Dokka Manikya Vara Prasad

Dokka Manikya Vara Prasad
Dokka Manikya Vara Prasad
Member of Legislative Council; Andhra Pradesh
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2017
Member of Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2004–2014
Constituency	Tadikonda
Personal details
Born	5 March 1962 (age 62); Pulipadu, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Nationality	Indian
Political party	YSR Congress Party (2020- Present)
Other political; affiliations	Telugu Desam Party (2014- 2020); Indian National Congress (2004-2014);
Children	Divya (Daughter); Lohith (Son); Joel (Son);
Residence	Guntur
Website	[1]

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Dokka Manikya Vara Prasada Rao (born 5 March 1962) is an Indian politician and he was former spokesperson of INC in Andhra Pradesh & recently he join Ysr Congress Party

^[1] He was an MLA (2009–2014) from Tadikonda constituency.^[2]

Early life[edit]

Born to Dokka Deva Bhiksham^[3] and Lolamma on 5 March 1962 at Pulipadu Village, Gurazala Mandal in Guntur District. Andhra Pradesh. Dokka Manikya Varaprasada Rao completed his high school and college education respectively in Zilla Parisdhad High School and Government Junior College, Gurazala of Guntur district. He did graduation in science in SKBR Degree College, Macherla. He is a law graduate from Andhra Christian College of Law, Guntur and he has also obtained L.L.M. from Acharya Nagarjuna University. At present he is doing PhD on "Secularism and Indian Constitution" from Osmania University, Hyderabad

Career[edit]

He quit his position as Legal Officer in South Central Railways and entered into politics as Congress worker inspired by the ideology and activities of the Party. He led the Congress Forum for Intellectuals and played a key role in presenting various important papers on the policies and programs of the congress party. He never hesitated to make the people representatives of all bodies to realise their duties towards the public who elected them.

He elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Tadikonda Constituency in 2004. As MLA he took up various developmental activities in his Constituency. He won this first election from Tadikonda Assembly constituency. He worked as secondary educational minister and later he was Rural Development and National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) Minister in the cabinet of Government of Andhra Pradesh before bifurcation from 2009 to 2011. After bifurcation he did not contest in the general elections held for Andhra Pradesh State in 2014.

References[edit]

↑ "Archive News". The Hindu.
↑ "Guntur Election Results - (Andhra Pradesh)". www.elections.in.
↑ "Dokka Manikya Vara Prasada Rao(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- TADIKONDA (SC)(GUNTUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info.

External links[edit]

Official site

[1] "Archive News". The Hindu.

[2] "Guntur Election Results - (Andhra Pradesh)". www.elections.in.

[3] "Dokka Manikya Vara Prasada Rao(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- TADIKONDA (SC)(GUNTUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info.

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