Kodela Siva Prasada Rao

Kodela Siva Prasada Rao
Kodela Siva Prasada Rao
Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 2014 - 2019
Leader	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Nadendla Manohar, Andhra Pradesh (pre-bifurcation)
Succeeded by	Tammineni Sitaram
Constituency	Sattenapalli
Minister of Home Affairs; Government of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 1987 - 1989
Leader	N.T. Rama Rao
Constituency	Narasaraopet
Personal details
Born	2 May 1947; Kandlagunta village, near Narasaropet
Died	16 September 2019 (aged 72); Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Spouse(s)	Kodela Sasikala
Children	2 Sons and a Daughter

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Kodela Siva Prasada Rao (2 May 1947 – 16 September 2019) was an Indian politician from the Telugu Desam Party and also a former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Sattenapalle.^[1]

Beginning 2014 he served for five years as the Speaker of the first Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.^[2] In a career spanning three decades, he served as a cabinet minister in the N. T. Rama Rao and N. Chandrababu Naidu governments, serving at various times as Minister of Home Affairs, Health, Major Irrigation department, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, and Civil Supplies.

Life and education[edit]

Kodela Siva Prasada Rao was born in Kandlagunta, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India on 2 May 1947. He and his wife Sasikala had three children, a daughter, and two sons.

He completed his Primary education in Siripuram, Guntur district and studied pre-university at Loyola College, Vijayawada. He graduated with a M.B.B.S. from Guntur Medical College, Guntur, and earned his MS (General Surgery) from Banaras Hindu University. ^[3]

Positions held[edit]

1983 - 1985 : Member APLA
1985 - 1989 : Member APLA
1989 - 1994 : Member APLA
1994 - 1999 : Member APLA
1999 - 2003 : Member APLA,
2014 : Member APLA - Speaker, APLA - Chairman, Business Advisory Committee

AS MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

1983 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
1985 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
1989 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
1994 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
1999 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
2014 : Elected from Sattenapalle (Assembly constituency)

AS MINISTER

1987 - 1988: Minister for Home
1996 - 1997: Minister for Major & Medium Irrigation
1997 - 1999: Minister for Panchayat Raj

References[edit]

↑ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao praises family for donating organs of brain-dead truck driver". newindianexpress.com.
↑ "Kodela, second Speaker from Guntur". thehansindia.com. 20 June 2014.
↑ "Andhra Pradesh: Ex-Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao commits suicide". 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

[1] "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao praises family for donating organs of brain-dead truck driver". newindianexpress.com.

[2] "Kodela, second Speaker from Guntur". thehansindia.com. 20 June 2014.

[auto-3] "Andhra Pradesh: Ex-Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao commits suicide". 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

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