Thammineni Seetharam

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Thammineni Seetharam
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Thammineni Seetharam
Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
May 2019
Preceded byKodela Siva Prasada Rao
ConstituencyAmadalavalasa
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byKuna Ravi Kumar
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1983–1989
Preceded byPydi Sreerama Murty
Succeeded byPydi Sreerama Murty
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1994–2004
Preceded byPydi Sreerama Murty
Succeeded byBoddepalli Satyavathi
Personal details
Born (1955-06-10) 10 June 1955 (age 68)
Thogaragam Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyCeiling Fan YSR Congress Party (2013- present)
Other political
affiliations
ResidenceThogaram village, Amadalavalasa mandal, Srikakulam district

Tammineni Sitaram is an Indian politician from the YSR Congress Party currently serving as the speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from May 2019.[1]

Political career[edit]

Tammineni Sitaram is a graduate in arts and is a senior leader. His political entry started with TDP and was elected as MLA for five times from Amudalavalasa and served as minister for three terms, for law and justice, stamps and registrations, excise and municipal administration.

In 2009, Sitaram joined PRP by resigning from TDP in the wake of differences with his close relative K Ravi Kumar. He again joined the TDP in 2012, but he was unable to adjust in the TDP after re-entry. He joined in YSRCP in 2013 and contested as MLA from Amudalavalasa constituency in 2014, but was defeated by TDP candidate K Ravi Kumar.

Sitaram belongs to Kalinga community which has dominant vote strength in Srikakulam parliamentary constituency. Sitaram is the fourth Speaker from Srikakulam district. RLN Dora was the first speaker, Tangi Satyam was the second Speaker and K Pratibha Bharati was the third Speaker from Srikakulam district.

Electoral history[edit]

SI No. Year Constituency Party Status
1. 1983 Amadalavalasa TDP Won
2. 1985 Amadalavalasa TDP Won
3. 1994 Amadalavalasa TDP Won
4. 1999 Amadalavalasa TDP Won
5. 2019 Amadalavalasa YSRCP Won

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Tammineni Sitaram to be Assembly Speaker". The Hindu. 7 June 2019.

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