Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Uttam Kumar Reddy Says He Will Contest From Huzurnagar
Uttam Kumar Reddy said he plans to run for election in Huzurnagar.
Some people had said online that he might run from Thungathurthi instead.
He said those rumours were not true and asked people to check information before believing it.
He also said work to improve his native village, Tathipamula, was happening.
Reddy discussed problems with three barrages linked to the Kaleshwaram project.
If the problems came from design mistakes, the government would pay for repairs.
If construction companies were responsible, those companies would pay.
The decision will depend on what caused the problems.
Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said he would contest the upcoming elections from Huzurnagar.
He denied social media rumours that he might shift to Thungathurthi after a delimitation exercise.
Reddy urged people not to trust unverified information shared on social media.
He said development works were under way in his native village, Tathipamula, in Thungathurthi constituency.
He said the government or construction companies would pay for barrage repairs depending on the cause of the problems.
- Who
- Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy
- What
- He said he would contest upcoming elections from Huzurnagar and discussed who would pay for repairs to three Kaleshwaram project barrages.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Hyderabad; the constituency he named is Huzurnagar.
- Why
- He was responding to social media rumours about changing constituencies and explaining that barrage repair costs would depend on the cause of the problems.
- Minister
- N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Irrigation Minister
- Planned constituency
- Huzurnagar
- Rumoured constituency
- Thungathurthi
- Village development
- Works are being taken up in Tathipamula, his native village under Thungathurthi constituency.
- Barrages discussed
- Three barrages of the Kaleshwaram project
- Repair cost responsibility
- The government would pay if design deficiencies caused the problems; construction companies would pay if the issues were their responsibility.