Kodela Siva Prasada Rao (2 May 1947 – 16 September 2019) was an Indian politician from the

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and also a former Member of the Legislative Assembly from

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. Beginning 2014 he served for five years as the Speaker of the first

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. In a career spanning three decades, he served as a cabinet minister in the

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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,

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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,

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. He graduated with a M.B.B.S. from Guntur Medical College, Guntur, and earned his MS (General Surgery) from

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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 * 1983 : Elected from

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* 1985 : Elected from

* 1989 : Elected from

* 1994 : Elected from

* 1999 : Elected from

* 2014 : Elected from

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

References

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