Kotha Prabhakar Reddy

Kotha Prabhakar Reddy
Kotha Prabhakar Reddy
	Kotha Prabhakar Reddy (Centre) distributing the PMJJBY cheques to beneficiaries, at the inauguration of the Public Information Campaign, in Siddipet, Telangana on September 02, 2015
MLA; Telangana Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 03 December 2023
Preceded by	Raghunandan Rao
Constituency	Dubbaka
Member of the India Parliament ; for Medak
	In office; 25 November 2014 – 13 December 2023
Preceded by	K. Chandrasekhar Rao
Succeeded by	Raghunandan Rao
Constituency	Medak
Personal details
Born	6 June 1966 (age 58); Potharam,; Dubbak
Political party	Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Spouse	Smt. Manjulatha
Children	2
Residence(s)	Hyderabad, Telangana
Occupation	Politician, Businessperson
	As of 17 December, 2016Source: [1]

Kotha Prabhakar Reddy is an Indian politician who won in 2014 a by-election held for the Medak (Lok Sabha constituency) being Telangana Rashtra Samithi candidate.^[1] He won by a margin of 3,61,277 votes in the by-poll which was a major shock for the oppositions who had expected the ruling party to lose their seat after the TRS party head K. Chandrashekhar Rao had resigned from the seat after taking oath as the chief minister of the newly formed state Telangana.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Kotha Prabhakar Reddy has been born to a Farmer and has a humble beginning.

On October 30, 2023, an unidentified person attacked Kotha Prabhakar Reddy with a knife in the stomach while posing as if to shake hands with him during a campaign in Siddipet district. He was promptly apprehended by fellow followers and is currently in police custody, undergoing interrogation.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b The Hindu (16 September 2014). "TRS wins Medak Lok Sabha seat". Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ "Medak Election Results 2019: TRS MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy likely to win". Times Now. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
^ "From sending Indira to Lok Sabha to becoming TRS bastion". The New Indian Express. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
^ Chandrashekar, K. (30 October 2023). "BRS Dubbaka candidate Kotha Prabhakar Reddy attacked". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

External links

Official biographical sketch on the Parliament of India website

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[TRS_wins_Medak_Lok_Sabha_seat-1] The Hindu (16 September 2014). "TRS wins Medak Lok Sabha seat". Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[2] "Medak Election Results 2019: TRS MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy likely to win". Times Now. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

[3] "From sending Indira to Lok Sabha to becoming TRS bastion". The New Indian Express. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

[4] Chandrashekar, K. (30 October 2023). "BRS Dubbaka candidate Kotha Prabhakar Reddy attacked". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

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GE 2014	A. P. Jithender Reddy Asaduddin Owaisi Sitaram Naik B. B. Patil Balka Suman Bandaru Dattatreya Boora Narsaiah Goud Malla Reddy G. Nagesh Gutha Sukender Reddy K. Kavitha Kadiyam Srihari K. Chandrashekar Rao Konda Vishweshwar Reddy Nandi Yellaiah Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy B. Vinod Kumar
Bye-elections 2014	Kotha Prabhakar Reddy Pre-bye poll: K. Chandrashekar Rao - resigned
Bye-elections 2015	Pasunuri Dayakar Pre-bye poll: Kadiyam Srihari - resigned
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