Gali Bhanu Prakash
Gali Bhanu Prakash | |
|---|---|
| Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Preceded by | R. K. Roja |
| Constituency | Nagari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 |
| Political party | Telugu Desam Party |
Gali Bhanu Prakash (born 1977) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is an MLA from Nagari Assembly constituency in Chittoor district. He represents Telugu Desam Party. He won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election where TDP had an alliance with BJP and Jana Sena Party.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Prakash is from Nagari. His late father Gali Muddu Krishnam Naidu was a former minister and six time MLA. He completed his post graduation in 2000 at University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, US. Earlier, he did his graduation in 1997 at MJ College which is affiliated with Osmania University, Hyderabad. He did his Intermediate in 1993 at Vikas Junior College, Guntur. He did his schooling at Hyderabad Public School.[3] He declared assets worth Rs.23.9 crore in his affidavit to the Election Commission of India.[4]
Political career[edit]
Prakash won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Nagari Assembly constituency representing Telugu Desam Party. He polled 107,797 votes and defeated his nearest rival, R. K. Roja, the tourism minister in the incumebent YSR Congress Party government, by a margin of 45,004 votes.[5][6] He joined politics after his father died in 2018.[7] He contested the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election but lost by a narrow margin of 2,708 votes to Roja.
References[edit]
- ^ "Nagari Assembly Election Results 2024: Nagari Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Nagari Constituency Election Results 2024: Nagari Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Gali Bhanu Prakash(TDP):Constituency- NAGARI(CHITTOOR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Gali Bhanu Prakash , TDP Election Results LIVE: Latest Updates On Gali Bhanu Prakash , Lok Sabha Constituency Seat - NDTV.com". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Nagari, Election Result 2024 Live: Winning And Losing Candidates & Parties, 2019 vs 2024 Results, Voting Percentage, Exit Polls-News18 Assembly Election 2024 Result News". www.news18.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2024-06-04). "Balakrishna scores a hat-trick win but with dented victory margin". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ Vennelakanti, Pradeep (2024-04-02). "TDP's Muddu Bhanu Prakash determined to win Nagari seat". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.