Daggupati Venkateswara Prasad (born 10 August 1976) is an Indian politician from

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. He is an MLA from

Anantapur Urban Assembly constituency Anantapur Urban Assembly constituency is a constituency in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Anantapur Lok Sabha co ...

Anantapur district Anantapur district, officially Ananthapuramu district, is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The district headquarters is located in Anantapur city. It is one of the driest places in South ...

. He represents

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (TDP; ) is an Indian regional political party primarily active in the Federated state, states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by Telugu cinema, Telugu matinée idol N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) on 29 March 1982 a ...

. He won the

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where TDP had an alliance with BJP and

Jana Sena Party The Jana Sena Party (; JSP) is an Indian political party active in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Founded by Pawan Kalyan on 14 March 2014, it is currently the second largest party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and a pa ...

Early life and education

Prasad is from Rapthadu, Anantapur district. His father Daggupati Chinnarappa was a farmer. He completed his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering in 1995 at Vasavi Polytechnic College,

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Political career

Prasad won the

from

representing

. He polled 103,334 votes and defeated his nearest rival

Anantha Venkatarami Reddy Anantha Venkatarami Reddy (born 1 August 1956) has been a member of the 11th, 12th, 14th and 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Anantapur constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of the Indian National Congress The Indian ...

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by a margin of 23,023 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Venkateswara Prasad, Daggupati Living people 1976 births Telugu Desam Party politicians Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2024–2029 People from Anantapur district Telugu politicians