P. Mahender Reddy

Patnam Mahender Reddy (23 September 1963) is an Indian politician from Telangana. He is a four time MLA and former minister in the TRS and BRS governments.

Personal life and education
Mahender Reddy was born in Golluriguda in Shabad Mandal. He is a veterinary doctor. He is the nephew of former Home Minister and MLA, P. Indra Reddy. He received a Bachelor's degree in Veterinary Sciences (BVSc) from Osmania University. He married Sunitha Reddy. She was the Zilla Parishad Chairperson of Ranga Reddy District for two terms. His brother Patnam Narender Reddy was an MLC from erstwhile Ranga Reddy District for two terms and won the November 2018 Assembly election against Revanth Reddy from Kodangal constituency. In February 2024, his wife Sunitha Reddy joined Congress.

Career
Mahender Reddy was 4-time MLA from Tandur Assembly Constituency. He was elected as MLA to Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Assembly from Tandur assembly constituency in 1994, 1999 and 2009 and after bifurcation of the state was re-elected in 2014 to Telangana Legislative Assembly.

He was elected first in the 1994 general elections from Tandur constituency, Ranga Reddy District on Telugu Desam Party. Mahender Reddy was the Ranga Reddy district President of Telugu Desam Party from 2009 to 2014.

TRS
Reddy joined TRS in 2014 and was elected as an MLA from Tandur assembly constituency for a 4th term. He was the Minister for Transportation in the first Telangana government from 2014 to 2018. He lost the elections in Nov 2018. However, his clout on the Rangareddy district politics ensured that the TRS party elected him as an MLC in 2019. In August 2023, he was made a minister for Mines & Geology and Information & Public Relations again after his name was dropped for the Tandur Assembly seat.

Other interests
He is Chairman of Dr. Patnam Mahender Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Chevella.

He is the Chairman of Patnam Mahender Reddy Memorial Educational Society which consists of three engineering colleges in and around Hyderabad, namely PRRM Engineering College, Shabad, Ranga Reddy district, Raja Mahendra College of Engineering, Ibrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy district and P. Indra Reddy Memorial Engineering College, Chevella, Ranga Reddy district.

Controversy
Reddy was involved in rude behaviour with police and apologised later. But a case was booked by Yalal police station of Tandur mandal in Viakrabad under different sections for detering a public servant from discharging his duties.