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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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|office1 =[[Minister (government)|Minister]] for [[Siddaramaiah cabinet|Revenue & Muzrai]], [[Government of Karnataka]]
|term_start1 = 30 May 2013
|term_end1 = 20 June 2016
|constituency1 = [[Nanjangud (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nanjangud]]
|predecessor1 = [[K. S. Eshwarappa]]
|successor1 = [[Kagodu Thimmappa]]
|office2 = [[Minister (government)|Minister of State]] for [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution]], [[Government of India]]
|term_start2 = 13 October 1999
|term_end2 = 6 March 2004
|constituency2 = [[Nanjangud (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nanjangud]]
|predecessor2 = [[Raghuvansh Prasad Singh]]
|successor2 = *[[Kantilal Bhuria]]
*[[Suvra Mukherjee]]
|office7 = [[Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament Lok Sabha]]
|term_start7 = 23 May 2019
|term_end7 =
|predecessor7 = [[R. Dhruvanarayana]]
|constituency7 = [[Chamarajanagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chamarajanagar]]
|successor7 =
|term_start8 = 1999
|term_end8 = 2004
|predecessor8 = [[A. Siddaraju]]
|constituency8 = [[Chamarajanagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chamarajanagar]]
|successor8 = [[R. Dhruvanarayana]]
|term_start9 = 1980
|term_end9 = 1996
|predecessor9 = [[B. Rachaiah]]
|constituency9 = [[Chamarajanagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chamarajanagar]]
|successor9 = [[A. Siddaraju]]
|office10 = Member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
|term_start10 = 2008
|term_end10 = 20 October 2016
|constituency10 = [[Nanjangud (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nanjangud]]
|predecessor10 = [[D. T. Jayakumar]]
|successor10 = [[Kalale Keshavamurthy]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|08|06|df=y}}
|birth_place = Mysore
| occupation = [[Politician]]
|children = Prathima Prasad, Poornima Prasad, Poonam Prasad
|party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (2017–present)
|otherparty = *[[Indian National Congress]] (1983-1996,1997-1998,2006-2017)<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/srinivasa-prasad-joins-congress/story-QdEGRI0iMM2m1MQfbaILXN.html Srinivasa Prasad joins Congress</ref>
*[[Janata Dal (Secular)]] (2004-2006)<ref>https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=2448859&highlights=mallappa SRINIVAS PRASAD JOIN JD(S)</ref>
*[[Janata Dal (United)]] (1999-2004)
*[[Samata Party]] (1998-1999)
*[[Independent Politician|Independent]] (1996-1997)
*[[Indian National Congress (Indira)]] (1979-1983)
*[[Janata Party]] (1977-1979)<ref>http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=336&lastls=13 Thirteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile - Prasad, Shri V. Sreenivasa</ref>
|alma_mater =
|profession =
|nationality = Indian
|sibling =
|website =
}}
'''Venkataiah Srinivas Prasad''' (b 1947), better known by name '''V. Srinivas Prasad''', is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[politician]] from the state of [[Karnataka]]. He was a member of the [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] representing the [[Nanjangud (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nanjangud]] constituency<ref>{{cite web | url=http://myneta.info/karnataka2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=505 | title=V.SRINIVASA PRASAD (Winner) NANJANGUD (MYSORE) | work=myneta.info | accessdate=21 May 2016}}</ref> and six-time member of the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Chamarajanagar (Lok Sabha constituency)]].

==Political party==
He was originally from the [[Indian National Congress]]. Later he joined Janata Dal - United.Then he went back to Congress and was elected MLA from [[Nanjangud (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nanjangud]] in 2013. He then changed his party again and officially joined BJP on 24 December 2016. This necessitated a bye-poll in [[Nanjangud (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nanjangud]] which he lost to the Congress candidate in 2017.

==Ministry==
He was the [[Minister (government)|Minister]] for Revenue & Muzrai in the [[Siddaramaiah]] led [[Karnataka]] Government from 2013 to 2016.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/srinivas-prasad-hits-out-at-cm/article8302002.ece | title=Srinivas Prasad hits out at CM | date=2 March 2016 | first=Muralidhara | last=Khajane | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=14 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/Casteism-hinders-Indias-growth-Minister-Prasad/articleshow/51804045.cms | title=Casteism hinders India's growth: Minister Prasad | work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com | accessdate=21 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/Revenue-minister-rues-discrimination-of-people/articleshow/51835334.cms | title=Revenue minister rues discrimination of people | work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com | accessdate=21 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/Revenue-minister-hits-back-at-detractors/articleshow/51769603.cms | title=Revenue minister hits back at detractors | work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com | accessdate=21 May 2016}}</ref>
He was the Minister for Food and Consumer Affairs in the Atal Bihari Vajapayee led Indian Government 1999–2004 as a member of Janata Dal - United.

== External links ==
* [http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/members.htm Karnataka Legislative Assembly]

== References ==
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[[Category:Janata Party politicians]]
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Srinivasa Prasad - Revision history

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