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| Office | Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly |
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| Office | Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana |
| Office | Minister of Handlooms & Textiles, Spinning Mills and Small Scale Industries Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Office | Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
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| Term start | 14 December 2023
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| Predecessor | Pocharam Srinivas Reddy
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| Predecessor | Anand Methuku
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| Constituency | Vikarabad |
| Born | 1964-06-4 |
| Born | Vikarabad, Andhra Pradesh (present day Telangana, India)
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| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Shailaja |
| Children | 2
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Gaddam Prasad Kumar is an Indian politician currently serving as the 3rd Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly since 2023. 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.Template:Citation needed
Career
Gaddam Prasad Kumar was elected to Vikrabad constituency in 2009 Assembly elections from Ranga Reddy district defeating A. Chandrashkhar of Telangana Rashtra Samithi party. In 2012 he was inducted into the Cabinet of N Kiran Kumar Reddy as Minister for Handlooms & Textiles, Spinning Mills & Small Scale Industries. He was appointed Congress party campaign coordinator for the 2012 byelections in 12 Assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh.[3]
After the State Bifurcation in 2014 he lost to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi candidate B. Sanjeev Rao in 2014, and to Dr. M Anand in 2018 Telangana Assembly Elections.
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(16 February 2010).
- ↑ 6 city, 2 RR dist MLAs may hitch on to Jagan(14 January 2011). Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ Congress campaign coordinators(11 July 2010).
- ↑ Vicarabad Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: INC's Gaddam Prasad Kumar defeats BRS's Dr. Anand Methuku with 12893 votes(4 December 2023). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ Telangana Assembly: Gaddam Prasad files nomination to Speaker's post(13 December 2023). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ↑ G. Prasad Kumar unanimously elected as Speaker(13 December 2023). Retrieved 14 December 2023.