Kodela Siva Prasada Rao

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]

Kodela Siva Prasada Rao
Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2014 - 2019
LeaderN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byNadendla Manohar, Andhra Pradesh (pre-bifurcation)
Succeeded byTammineni Sitaram
ConstituencySattenapalli
Minister of Home Affairs
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
1987 - 1989
LeaderN.T. Rama Rao
ConstituencyNarasaraopet
Personal details
Born(1947-05-02)2 May 1947
Kandlagunta village, near Narasaropet
Died16 September 2019(2019-09-16) (aged 72)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
Spouse(s)Kodela Sasikala
Children2 Sons and a Daughter

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

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 an M.B.B.S from Guntur Medical College, Guntur and earned his MS (General Surgery) from Banaras Hindu University.

On 16 September 2019 he committed suicide by hanging when his corruption was exposed by the media. He stole furniture belonging to government of AP in the legislature to use in his motor cycle store, Krishna motorbike in Guntur.[3]

Positions held
  • 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

AS MINISTER

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

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