha and a Union Minister—before becoming the youngest-ever Indian president.


He came from a respectable and well-to-do family.He had his early education at Adyar, Madras, and then at the Arts College at Anantapur. He gave up his studies to participate in the freedom struggle launched by Mahatma Gandhi.


He first took part in the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1931. Within a few short years he came to national prominence as an influential peasant leader. He participated in various struggles against the British and was imprisoned several times.


He took an active part in the Quit India Movement. In 1946 Sanjeeva Reddy was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly and later on he became the Secretary of the Congress Legislature Party in Madras.


He was also elected to the Constituent Assembly in India. Sanjeeva Reddy held various important positions in the Congress and became a member of the Andhra Provincial Congress Committee. He was in the Congress Working Committee and the Central Parliamentary Board.


He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1952 and served as a member for little over a year. When the Andhra Province was separated from Madras and T. Prakasam became the Chief Minister of Andhra, Sanjeeva Reddy was appointed Deputy Chief Minister. When the new state of Andhra Pradesh was constituted Sanjeeva Reddy became its first Chief Minister and served in that capacity from November 1956 to December 1959.


In December 1959 he was elected President of the Indian National Congress and he continued in that office till May 1962. He again became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in 1962 for one year. Later he was appointed to the Central Cabinet.


He was speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1967 to 1969. He then contested for the office of the President as the official Congress candidate against V. V. Giri who was then the Vice-President.

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