Gangula Prathapa Reddy is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh as a member of the Indian National Congress in 1991. But he resigned the seat to enable the then Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao to contest a by election and get elected to parliament.[1][2][3] He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2019.[4]
Gangula Prathapa Reddy | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1991–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Bojja Venkata Reddy |
| Succeeded by | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Constituency | Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh |
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Shobha Nagi Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Shobha Nagi Reddy |
| Constituency | Allagadda |
| In office 1985–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Somula Venkat Subba Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Bhuma Sekhara Reddy |
| Constituency | Allagadda |
| In office 1980–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Gangula Thimma Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Somula Venkat Subba Reddy |
| Constituency | Allagadda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1950 Yeragudidinne, Kurnool District, Madras State (present-day Andhra Pradesh) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (1980 - 2017) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019- present),Telugu Desam Party (2017-2019) |
| Spouse | Chandralekha |
| Children | Gangula Phani Krishna Reddy Gangula Bharath Reddy |
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| Source: [1] | |
References
edit- ^ Economic and Political Weekly. Sameeksha Trust. 1991. p. 2610.
- ^ Gopi Dara (16 August 2017). "Gangula Pratap joins Telugu Desam Party". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "YSRC glad as Gangula Pratap Reddy joins Telugu Desam". Deccan Chronicle. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "TDP leader Gangula Prathap Reddy joins BJP". Business Standard News. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2023.