Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was an Indian statesman. He was the sixth President of India, serving from 1977 to 1982 and was the only person to be elected President of India unopposed. He was born in Andhra Pradesh. He had his primary education at the High School run by Theosophical Society Adyar, Madras. The spiritual atmosphere of the school left a deep impact on his mind. He joined the Government Arts College at Anantapur for his higher studies.

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  • Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was an Indian statesman. He was the sixth President of India, serving from 1977 to 1982 and was the only person to be elected President of India unopposed. He was born in Andhra Pradesh. He had his primary education at the High School run by Theosophical Society Adyar, Madras. The spiritual atmosphere of the school left a deep impact on his mind. He joined the Government Arts College at Anantapur for his higher studies. Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Anantapur in July 1929 was the turning point in Reddy's life. He came under the profound influence of Gandhiji's thoughts, words and actions. He discarded his foreign clothes and took to Khadi as his dress. He gave up his studies and joined the Indian Independence Movement. In 1931 he left his studies to join Congress Party. He was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1946 and became the Secretary of the Madras Congress Legislature Party. In 1947, he became a Member of the Indian Constituent Assembly. He was Minister for Prohibition, Housing and Forests in the composite state of Madras from 1949 to 1951. He was Elected as President of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee in 1951. In 1952, he was elected as a Member of the Rajya Sabha. He served as the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh in October 1956 and again from 1962 to 1964. He also served as President of the Indian National Congress from 1959 to 1962. The degree of Honorary Doctor of Laws was conferred on him by the Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi in 1958. On June 9, 1964, He was appointed a Member of the Union Cabinet and took over the portfolio of Steel and Mines. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in November, 1964. He was Union Minister of Transport, Civil Aviation, Shipping and Tourism from January 1966 to March 1967 in the Cabinet. He was Elected to the Lok Sabha from Hindupur constituency in Andhra Pradesh. He was elected Speaker of Lok Sabha on March 17, 1967, where he won unprecedented acclaim and admiration. He entered active politics again in 1975 along with Shri Jayaprakash Narayan. In March 1977, he fought the Lok Sabha election from Nandyal constituency in Andhra Pradesh as a Janata Party candidate. He was the only non-Congress candidate to get elected from Andhra Pradesh. He was unanimously elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha on March 26, 1977. He was elected President by the electoral college in July 1977. He died in Bangalore, India.
  • Neelam Sanjiva Reddy war ein indischer Politiker. Er war von 1977 bis 1982 Staatspräsident. Der ehemalige Freiheitskämpfer war 1947 Mitglied der verfassunggebenden Versammlung, die Indiens Unabhängigkeit vorbereitete. Er wurde Präsident des Indischen Nationalkongresses. Von 1956 bis 1959 sowie von 1962 bis 1964 war er Chief Minister von Andhra Pradesh, 1964/65 Unionsminister für Stahl und Bergbau, 1966/67 Unionsminister für Verkehr und Tourismus. Von 1967 bis 1969 fungierte er als Sprecher des Unterhauses, der Lok Sabha. Im Juli 1977 wurde er zum indischen Staatspräsidenten gewählt. Sein Präsidentenamt übte Reddy unter schwierigen Rahmenbedingungen aus: Ministerpräsidentin Indira Gandhi hatte nach Korruptionsvorwürfen die Wahlen von 1977 verloren. Bis dahin regierte sie mit Notstandgesetzen. Das Land war unruhig, es gab wirtschaftliche Probleme und sogar Lebensmittelknappheit. Gandhis Nachfolger Morarji Desai übernahm als Vorsitzender eines Zusammenschlusses von Oppositionsparteien, des so genannten Janata-Blocks, das Amt des Ministerpräsidenten. Bei Gandhis überaus erfolgreicher Rückkehr an die Macht im Jahr 1980 drohten die Sikhs im Punjab von der Union abzufallen. Daher favorisierte Gandhi aus politischem Kalkül bald Giani Zail Singh, der im Juli 1982 Reddys Nachfolger und der erste Sikh im indischen Staatspräsidentenamt wurde.
  • Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. Il fut président de l'Inde du 25 juillet 1977 au 25 juillet 1982.
  • Neelam Sanjiva Reddy var indisk politiker, og landets president fra 1977 til 1982.
  • Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, född 18 maj 1913 i en jordbrukarfamilj i byn Illuri i Anantpurdistriktet i nuvarande delstaten Andhra Pradesh, död 1 juni 1996. Indisk politiker och landets president 1977 till 1982.
  • 尼兰·桑吉瓦·雷迪（Neelam Sanjivareddy，1913年5月18日－1996年6月1日），印度总统。
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  • Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was an Indian statesman. He was the sixth President of India, serving from 1977 to 1982 and was the only person to be elected President of India unopposed. He was born in Andhra Pradesh. He had his primary education at the High School run by Theosophical Society Adyar, Madras. The spiritual atmosphere of the school left a deep impact on his mind. He joined the Government Arts College at Anantapur for his higher studies.
  • Neelam Sanjiva Reddy war ein indischer Politiker. Er war von 1977 bis 1982 Staatspräsident. Der ehemalige Freiheitskämpfer war 1947 Mitglied der verfassunggebenden Versammlung, die Indiens Unabhängigkeit vorbereitete. Er wurde Präsident des Indischen Nationalkongresses. Von 1956 bis 1959 sowie von 1962 bis 1964 war er Chief Minister von Andhra Pradesh, 1964/65 Unionsminister für Stahl und Bergbau, 1966/67 Unionsminister für Verkehr und Tourismus.
  • Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. Il fut président de l'Inde du 25 juillet 1977 au 25 juillet 1982.
  • Neelam Sanjiva Reddy var indisk politiker, og landets president fra 1977 til 1982.
  • Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, född 18 maj 1913 i en jordbrukarfamilj i byn Illuri i Anantpurdistriktet i nuvarande delstaten Andhra Pradesh, död 1 juni 1996. Indisk politiker och landets president 1977 till 1982.
  • 尼兰·桑吉瓦·雷迪（Neelam Sanjivareddy，1913年5月18日－1996年6月1日），印度总统。
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