Gali Bhanu Prakash Explained

Gali Bhanu Prakash
Office:Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
Termstart:2024
Predecessor:R. K. Roja
Constituency:Nagari
Party:Telugu Desam Party
Birth Date:1977

Gali Bhanu Prakash (born 1977) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is an MLA from Nagari Assembly constituency in Chittoor district. He represents Telugu Desam Party. He won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election where TDP had an alliance with BJP and Jana Sena Party.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Prakash is from Nagari. His late father Gali Muddu Krishnam Naidu was a former minister and six time MLA. He completed his post graduation in 2000 at University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, US. Earlier, he did his graduation in 1997 at MJ College which is affiliated with Osmania University, Hyderabad. He did his Intermediate in 1993 at Vikas Junior College, Guntur. He did his schooling at Hyderabad Public School.[3] He declared assets worth Rs.23.9 crore in his affidavit to the Election Commission of India.[4]

Political career

Gali Bhanu Prakash won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Nagari Assembly constituency representing Telugu Desam Party. He polled 107,797 votes and defeated his nearest rival, R. K. Roja, the tourism minister in the incumbent YSR Congress Party government, by a margin of 45,004 votes.[5] [6] He entered politics after his father died in 2018.[7] He contested the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election but lost by a narrow margin of 2,708 votes to Roja.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nagari Assembly Election Results 2024: Nagari Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday . 2024-06-24 . India Today . en.
  2. Web site: Nagari Constituency Election Results 2024: Nagari Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner . 2024-06-24 . The Times of India . en.
  3. Web site: Gali Bhanu Prakash(TDP):Constituency- NAGARI(CHITTOOR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate . 2024-06-24 . www.myneta.info.
  4. Web site: Gali Bhanu Prakash, TDP Election Results LIVE: Latest Updates On Gali Bhanu Prakash, Lok Sabha Constituency Seat - NDTV.com . 2024-06-24 . www.ndtv.com.
  5. Web site: Nagari, Election Result 2024 Live: Winning And Losing Candidates & Parties, 2019 vs 2024 Results, Voting Percentage, Exit Polls-News18 Assembly Election 2024 Result News . 2024-06-24 . www.news18.com . en.
  6. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 2024-06-04 . Balakrishna scores a hat-trick win but with dented victory margin . 2024-06-24 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  7. Web site: Vennelakanti . Pradeep . 2024-04-02 . TDP's Muddu Bhanu Prakash determined to win Nagari seat . 2024-06-24 . www.thehansindia.com . en.