Telangana’s new legislative assembly has unanimously elected Gaddam Prasad Kumar as its assembly speaker. The present government of Congress had earlier nominated Gaddam Prasad Kumar as the speaker designate. He will be taking oath as a new speaker on December 14.
Let us know more details about Gaddam Prasad Kumar here.
Gaddam Prasad Kumar is an Indian politician from Telangana representing the Indian National Congress. He is currently serving as the 3rd Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He is an elected MLA from Vikarabad constituency in Telangana State.
He is also a former MLA of the United Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Detailed biography, political career and other facts are provided below.
Biography of Gaddam Prasad Kumar
| Full name | Gaddam Prasad Kumar |
| Nickname | Prasad Anna |
| Date of Birth/Age | 59 Years |
| Birth Place | Marpally Kalyan Village, Marpally Mandal, Vikarabad district, Telangana, India |
| Current Designation | 3rd Speaker of Telangana and MLA of Vikarabad |
| Current City | Vikarabad, Telangana and Marpally Kalyan, Telangana |
| Profession | politician and farmer |
| Father name | Gaddam Yellayya |
| Married | Yes |
| Spouse name | Shailaja |
| Children | Has two children |
| Education Qualification | Intermediate (Year of passing: 1984) |
| College Name | Government Junior College, Tandur, Ranga Reddy District |
| Political Party | Indian National Congress [Only Political party in his career] |
| Previous Political Parties | NA |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality | Indian |
Political Career of Gaddam Prasad Kumar
| Present Political Party | Indian National Congress [2008-Present] |
| Current position | MLA from Vikarabad, Telangana [2023- Present] |
| Previous Political Positions | MLA from Vikarabad from 2008-2009 and 2009-2014 |
| Total Positions held in his career | He won an ex-CM KCR from Vikarabad Constituency in 2009, post which he was taken into cabinet ministry under Kiran Kumar Reddy. He worked as textile and handloom minister. |
| Career turning point | He won an ex-CM KCR from Vikarabad Constituency in 2009, post which he was taken into cabinet ministry under Kiran Kumar Reddy. He worked as a textile and handloom minister. |
Gaddam Prasad Kumar’s other facts
Gaddam Prasad Kumar belongs to the SC community and he is now the 3 Times MLA of the Vikarabad constituency. He has been staying in Vikarabad for more than 20 years. He has never changed any political party. He won from Vikarabad for the first time in 2008 by-elections and again in 2009 he won from Vikarabad. He lost twice to Vikarabad in 2014 and 2018 but won again in 2023. He is now serving as 3rd speaker of Telangana state assembly.
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