Gaddam Prasad Kumar

Gaddam Prasad Kumar
గడ్డం ప్రసాద్ కుమార్
3rd Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
14 December 2023
Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy
Preceded by Pocharam Srinivas Reddy
Member of Legislative Assembly, Telangana
Assumed office
2023
Preceded by Anand Methuku
Constituency Vikarabad
Minister of Handlooms & Textiles,
Spinning Mills and Small Scale Industries

Government of United Andhra Pradesh
In office
2012–2014
Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy
Preceded by P. Shankar Rao
Succeeded by Office Dissolved
Member of Legislative Assembly
United Andhra Pradesh
In office
2009–2014
Preceded by A Chandrashekhar
Succeeded by B. Sanjeeva Rao
Constituency Vikarabad
Personal details
Born Vikarabad, Andhra Pradesh (present day Telangana, India)
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse Shailaja
Children 2

Gaddam Prasad Kumar is an Indian politician currently serving as the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He represents Vikarabad in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He is a former Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He belongs to Indian National Congress.

Early life

Gaddam Prasad Kumar was born in Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Career

Gaddam Prasad Kumar was elected to Vikrabad constituency in 2009 Assembly elections from Ranga Reddy district defeating A. Chandrashkhar of Telangana Rashtra Samithi party. in 2012 he was inducted into the Cabinet of N Kiran Kumar Reddy as Minister for Handlooms & Textiles, Spinning Mills & Small Scale Industries. He was appointed as Congress party campaign coordinators for the 2012 byelections in 12 Assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh.

After the State Bifurcation In 2014 he lost to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi candidate B Sanjeev Rao in 2014, and to Dr M Anand in 2018 Telangana Assembly Elections.

Gaddam Prasad Kumar defeated Methuku Anand of BRS party in the 2023 Assembly Elections. The Congress has Finalized Gaddam Prasad for the post of Telangana assembly speaker on 7th December and filed his nomination on 13th December in the presence of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.

G. Prasad Kumar unanimously elected as Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly and took charge on 14 December 2023.