Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 - 2 September 2009),
popularly known as YSR, was the Chief Minister of the Indian state of
Andhra Pradesh.[3] He represented the Indian National Congress party.
He was elected to the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Lok Sabha from the Kadapa
constituency for four terms and to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly for five
terms from the Pulivendula constituency. He also holds the record of not
losing any election throughout his political career.[4] In 2003 he
undertook a three-month-long paadayaatra, or walking tour, across
several districts in Andhra Pradesh.[5] He led his party to victory in
the next general and assembly elections held in 2004. On 2 September
2009, a helicopter carrying Reddy went missing in the Nallamala forest
area. On the morning of 3 September 2009, media agencies reported that
the helicopter had been found crashed on top of Rudrakonda Hill, 40
nautical miles from Kurnool. This was later confirmed by the Prime
Minister's office and all five people aboard were pronounced dead at the
scene.