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{{short description|Indian politician (born 1960)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Krishna Prasad Tenneti
| image =
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| caption = Tenneti in 2024
| term_start = 4 June 2024
| constituency = [[Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency|Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh]]
| predecessor = [[Nandigam Suresh]]
| party = [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| office1 = [https://sansad.in/ls/about/panel-of-chairpersons Member of Panel of Chairpersons (Lok Sabha)]
| alongside1 = [[Sandhya Ray]], [[Dilip Saikia]], [[Jagdambika Pal]], [[Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar]], [[A. Raja]], [[Selja Kumari]], [[P. C. Mohan]], [[Awadhesh Prasad]], [[N. K. Premachandran]]
| term_start1 = {{Start date|2024|07|01|df=yes}}
| term_end1 =
| appointer1 = [[Om Birla]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|03|02}} <ref>{{Cite web |title=Member Detail|url=https://sansad.in/ls/members|website=sansad.in/ls|access-date=2024-07-13|language=en}}</ref>
| children = 2
| spouse = {{marriage|Sirisha Kumari Tenneti|1990}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Retired civil servant|[[politician]]}}
| awards = [[File:IND_Police_Medal_for_Meritorious_Service.png|20px]] [[Police Medal (India)|Police Medal]]<br />[[File:IND President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.svg|20px]] [[President's Police Medal]]
| rank = [[File:Director General of Police.png|25px]][[Director General of Police]]
| alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad|I.I.M. Ahmedabad]] <br /> [[National Institute of Technology, Warangal|N
I.T. Warangal]]
| education = [[Master of Business Administration|M.B.A.]] <br /> [[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]]
}}
'''Krishna Prasad Tenneti''' (born 2 March 1960) is an Indian [[politician]], a retired [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer and the elected candidate of [[Lok Sabha]] from the [[Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency|Bapatla constituency]] as a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] of the [[18th Lok Sabha]]<ref name="eci">{{Cite web |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0115.htm |title=Election Commission of India |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |website=results.eci.gov.in |access-date=5 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/lok-sabha-election-candidates-2024/krishna-prasad-tenneti-01015-4 |title=TDP Election Results LIVE: Latest Updates On Krishna Prasad Tenneti |publisher=[[NDTV]] |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref> and also serves as a member of the panel of chairpersons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Preetha |date=2024-07-02 |title=Government may not fill post of Lok Sabha deputy speaker |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Jul/02/government-may-not-fill-post-of-lok-sabha-deputy-speaker |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Krishna Prasad serves as the member of the panel of chairpersons of the house and helps in the smooth running of the Lok Sabha.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Press Trust Of India |url=https://www.ptinews.com/story/national/lok-sabha-adjourned-till-2-pm-over-some-opposition-mps-wearing-t-shirts-with-slogans/2388816 |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=www.ptinews.com}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Telugu Desam Party]].<ref name="eci"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections/andhra-pradesh/bapatla/candidateshow/krishna-prasad-tenneti-962 |title=Krishna Prasad Tenneti, Telugu Desam Representative for Bapatla (SC), Andhra Pradesh |access-date=6 June 2024 |publisher=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="Bapatla: Know your candidates">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |date=9 May 2024 |title=Bapatla: Know your candidates |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/May/09/bapatla-know-your-candidates |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214175250/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/May/09/bapatla-know-your-candidates |archive-date=14 December 2024 |access-date=14 December 2024 |publisher=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

He is a committee member of the Atma Nirbhar Skill Summit 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Advisory |first=Skill |title=About Us |url=https://www.skilladvisory.in/about-us |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Skill Advisory |language=english}}</ref> He also serves as a mentor for venture funding and incubation organizations like Image.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Mentors - Image |url=https://image.stpi.in/about/our-mentors/}}</ref> He is an advisor for the Bharat Education Excellence Award 2025.

== Early life and education ==
He was born in 1960 in Hyderabad,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-23 |title=TDP LS ticket for T BJP spokesperson |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/tdp-ls-ticket-for-t-bjp-spokesperson/articleshow/108720105.cms |access-date=2024-07-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> his family hails from Razole, East Godavari, and belongs to the [[Dalit]] community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suares |first=Coreena |date=2017-11-02 |title=Telangana DGP post: Krishna Prasad springs a surprise |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/021117/telangana-dgp-post-krishna-prasad-springs-a-surprise.html |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref> His father's name was Late Subbaiah Tenneti and his mother’s name was Vijaya Laxmi Tenneti who were both teachers. He is married to Sirisha Kumari Tenneti, who is an Intellectual Property Attorney advocate<ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishna Prasad Tenneti(TDP):Constituency- BAPATLA (SC)(ANDHRA PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/LokSabha2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=5102 |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> and he has two daughters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Centre |first=National Informatics |title=Digital Sansad |url=https://sansad.in/ls |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Digital Sansad |language=en}}</ref>

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the [[National Institute of Technology, Warangal]] with Mechanical Engineering Stream, and a PGDM from [[Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad]] in 1985.<ref name="Sri Krishna Prasad, IPSRetd.">{{Cite web |title=Sri Krishna Prasad, IPS(Retd.) |url=https://www.nitjsr.ac.in/Administration/Chairman,_BOG#:~:text=T.,as%20Chairman%20BOG%2C%20NIT%20Jamshedpur.}}</ref> He also obtained an LLB degree from Osmania University in 2016 and is pursuing his PhD in Sustainable Urban Mobility.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=NewsTAP |date=2023-11-22 |title=Can Lasya Nanditha's, G Vennela's legacies sway Secunderabad Cantonment voters? |url=https://www.newstap.in/telangana-election-2023/can-lasya-nandithas-g-vennelas-legacies-sway-secunderabad-cantonment-voters-1505630 |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=www.newstap.in |language=en |archive-date=13 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813052707/https://www.newstap.in/telangana-election-2023/can-lasya-nandithas-g-vennelas-legacies-sway-secunderabad-cantonment-voters-1505630 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Police and Foundation Career ==
He is an [[Indian Police Service]] officer of 1986 belonging to the [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)|Andhra Pradesh]] cadre until 2014 and the [[Telangana]] cadre from 2014 until his retirement. He is on the Board of Governors, at the [[National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur]]<ref name="Sri Krishna Prasad, IPSRetd."/> and Director of APPA.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TGPA – Telangana State Police Academy |url=https://tspa.gov.in/Directors?page_id=3&page_name=Directors |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=tspa.gov.in}}</ref> He adopted Yerravalli village and donated 42 bicycles to girl children to help them pursue higher education.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Adivi |first=Sashidhar |date=2017-11-30 |title=Krishna Prasad Tenneti adopts Yerravalli village |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/301117/krishna-prasad-tenneti-adopted-yerravalli-village-and-change-the-face-of-a-village.html |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref>

He runs an NGO called Krishna Prasad Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-indian-express/20240609/281762749407637 |access-date=2024-07-19 |via=PressReader}}</ref> Through the Foundation, he also hosted Atma Nirbhar Skill Summit to help promote entrepreneurship<ref>{{Cite web |last=nonu |date=2020-07-09 |title=Atma Nirbhar Skill Summit was organized to promote self reliance among youth |url=https://www.skillreporter.com/news/skilldevelopment/atma-nirbhar-skill-summit-was-organized-to-promote-self-reliance/ |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Skill Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> and worked to mobilise medical equipment during the COVID with the support of American India Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MSN |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/meet-new-tdp-mps-first-timers-to-veterans-political-heirs-to-ysrcp-turncoats-ex-officers-to-industrialists/ar-BB1nR1UE |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref>

== Parliamentary career ==
Krishna Prasad Tenneti is an Indian politician representing Bapatla constituency in Andhra Pradesh as a member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha in June 2024, beginning his first term as a Member of Parliament.
As a member of the 18th Lok Sabha, Tenneti Krishna Prasad serves on the Committee on Home Affairs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home Affairs |url=https://prsindia.org/parliamentary-committees/home-affairs |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=PRS Legislative Research |language=en-US}}</ref>

During his first year in office (June 2024 to March 2025), Tenneti maintained an attendance rate of 90%, which exceeded both the national average (87%) and the state average (84%). He participated in 11 parliamentary debates, including discussions on railway grants, the Oilfields Amendment Bill, constitutional matters, and budget sessions.

Tenneti has been particularly active in parliamentary questioning, raising 63 questions across diverse ministries including Education, Water Resources, Railways, Social Justice, Rural Development, and Health. His questions focused on infrastructure development, welfare schemes, skill development initiatives, and regional concerns specific to Andhra Pradesh. A consistent advocate for his constituency, Tenneti made special mentions regarding the Jal Jeevan Mission implementation in Bapatla and requested expediting the establishment of educational institutions including Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in his parliamentary constituency.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishna Prasad Tenneti {{!}} PRSIndia |url=https://prsindia.org/mptrack/18-lok-sabha/krishna-prasad-tenneti |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=PRS Legislative Research |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Publications ==

* In 2006, he authored ''Trafficking in Persons: Tip of the Iceberg,'' published by the [[United Nations]](UNIFEM).<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Academy Journal |url=https://www.svpnpa.gov.in/static/gallery/docs/724fbe34a9a594481ab5be14aeea97f18.pdf |journal=SVP National Police Academy Journal |pages=14}}</ref> His research highlighted that children outside the schooling system are vulnerable to [[Trafficking of children|trafficking]], leading to the [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009|Right to Education Act 2009]] (RTE).<ref>{{Cite web| title=International Framework for Action To Implement the Trafficking in Persons Protocol | url=https://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/Framework_for_Action_TIP.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202195130/http://www.unodc.org:80/documents/human-trafficking/Framework_for_Action_TIP.pdf | archive-date=2010-02-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=Human Rights Council - Eleventh Session - Resolution 11/3. Trafficking in persons, especially women and children | url=https://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/humanrights/A_HRC_RES_11_3.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824061919/http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/vaw/humanrights/A_HRC_RES_11_3.pdf | archive-date=2014-08-24}}</ref>
* In 2002, he authored a document ''Malupu,'' a poverty alleviation program that provided up-skilling to 162,000 BPL leather artisans in CLRI Madras.<ref>{{Cite web| title=NIT Warangal - Alumni Association | url=https://www.nitw.ac.in/alumni1/images/docs/NITWAA-Newsletter-June-2023.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027223314/https://www.nitw.ac.in/alumni1/images/docs/NITWAA-Newsletter-June-2023.pdf | archive-date=2023-10-27}}</ref>

== Medals ==

* He was decorated with [[Indian Police Medal]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-05-16 |title=2 AP IPS officers to get Police Medal |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2012/Jan/26/2-ap-ips-officers-to-get-police-medal-333978.html |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> [[President's Police Medal|President’s Police Medal]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-01-26 |title=Republic Day medals for police officers from State |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Republic-Day-medals-for-police-officers-from-State/article13381824.ece |access-date=2024-07-22 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and Antrik Suraksha Seva Padak for Anti-Naxal work.

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Politics}}
*[[18th Lok Sabha]]

==References==
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