Gali Bhanu Prakash (born 20 June 1976) is an Indian politician from

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. He is an MLA from

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in Chittoor district. He represents

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. He won the

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where TDP had an alliance with BJP and

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Early life and education

Prakash is from Nagari. His late father Gali Muddu Krishnam Naidu was a former minister, six times MLA and an MLC. He completed his post graduation in 2000 at

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, US. Earlier, he did his graduation in 1997 at MJ College which is affiliated with

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. He completed his Intermediate in 1993 at Vikas Junior College, Guntur after his schooling at

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. He declared assets worth Rs.23.9 crore in his affidavit to the

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in 2024.

Political career

Prakash won the

from

representing

. He polled 107,797 votes and defeated his nearest rival, R. K. Roja, the tourism minister in the incumbent

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government, by a margin of 45,004 votes. He entered politics after his father died in 2018. He contested the

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but lost by a narrow margin of 2,708 votes to Roja.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhanu Prakash, Gali Living people 1977 births Telugu Desam Party politicians Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2024–2029 Telugu politicians Politicians from Chittoor district Osmania University alumni University of Bridgeport alumni