Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy

Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
2024
Preceded byAdala Prabhakara Reddy
Constituency Nellore
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
3 April 2018 – 2 April 2024
Preceded byChiranjeevi
Succeeded byMeda Raghunath Reddy
Constituency Andhra Pradesh
Personal details
BornNellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
Other political
affiliations		YSR Congress Party
ResidenceNellore
Alma materRishi Valley School, Loyala College, Chennai

Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy is the founder of VPR Mining Infra Pvt. Ltd. He is also a member of the Telugu Desam Party and an elected Member of parliament Rajya Sabha for the biennial elections held in May 2024.[1][2][3][4] He started Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy Foundation (VPR Foundation) in 2015 at Nellore, Andhra Pradesh and was doing different social activities in the name VPR Vikas,[5] VPR Vidya [6] and VPR Vaidya.

Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy who was elected as Rajyasabha MP in 2018 has quit YSRCP on 21 February 2024,[7] and joined Telugu Desam Party on 02 March 2024 in the presence of (Then Former and Present) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP President Nara Chandrababu Naidu. He won that election on V. Vijayasai Reddy by a huge majority of 2,45,903 votes.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy| National Portal of India".
  2. ^ "Industrialist V P Reddy files nomination for Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh". The Economic Times. 7 March 2018.
  3. ^ India, The Hans (8 March 2018). "Rajya Sabha elections: YSRCP candidate Prabhakar Reddy files papers". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. ^ Telugu360 (19 February 2018). "YSRCP confirms next Rajya Sabha member from the party".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "VPR Foundation chairman inaugurates 6 RO plants". The Hans India. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  6. ^ "vpr vidya first anniversary function | TIMES OF NELLORE". www.timesofnellore.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  7. ^ India Today (21 February 2024). "Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy quits Jagan Mohan's party, resigns as Rajya Sabha MP". Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  8. ^ The Hindu (2 March 2024). "Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy joins TDP, announced as party candidate for Nellore Lok Sabha seat". Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  9. ^ India Today (13 July 2024). "Businessmen | In august company". Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.


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