Mekapati Goutham Reddy (2 November 1971 – 21 February 2022) was an Indian businessman[2] and politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh.

After he just returned from the Dubai Expo 2020, he suffered the fatal event, marking a significant loss to Andhra Pradesh political landscape and its industrial sector.

[7] His paternal uncle, Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy, is a politician and is the current MLA representing Udayagiri Assembly constituency.

[11] He won the 2014 election as the MLA against the incumbent Anam Ramanarayana Reddy of Indian National Congress and defeated his closest opponent, GM Kanna Babu, of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) with a majority of 31,412 votes polled for him.

[17] According to Reddy, Andhra Pradesh had attracted investments worth ₹29,780 crore (US$3.4 billion) from 65 large and mega industries between June 2019 and May 2021 during his term.

[24] He laid a pitch to the attendance projecting Andhra Pradesh as a resourceful and business-friendly state and established it as a destination for businesses.

[27] Reddy envisioned information technology (IT) to empower Andhra Pradesh in becoming an incubation hub and transform the state into a trillion dollar economy.

[3] The last rites were performed on 23 February with state honours at Mekapati Rajmohan Reddy Institute of Technology and Science in Udayagiri, Nellore district.