Janardhana Reddy was born in
Vakadu,
Tirupati district(Erstwhile
Nellore district),
Andhra Pradesh on 20 February 1935. After completing his education, he briefly worked as a teacher in a Vakadu school. He entered politics in 1972 and was elected to the
Rajya Sabha. In 1978, he became the general secretary of the state congress, he was later elected to the Legislative Council. In his five-decade political career, he also served as a state minister and a legislator, He is the key person who laid foundation for development of technology park named “Sri.. Rajiv Gandhi Technology Park “ at Madhapur. Mr.Reddy worked until 1983 in Andhra Pradesh state government, serving as a minister in cabinets headed by Chief Ministers
T. Anjaiah,
Bhavanam Venkatram, and
Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy. He was elected to Lok Sabha thrice, one each from the
Bapatla (1998),
Narsaraopet (1999) and
Visakhapatnam (2004) constituencies. He represented Visakhapatnam as a congress member, and he served as President of the
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee in 1988. Members of the Naxalite extremist group, which Reddy had earlier outlawed, attempted to assassinate him on 7 September 2007. The attempt occurred while he was travelling with his family to his home village of Vakadu. He died in 2014 after prolonged illness, survived by his wife Rajyalaxmi and his four sons. == Political history ==