Pocharam Srinivas Reddy
Pocharam Srinivas Reddy | |
|---|---|
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Constituency | Banswada, Telangana State |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 February 1949 Banswada, Nizamabad |
| Political party | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| Residence(s) | Banswada, Nizamabad. |
Pocharam Srinivas Reddy is an Indian politician. He is with Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS). He is an Member of the Legislative Assembly from Banswada constituency.[1]
Career
Pocharam Srinivas Reddy joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1984 from the Indian National Congress (INC).[2] He worked as a minister twice in TDP government. He was with TDP for 27 years before quitting.[3]
In 1994, he contested the Banswada constituency as a TDP candidate and won with a majority of over 57,000 votes majority. He lost in 2004 against Bajireddy Govardhan, the INC candidate. In support of the Telangana Movement, he joined TRS party in March 2011.[4] He also resigned from his MLA seat and TDP membership.[5] He went on to contest that year's by-elections and won with a margin of over 49,000 votes against INC candidate, Sangam Srinivasgoud.
He was made a Politburo member of the TRS on 24 March 2011.
References
- ^ He is the first Minister for Agriculture in Telangana State.I voted for TRS, says Pocharam | Deccan Chronicle
- ^ TDP legislator quits over Telangana issue
- ^ TDP MLA to resign Nizamabad: Telugu - Times Of India
- ^ 'Nagam sent Pocharam to TRS' - Times Of India
- ^ TDP legislator resigns to fight for Telangana