Gaddam Prasad Kumar
Gaddam Prasad Kumar గడ్డం ప్రసాద్ కుమార్ | |
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| 3rd Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2023 | |
| Governor | Tamilisai Soundararajan |
| Chief Minister | Revanth Reddy |
| Preceded by | Pocharam Srinivas Reddy |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Anand Methuku |
| Constituency | Vikarabad |
| Minister of Handlooms & Textiles, Spinning Mills and Small Scale Industries Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2012–2014 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | Kiran Kumar Reddy |
| Preceded by | P. Shankar Rao |
| Succeeded by | Office Dissolved |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | A Chandrashekhar |
| Succeeded by | B. Sanjeeva Rao |
| Constituency | Vikarabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vikarabad, Andhra Pradesh (present day Telangana, India) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Shailaja |
| Children | 2 |
Gaddam Prasad Kumar is an Indian politician currently serving as the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He represents Vikarabad in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He is a former Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[1] He belongs to Indian National Congress.[2]
Early life
Gaddam Prasad Kumar was born in Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy district, Andhra Pradesh, India.[citation needed]
Career
Gaddam Prasad Kumar was elected to
After the State Bifurcation in 2014 he lost to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi candidate B Sanjeev Rao in
Gaddam Prasad Kumar defeated Methuku Anand of BRS party in the 2023 Assembly Elections.[4] The Congress has Finalized Gaddam Prasad for the post of Telangana assembly speaker on 7 December and filed his nomination on 13 December in the presence of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.[5]
G. Prasad Kumar unanimously elected as Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly and took charge on 14 December 2023.[6]
References
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Rally turns violent in Vikarabad". The Hindu. 16 February 2010. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ Koride Mahesh (14 January 2011). "6 city, 2 RR dist MLAs may hitch on to Jagan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Congress campaign coordinators". The Hindu. 11 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ India Today (4 December 2023). "Vicarabad Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: INC's Gaddam Prasad Kumar defeats BRS's Dr. Anand Methuku with 12893 votes". Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Telangana Today (13 December 2023). "Telangana Assembly: Gaddam Prasad files nomination to Speaker's post". Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ The Hindu (13 December 2023). "G. Prasad Kumar unanimously elected as Speaker". Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.