Pilot Rohith Reddy

Pilot Rohith Reddy
Former Member of Legislative Assembly
ConstituencyTandur
In office
2018–2023
Preceded byTelangana Assembly Created
Succeeded byBuyyani Manohar Reddy
ConstituencyTandur
Personal details
Born (1984-06-07) 7 June 1984
PartyBharat Rashtra Samithi
SpouseArthi Reddy
Alma materBlekinge Institute of Technology

Panjugula Rohith Reddy is an Indian politician also famously known as Pilot Rohith Reddy who earlier represented Tandur as a member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly.[1][2] He was first elected in the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election,[3] where he received 70428 votes.[4]

The Elite Action Group for Drug Law Enforcement (EAGLE) team of Telangana police conducted a surprise raid at former Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Pilot Rohith Reddy's farmhouse in Moinabad on 14 March 2026. Pilot Rohith Reddy along with five other tested positive in the drug test.[5] He along with his brother Ritesh Reddy and Namith Sharma were remanded to judicial custody for 14 days.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Telangana State Portal Members of Legislative Assembly". telangana.gov.in. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Telangana Assembly Elections Constituencies List 2018, Telangana Vidhan Sabha Election Seats List 2018, Candidates Names, Map, Results". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Member's Profile - Telangana-Legislature". www.telanganalegislature.org.in. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Tandur Election Result 2018 Updates: Candidate List, Winner, Runner-up MLA List". www.elections.in. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Former MLA Pilot Rohith Reddy found with cocaine during raid at Moinabad farmhouse". The Hindu. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Former BRS MLA, two others remanded to judicial custody in drugs case". The News Minute. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.