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| Office | Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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| Office | Minister of Home Affairs Government of Andhra Pradesh
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| Predecessor | Nadendla Manohar, Andhra Pradesh (pre-bifurcation) |
| Successor | Tammineni Sitaram
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| Constituency | Sattenapalli
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| Born | 1947-05-02 |
| Born | Kandlagunta village, near Narasaropet |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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| Political party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Spouse | Kodela Sasikala |
| Children | 2 Sons and a Daughter
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Kodela Siva Prasada Rao (2 May 1947 – 16 September 2019) was an Indian politician from the Telugu Desam Party and also a former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Sattenapalle.[1]
Beginning 2014 he served for five years as the Speaker of the first Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[2] In a career spanning three decades, he served as a cabinet minister in the N. T. Rama Rao and N. Chandrababu Naidu governments, serving at various times as Minister of Home Affairs, Health, Major Irrigation department, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, and Civil Supplies.
Life and education
Kodela Siva Prasada Rao was born in Kandlagunta, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India on 2 May 1947. He and his wife Sasikala had three children, a daughter, and two sons.
He completed his Primary education in Siripuram, Guntur district and studied pre-university at Loyola College, Vijayawada. He graduated with a M.B.B.S. from Guntur Medical College, Guntur, and earned his MS (General Surgery) from Banaras Hindu University. [3]
Positions held
- 1983 - 1985 : Member APLA
- 1985 - 1989 : Member APLA
- 1989 - 1994 : Member APLA
- 1994 - 1999 : Member APLA
- 1999 - 2003 : Member APLA,
- 2014 : Member APLA - Speaker, APLA - Chairman, Business Advisory Committee
AS MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
- 1983 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
- 1985 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
- 1989 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
- 1994 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
- 1999 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
- 2014 : Elected from Sattenapalle (Assembly constituency)
AS MINISTER
- 1987 - 1988: Minister for Home
- 1996 - 1997: Minister for Major & Medium Irrigation
- 1997 - 1999: Minister for Panchayat Raj
References
- ↑ Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao praises family for donating organs of brain-dead truck driver. newindianexpress.com.
- ↑ Kodela, second Speaker from Guntur. thehansindia.com(20 June 2014).
- ↑ Andhra Pradesh: Ex-Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao commits suicide(16 September 2019).