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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Annayyagari Sai Prathap<br />
| image = Shri A. Sai Prathap assumes charge as the Minister of State for Steel, in New Delhi on June 03, 2009 (cropped).jpg<br />
| caption = Shri A. Sai Prathap after being sworn in as the Minister of State for Steel, in New Delhi on June 03, 2009<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|9|20|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kolar, Karnataka]]<br />
| death_date =<br />
| death_place = <br />
| office = [[Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises|Minister of State for<br> Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises]]<br>[[Government of India]]<br />
| term = 19 January 2011 - 12 July 2011<br />
| prime_minister = [[Manmohan Singh]]<br />
| minister = [[Praful Patel]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Pon Radhakrishnan]]<br />
| successor = ''Vacant''<br />
| office1 = [[Ministry of Steel|Minister of State for Steel]]<br>[[Government of India]]<br />
| term1 = 3 June 2009 - 19 January 2011<br />
| prime_minister1 = [[Manmohan Singh]]<br />
| minister1 = [[Virbhadra Singh]]<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Jitin Prasada]]<br />
| successor1 = ''Vacant''<br />
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]<br />
| term2 = 13 May 2004 — 16 May 2014<br />
| predecessor2 = [[Gunipati Ramaiah]]<br />
| successor2 = [[P V Midhun Reddy]]<br />
| constituency2 = [[Rajampet (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajampet]]<br />
| term3 = 27 November 1989 — 6 October 1999<br />
| predecessor3 = [[Palakondrayudu Sugavasi]]<br />
| successor3 = [[Gunipati Ramaiah]]<br />
| constituency3 = [[Rajampet (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajampet]]<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| other_party = [[Telugu Desam Party]]<br />
| spouse = A. Krishnaveni Sai Prathap<br />
| children = 1 daughter<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
| date = 12 May 2006<br />
| source = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Annayyagari Sai Prathap''' (born 20 September 1944) is an Indian politician from [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He represented [[Rajampet (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajampet]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] from 1989 until 1999 and again from 2004 until 2014. During his last term, he served as [[Union Council of Ministers#Ministers of State|Minister of State]] for [[Ministry of Steel|Steel]] for almost two years and Minister of State for [[Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises|Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises]] for six months in the [[second Manmohan Singh ministry]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Members Bioprofile: Annayyagari, Shri Sai Prathap|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3235&lastls=15|access-date=2020-10-23|website=|publisher=[[Lok Sabha]]}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Sai Prathap was born on 20 September 1944 to Thimmayya in Bellambari, [[Kolar, Karnataka|Kolar]]. He belongs to [[Balija]] caste.<ref><br />
*{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/heartburn-in-ap-as-pm-picks-only-six/articleshow/4587046.cms|title=Heartburn in AP as PM picks only six |date=28 May 2009|work=The Economic Times}}<br />
*{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/insiders-fear-sai-pratap-may-say-bye-to-congress/articleshow/12696962.cms|title=Insiders fear Sai Pratap may say bye to Congress?|date=17 Apr 2012 |work=Times of India}}<br />
*{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/sai-pratap-joins-tdp/article8394840.ece|title=Sai Pratap joins TDP|date=25 March 2016|work=The Hindu}}<br />
*{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2016/Mar/25/ysrs-pal-sai-prathap-joins-yellow-party-915943.html|title=YSR's Pal Sai Prathap Joins Yellow Party|date=25 March 2016|work=The New Indian Express}}<br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Sai Prathap married Krishnaveni in 1972 and the couple has one daughter.<br />
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== Political career ==<br />
He opposed the [[Telangana movement]], and submitted his resignation as a member of parliament in October 2013 after the government approved the creation of the new state. However, the resignation was rejected on the grounds that it was given under duress.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kalavalapalli|first=Yogendra|date=2013-10-18|title=Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar rejects resignations of 13 Andhra MPs|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/LK3sclSHh0JXot63ZL9emJ/Lok-Sabha-speaker-Meira-Kumar-rejects-resignations-of-13-An.html|access-date=2020-10-23|website=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|language=en}}</ref><br />
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He was a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] throughout his political career until he joined the [[Telugu Desam Party]] in March 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rajeev|first=M.|date=2016-03-25|title=Sai Pratap joins TDP|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/sai-pratap-joins-tdp/article8394840.ece|access-date=2020-10-23|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> However, he resigned and rejoined the Congress in May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=15 May 2019|title=Unable to 'fit' in any other party, former Union minister Pratap to return to Congress|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/may/15/unable-to-fit-in-any-other-party-former-union-minister-pratap-to-return-to-cong-1977164.html|access-date=2020-10-23|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{s-bef | before = [[Palakondrayudu Sugavasi]]}}<br />
{{s-ttl | title = [[Member of Parliament#India|Member of Parliament]] from [[Rajampet]] | years = 1989 – 1999}}<br />
{{s-aft| after = [[Gunipati Ramaiah]]}}<br />
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{{s-ttl | title = [[Member of Parliament#India|Member of Parliament]] from [[Rajampet]] | years = 2004 – 2014}}<br />
{{s-aft| after = [[P. V. Midhun Reddy]]}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
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[[Category:India MPs 2004–2009]]<br />
[[Category:India MPs 1998–1999]]<br />
[[Category:India MPs 1996–1997]]<br />
[[Category:India MPs 1991–1996]]<br />
[[Category:India MPs 1989–1991]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu politicians]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kolar]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:United Progressive Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election]]<br />
[[Category:Former members of Telugu Desam Party]]<br />
[[Category:Union ministers from United Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
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