Prathipati Pulla Rao | |
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 Prathipati with the then Speaker Late Kodela Siva prasad | |
| Minister for Food & Civil Supplies, Price Monitering and Consumer Affairs Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2 April 2017 – 29 May 2019 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Preceded by | Paritala Sunitha |
| Succeeded by | Kodali Nani |
| Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture, Sericulture , Agri-Processing Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 8 June 2014 – 2 April 2017 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Preceded by | Kanna Lakshminarayana |
| Succeeded by | Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2009–2019 | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | Marri Rajasekhar |
| Succeeded by | Vidadala Rajini |
| Constituency | Chilakaluripet |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Chief Minister | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Preceded by | Sambaiah Somepalli |
| Succeeded by | Marri Rajasekhar |
| Constituency | Chilakaluripet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1958 |
| Political party | Telugu Desam Party (1999 - Present) |
| Spouse | P. V. Kumari |
| Children | 2 |
| Residences | Chilakaluripet , Palnadu District, Andhra Pradesh |
| Education |
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Prathipati Pulla Rao popularly known as Prathipati is an Indian Politician, formerly worked as Cabinet Minister in Andhra Pradesh Government. He was the former legislator, represented Chilakaluripet for three times.
He belongs to Telugu Desam Party of which he was first elected as the Legislator in 1999. Following 1999, He was defeated by Marri Rajasekhar in 2004 Andhra Pradesh General Assembly Election. He again elected in 2009 and 2014 from the Chilakaluripet. Between 2014 and 2019, He served as Cabinet Minister and held various portfolios like Agriculture, Agri-Processing, Marketing and warehousing, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Fisheries, Food & Civil Supplies, Price-Monitering and Consumer Affairs.
Personal life
He lives in the Chilakaluripet, Guntur District of the state of Andhra Pradesh. Prathipati Pulla Rao's (59yrs) father's name is Shri Subba Rao. Pulla Rao married Smt. P. V. Kumari who is a housewife. He has two children Swathi and Sarath Babu.
Education
His highest educational qualification is B.Com. He pursued his B.Com. Pass from VRS and YRN College, Chirala (Andhra University) in the years 1978 to 1981. He did his intermediate studies from T.J.P.S. College, Guntur in the year 1977. By profession, he is a businessman; he is the director of various companies.
Leadership
Pulla Rao has always placed an emphasis on supporting farmers. In 2015, Prathipati Pulla Rao took part in the Telugu Desam Party's JanaChaitanya Yatra in Gudivada town of Krishna district. In that year a total of 2,60,000 hectares of paddy crops were lost in the state due to heavy rains. Nearly 6,000 hectares of fish and prawn cultures were damaged due to rains, therefore he asked the union government to sanction a large amount to Andhra Pradesh and help the farmers.