Kodela Siva Prasada Rao

Dr. Kodela Siva Prasada Rao
19th Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly[1]
In office 20 June 2014 – 12 June 2019
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Nadendla Manohar
Succeeded by	Thammineni Seetharam
Minister of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 1997 - 1999
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Minister of Major and Medium Irrigation Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 1996 - 1997
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	Yarram Venkateswarareddy
Minister of Home Affairs Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office 1987 - 1988
Leader	N.T. Rama Rao
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by	Yarram Venkateswarareddy
Succeeded by	Ambati Rambabu
Constituency	Sattenapalle
In office 1983–2004
Preceded by	Kasu Venkata Krishna Reddy
Succeeded by	Kasu Venkata Krishna Reddy
Constituency	Narasaraopet
Personal details
Born	(1947-05-02)2 May 1947 Kandlagunta village, near Narasaropet
Died	16 September 2019(2019-09-16) (aged 72) Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Spouse	Kodela Sasikala
Children	2 Sons and a Daughter

Kodela Siva Prasada Rao (Palnati Puli) (2 May 1947 – 16 September 2019) was an Indian politician from the Telugu Desam Party and also a former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Narasaraopeta and Sattenapalle.[2]

Beginning 2014 he served for five years as the Speaker of the first Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[3] In a career spanning three decades, he served as a cabinet minister in the N. T. Rama Rao 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.

He was popularly known as PALNATI PULI.

Life and education

Kodela Siva Prasada Rao was born in Kandlagunta, Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh, India on 2 May 1947. He and his wife Sasikala had three children, a daughter, and two sons.

He studied pre-university at Loyola College, Vijayawada. He graduated with a M.B.B.S. from Guntur Medical College, Guntur, and earned his MS (General Surgery) from Banaras Hindu University.[4]

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 Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
• 1985 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
• 1989 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
• 1994 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
• 1999 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
• 2014 : Elected from Sattenapalle (Assembly constituency)

AS MINISTER

• 1987 - 1988: Minister for Home
• 1996 - 1997: Minister for Major & Medium Irrigation
• 1997 - 1999: Minister for Panchayat Raj
• 1999 - 2004: helth minister
• 2014 - 2019: First assmbley speakar of Andhrapradesh

References

1. "Kodela, second Speaker from Guntur". thehansindia.com. 20 June 2014
2. "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao praises family for donating organs of brain-dead truck driver". newindianexpress.com.
3. "Kodela, second Speaker from Guntur". thehansindia.com. 20 June 2014.
4. "Andhra Pradesh: Ex-Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao commits suicide". 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.