Ponnam Prabhakar | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Transport & BC Welfare Government of Telangana[1] | |
| Assumed office 7 December 2023 | |
| Governor | Tamilisai Soundararajan |
| Chief Minister | Revanth Reddy |
| Department and ministry |
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| Preceded by | Gangula Kamalakar |
| Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Vodithela Sathish Kumar |
| Constituency | Husnabad |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | K. Chandra Shakher Rao |
| Constituency | Karimnagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1967 Karimnagar, Telangana |
| Political party | INC |
| Spouse | Manjula Ponnam |
| Children | Two children, Pruthvi, Pranav |
| Parent(s) | Sathaiah Goud, Mallamma |
| Residence(s) | Karimnagar, Hyderabad |
Ponnam Prabhakar (born 8 May 1967) is an Indian politician and Currently Serving as Minister of Transport and BC Welfare in Telangana.[2][3]He was a member of 15th Lok Sabha.He was the Working President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee. [4] He belongs to Indian National Congress and represented the Karimnagar constituency of Andhra Pradesh. He was the youngest Member of Parliament who represented Karimnagar constituency between 2009-14.[5][6][7]
Political career
A student leader from his college days, he became Union President of SRR Government Degree and PG College during 1987-1988. He served as district General Secretary of National Students' Union of India (NSUI) from 1987 to 1989. He was also the Convenor of the District Colleges of Karimnagar from 1987 to 1988. He held the position of NSUI State Secretary from 1989 to 1991 and followed by District President of NSUI from 1992 to 1998. He later was elected again as NSUI State President from 1999 to 2002. [8][9]
He worked as General Secretary of State Youth Congress from 2002 to 2003 and then, worked as Pradesh Congress Committee Media Cell Coordinator from 2002 to 2004. He was made DCMS President and later Chairman of State Markfed. He was elected from Karimnagar as member of parliament to enter 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 on Indian National Congress (INC) ticket. He was a member for various parliamentary committees. He was one of the active participants in Telangana Movement.[10][11]
After formation of Telangana state in 2014 Ponnam Prabhakar contested from the Karimnagar Lok Sabha seat and lost to BRS candidate B. Vinod Kumar. In 2018 he Contest from Karimnagar Assembly and lost to Trs Candidate Ganguala Kamalakar and in 2019 He contested from Karimnagar kokasabh election and lost to BJP candidate Bandi Sanjay Kumar.
In 2023 Assembly Elections he contested from Husnabad constituency and won with a majority of 19344 votes on BRS candidate Vodithela Sathish Kumar.
References
- ↑ The Economic Times (9 December 2023). "Portfolios allocated to Ministers in new Congress govt in Telangana". Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ↑ The Hindu (9 December 2023). "A farmer's son who ploughed his path in the field of politics". Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ↑ Deccan Chronicle (18 December 2023). "Ponnam Assumes Charge, Releases Rs 375 cr. to TSRTC". Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ↑ Ravikanth Reddy (18 March 2023). "Govt. can't disown TSPSC and should take responsibility on leaks: Ponnam Prabhakar".
- ↑ "Without the Gandhis, KTR wouldn't have been a Minister: Former MP Ponnam Prabhakar in Hyderabad". The Hindu. 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "Ponnam reminds CM of assurances given to RTC employees". The Hindu. 12 June 2023.
- ↑ "6 senior leaders in Cabinet race from Warangal, Karimnagar".
- ↑ "Ponnam Prabhakar says his leaving Congress is fake news". The Hindu. 26 July 2023.
- ↑ "Step in Husnabad after showing development: Ponnam to CM".
- ↑ "Congress will restore BCs' self respect in Telangana: Ponnam Prabhakar". The Hindu. 6 September 2023.
- ↑ "Ponnam Prabhakar may contest from Husnabad".