Pocharam Srinivas Reddy
Indian politician
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Pocharam Srinivas Reddy 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 2019 to 2023. He was the Minister of Agriculture (2014–2019) in the government of Telangana.[1]
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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 Goverdhan, 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]
Personal life
He was married to Pushpa and has 4 children, Ravinder Reddy, Surendar Reddy, Aruna and Bhasker Reddy.