| Dharmana Prasada Rao | |
| Party: | YSR Congress Party (2014–present) |
| Otherparty: | Indian National Congress (until 2014) |
| Office: | Minister for Revenue, Stamps and Registration Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start: | 11 April 2022 |
| Term End: | 12 June 2024 |
| Governor: | |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Predecessor: | Dharmana Krishna Das |
| Successor: | Anagani Satya Prasad |
| Office1: | Minister of Roads & Buildings Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start1: | 25 May 2009 |
| Term End1: | 8 August 2013 |
| Governor1: | |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | |
| Predecessor1: | Galla Aruna Kumari |
| Successor1: | Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh |
| Office2: | Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation & Urban Land Ceiling Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start2: | 14 May 2004 |
| Term End2: | 20 May 2009 |
| Governor2: | |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata2: | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
| Predecessor2: | Tammineni Sitaram |
| Successor2: | Pithani Satyanarayana |
| Office3: | Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh |
| Term Start3: | 2019 |
| Term End3: | 2024 |
| Predecessor3: | Gunda Lakshmi Devi |
| Successor3: | Gondu Shankar |
| Constituency3: | Srikakulam |
| Term Start4: | 2004 |
| Term End4: | 2014 |
| Predecessor4: | Appala Suryanarayana Gunda |
| Successor4: | Gunda Lakshmi Devi |
| Constituency4: | Srikakulam |
| Term Start5: | 1999 |
| Term End5: | 2004 |
| Predecessor5: | Boggu Lakshman Rao |
| Successor5: | Dharmana Krishna Das |
| Constituency5: | Narasannapeta |
| Term Start6: | 1989 |
| Term End6: | 1994 |
| Predecessor6: | Simma Prabhakar Rao |
| Successor6: | Boggu Lakshman Rao |
| Constituency6: | Narasannapeta |
Dharmana Prasada Rao is an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Srikakulam. He was former Minister of Roads and Buildings (R&B) and a former Revenue minister of Andhra Pradesh.[1]
Dharmana Prasada Rao is a politician and state leader of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) from Srikakulam district. Dharmana Prasada Rao won 5 terms as an MLA from Srikakulam Assembly Constituency, including the 2019 election.
He has served as Textiles, Sports, and Water Resource Minister in the cabinet of Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy and Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy. He served as revenue, minister in the cabinet of Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy. He also served as Roads and Buildings Minister in the cabinet of N Kiran Kumar Reddy. He reached his current position from the position of Village councilor (Sarpanch).
In August 2012, he resigned from the cabinet ministry following a chargesheet by the Central Bureau of Investigation on him alleging corruption in VANPIC project.[2]
He left Congress and joined YSRCP on 9 Feb 2014.[3] He won the 2019 assembly elections to Gunda Lakshmi Devi of Telugu Desam Party.[4]
In April 2012, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) questioned Dharmana in relation to the disproportionate assets case, that it was investigating against Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. CBI questioned the motives behind passing GOs, when he was the revenue minister, allocating land to several projects including VANPIC.
In August 2012, CBI filed a chargesheet naming Dharmana as accused number 5, along with Jagan Mohan Reddy, Nimmagadda Prasad, Mopidevi Venkataramana and others. In the chargesheet it alleged quid pro quo among the accused.[5] Following the chargesheet, Dharmana has resigned from cabinet ministry. But the then Chief Minister Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy has not accepted the resignation. However, Dharmana has since stayed away from the cabinet meetings.
In January 2013, a CBI court has permitted the prosecution of the case.