Gaddam Prasad Kumar Explained

Gaddam Prasad Kumar
గడ్డం ప్రసాద్ కుమార్
Birth Place:Vikarabad, Andhra Pradesh (present day Telangana, India)
Office:3rd Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Termstart:14 December 2023
Predecessor:Pocharam Srinivas Reddy
Governor:Tamilisai Soundararajan
C.P. Radhakrishnan
(additional charge)
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Revanth Reddy
Deputy:vacant
Office1:Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana
Termstart1:2023
Predecessor1:Anand Methuku
Constituency1:Vikarabad
Office2:Minister of Handlooms & Textiles,
Spinning Mills and Small Scale Industries

Government of Andhra Pradesh
Term Start2:2012
Term End2:2014
Governor2:E. S. L. Narasimhan
1Blankname2:Chief Minister
1Namedata2:Kiran Kumar Reddy
Predecessor2:P. Shankar Rao
Successor2:Office Dissolved
Office3:Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
Termstart3:2009
Termend3:2014
Predecessor3:A Chandrashekhar
Successor3:B. Sanjeeva Rao
Constituency3:Vikarabad
Party:Indian National Congress
Spouse:Shailaja
Children:2
Year:2006

Gaddam Prasad Kumar is an Indian politician currently serving as the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly. 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.

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 as Congress party campaign coordinators 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Rally turns violent in Vikarabad . https://web.archive.org/web/20100220105953/http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/16/stories/2010021659810500.htm . dead . 20 February 2010 . 16 February 2010 . . 4 August 2013.
  2. Web site: Koride Mahesh. 6 city, 2 RR dist MLAs may hitch on to Jagan . https://web.archive.org/web/20111204144127/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-14/hyderabad/28376260_1_jagan-camp-jagan-party-ysr-loyalists . dead . 4 December 2011 . 14 January 2011 . . 4 August 2013.
  3. Web site: 11 July 2010 . Congress campaign coordinators . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100714183406/http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/11/stories/2010071154830100.htm . 14 July 2010 . 4 August 2013 . The Hindu.
  4. News: India Today . Vicarabad Assembly Election Results 2023 Highlights: INC's Gaddam Prasad Kumar defeats BRS's Dr. Anand Methuku with 12893 votes . 13 December 2023 . 4 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213102812/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/vicarabad-assembly-election-results-2023-live-2470967-2023-12-03 . 13 December 2023.
  5. News: Telangana Today . Telangana Assembly: Gaddam Prasad files nomination to Speaker’s post . 13 December 2023 . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213103312/https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-assembly-gaddam-prasad-files-nomination-to-speakers-post . 13 December 2023.
  6. News: The Hindu . G. Prasad Kumar unanimously elected as Speaker . 14 December 2023 . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231214072541/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/g-prasad-kumar-unanimously-elected-as-speaker/article67634682.ece . 14 December 2023.