Srinivasa Prasad

Srinivasa Prasad Venkatayya (b 1947), better known by name V. Srinivas Prasad, is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. He was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing the Nanjangud constituency[4] and six-time member of the Lok Sabha from Chamarajanagar (Lok Sabha constituency).

Srinivasa Prasad
Minister for Revenue & Muzrai, Government of Karnataka
In office
30 May 2013 – 20 June 2016
Preceded byK. S. Eshwarappa
Succeeded byKagodu Thimmappa
ConstituencyNanjangud
Minister of State for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India
In office
13 October 1999 – 6 March 2004
Preceded byRaghuvansh Prasad Singh
Succeeded by
ConstituencyNanjangud
Member of Parliament
Lok Sabha
Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byR. Dhruvanarayana
ConstituencyChamarajanagar
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byA. Siddaraju
Succeeded byR. Dhruvanarayana
ConstituencyChamarajanagar
In office
1980–1996
Preceded byB. Rachaiah
Succeeded byA. Siddaraju
ConstituencyChamarajanagar
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2008 – 20 October 2016
Preceded byD. T. Jayakumar
Succeeded byKalale Keshavamurthy
ConstituencyNanjangud
Personal details
Born (1949-08-06) 6 August 1949
Mysore
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
(2017–present)
Other political
affiliations
ChildrenPrathima Prasad, Poornima Prasad, Poonam Prasad
OccupationPolitician

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 in 2013. He then changed his party again and officially joined BJP on 24 December 2016. This necessitated a bye-poll in Nanjangud which he lost to the Congress candidate in 2017.

Ministry

He was the Minister for Revenue & Muzrai in the Siddaramaiah led Karnataka Government from 2013 to 2016.[5][6][7][8] 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.

References
  1. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/srinivasa-prasad-joins-congress/story-QdEGRI0iMM2m1MQfbaILXN.html Srinivasa Prasad joins Congress
  2. https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=2448859&highlights=mallappa SRINIVAS PRASAD JOIN JD(S)
  3. http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=336&lastls=13 Thirteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile - Prasad, Shri V. Sreenivasa
  4. "V.SRINIVASA PRASAD (Winner) NANJANGUD (MYSORE)". myneta.info. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  5. Khajane, Muralidhara (2 March 2016). "Srinivas Prasad hits out at CM". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  6. "Casteism hinders India's growth: Minister Prasad". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  7. "Revenue minister rues discrimination of people". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  8. "Revenue minister hits back at detractors". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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