Ponnam Prabhakar

Ponnam Prabhakar
Minister for Transport & BC Welfare
Government of Telangana[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 December 2023
Governor
Chief MinisterRevanth Reddy
Department and ministry
  • Transport
  • B.C Welfare
Preceded byGangula Kamalakar
Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 December 2023
Preceded byVodithela Sathish Kumar
ConstituencyHusnabad
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byK. Chandra Shakher Rao
Succeeded byB. Vinod Kumar
ConstituencyKarimnagar
Personal details
Born (1967-05-08) 8 May 1967 (age 57)
Karimnagar, Telangana
Political partyINC
SpouseManjula Ponnam
ChildrenTwo children, Pruthvi, Pranav
Parent(s)Sathaiah Goud, Mallamma
Residence(s)Karimnagar, Hyderabad

Ponnam Prabhakar (born 8 May 1967) is an Indian politician and Currently Serving as Minister of Transport and BC Welfare in Telangana.[2][3] He was a member of 15th Lok Sabha. He was the Working President of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee. [4] He belongs to the Indian National Congress and represented the Karimnagar constituency of Andhra Pradesh. He was the youngest Member of Parliament who represented Karimnagar constituency between 2009-14.[5][6][7]

Political career

A student leader from his college days, he became Union President of SRR Government Degree and PG College during 1987-1988. He served as district general secretary of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) from 1987 to 1989. He was also the convenor of the District Colleges of Karimnagar from 1987 to 1988. He held the position of NSUI State Secretary from 1989 to 1991 and was followed by District President of NSUI from 1992 to 1998. He later was elected again as NSUI State President from 1999 to 2002. [8][9]

He worked as General Secretary of State Youth Congress from 2002 to 2003 and then, worked as Pradesh Congress Committee Media Cell Coordinator from 2002 to 2004. He was made DCMS President and later Chairman of State Markfed. He was elected from Karimnagar as member of parliament to enter 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 on Indian National Congress (INC) ticket. He was a member for various parliamentary committees. He was one of the active participants in Telangana Movement.[10][11]

After the formation of Telangana state in 2014, Ponnam Prabhakar contested the Karimnagar Lok Sabha seat but lost to BRS candidate B. Vinod Kumar. In 2018, he contested the Karimnagar Assembly seat and was defeated by TRS Candidate Gangula Kamalakar. In the 2019 Karimnagar Lok Sabha election, he competed again and lost to BJP candidate Bandi Sanjay Kumar.

In 2023 Assembly Elections he contested from Husnabad constituency and won with a majority of 19344 votes on BRS candidate Vodithela Sathish Kumar. Ponnam Prabhakar took oath as minister at L B Stadium in Hyderabad on 7 december 2024 and later he were assigned Transport and BC Welfare departments on 9 december 2024[12][13] and taken charge in his office on 18 december 2024.[14]

References

  1. ^ The Economic Times (9 December 2023). "Portfolios allocated to Ministers in new Congress govt in Telangana". Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ^ The Hindu (9 December 2023). "A farmer's son who ploughed his path in the field of politics". Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. ^ Deccan Chronicle (18 December 2023). "Ponnam Assumes Charge, Releases Rs 375 cr. to TSRTC". Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  4. ^ Ravikanth Reddy (18 March 2023). "Govt. can't disown TSPSC and should take responsibility on leaks: Ponnam Prabhakar". The Hindu.
  5. ^ "Without the Gandhis, KTR wouldn't have been a Minister: Former MP Ponnam Prabhakar in Hyderabad". The Hindu. 17 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Ponnam reminds CM of assurances given to RTC employees". The Hindu. 12 June 2023.
  7. ^ "6 senior leaders in Cabinet race from Warangal, Karimnagar". 6 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Ponnam Prabhakar says his leaving Congress is fake news". The Hindu. 26 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Step in Husnabad after showing development: Ponnam to CM". 15 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Congress will restore BCs' self respect in Telangana: Ponnam Prabhakar". The Hindu. 6 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Ponnam Prabhakar may contest from Husnabad". 25 August 2023.
  12. ^ The Hindu (9 December 2023). "Portfolios allocated to Ministers in the new Telangana Cabinet". Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  13. ^ India Today (9 December 2023). "Revanth Reddy assigns portfolios to 11 ministers in Telangana Cabinet: Full list". Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  14. ^ The Times of India (19 December 2023). "Ponnam takes charge as transport min". Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
Preceded by Member of Parliament from Karimnagar
2009 – 2014