Pocharam Srinivas Reddy

Pocharam Srinivas Reddy
2nd Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly
In office
17 January 2019 – 03 December 2023
Governor
DeputyT. Padma Rao Goud
Chief MinisterK. Chandrashekar Rao
Preceded byS. Madhusudhana Chary, TRS
Succeeded byGaddam Prasad Kumar, INC
Minister for Agriculture and Co-operation
Government of Telangana
In office
2 June 2014 – 6 September 2018
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief MinisterK. Chandrashekar Rao
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded bySingireddy Niranjan Reddy
Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 June 2014
Preceded byTelangana Assembly Created
Constituency Banswada
Minister of Panchayatraj
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
1999–2002
GovernorDr. C. Rangarajan
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byAlimineti Madhava Reddy
Succeeded byKodela Siva Prasada Rao
Minister for Mines and Geology
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
1998–1999
GovernorDr. C. Rangarajan
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byKoppula Harishwar Reddy
Succeeded byUma Madhava Reddy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byBajireddy Govardhan
Succeeded byTelangana Assembly Created
Constituency Banswada
In office
1994–2004
Preceded byKathera Gangadhar
Succeeded byBajireddy Govardhan
Constituency Banswada
Personal details
Born (1949-02-10) 10 February 1949 (age 75)
Banswada, Andhra Pradesh (present–day Telangana), India
Political partyIndian National Congress (until 1984; 2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
ResidenceBanswada

Pocharam Srinivas Reddy Parige is an Indian politician and a Member of Legislative assembly representing Banswada constituency in the Telangana legislative assembly. He previously served as the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from 17 January 2019 to 2023. He was the Minister of Agriculture (2014-2019) in the government of Telangana.[1]

Pocharam Srinivas Reddy served as Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly from 2019 January 17 to 2023 December 6.[2][3]

Career

Reddy joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1984 from the Indian National Congress (INC).[4] He worked as a minister twice in TDP government. He was with TDP for 27 years before quitting.[5]

In 1994, he contested the Banswada constituency as a TDP candidate and won with a majority of over 57,000 votes. He lost in 2004 against Bajireddy Govardhan, the INC candidate. In support of the Telangana Movement, he joined TRS party in March 2011.[6] He also resigned from his MLA seat and TDP membership.[7] He went on to contest that year's by-elections and won with a margin of over 49,000 votes against INC candidate, Sangam Srinivasgoud. He was made a Politburo member of the TRS on 24 March 2011.

In 2014 Telangana Assembly Election he was re-elected from Banswada Assembly constituency. He was inducted into Cabinet on 2 June 2014 and made Agriculture Minister of Telangana.

In Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018, he was re-elected from Banswada Assembly constituency. Subsequently, he was elected as the speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly.[8]

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Personal life

He was married to Pushpa and has 4 children, Ravinder Reddy, Surendar Reddy, Aruna and Bhasker Reddy.

References

  1. ^ "I voted for TRS, says Pocharam". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  2. ^ The Hindu (18 January 2019). "Pocharam unanimously elected Speaker". Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  3. ^ India Today (18 January 2019). "Pocharam Srinivas Reddy elected speaker of Telangana legislative assembly". Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. ^ "TDP legislator quits over Telangana issue". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  5. ^ "TDP MLA to resign Nizamabad: Telugu". Times Of India. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  6. ^ 'Nagam sent Pocharam to TRS' - Times Of India
  7. ^ TDP legislator resigns to fight for Telangana
  8. ^ The Times of India (19 January 2019). "Six-time MLA Pocharam elected as speaker unanimously, takes charge". Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  9. ^ The Hindu (21 June 2024). "BRS MLA and former Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy defects to Congress". Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.