Kolusu Parthasarathy

Kolusu Parthasarathy
Kolusu Parthasarathy
Minister of Secondary Education; Government of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 25 November 2010 – 21 February 2014
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Chief Minister	Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
Preceded by	Mopidevi Venkataramana
Succeeded by	President's Rule
Minister of Animal Husbandry,; Fisheries and Dairy Development; Government of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 25 May 2009 – 24 November 2010
Governor	N. D. Tiwari; E. S. L. Narasimhan;
Chief Minister	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy; Konijeti Rosaiah;
Preceded by	Mandali Buddha Prasad
Succeeded by	Thota Narasimham
Member of Legislative Assembly; Andhra Pradesh
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2019
Preceded by	Bode Prasad
Constituency	Penamaluru
	In office; 2009–2014
Preceded by	Constituency Established
Succeeded by	Bode Prasad'
Constituency	Penamaluru
	In office; 2004–2009
Preceded by	Anna Babu Rao
Succeeded by	Constituency Dissolved
Constituency	Vuyyuru
Personal details
Born	Kolusu Parthasarathy Yadav 18 April 1965 (age 58); Karakampadu, Andhra Pradesh State, India
Political party	Telugu Desam Party (2024-present)
Other political; affiliations	YSR Congress Party; (2014-2024); Indian National Congress; (2004-2014)
Spouse	Smt. K. Kamala Lakshmi
Children	K.Nithin Krishna (1 Son)
Parent	Kolusu Pedareddaiah Yadav (father);
Residence(s)	Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India ; Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Kolusu Partha sarath Yadav (born 18 April 1965) is an Indian politician. He represents the YSRCP from Penamaluru Assembly Constituency, Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for three terms, in 2004, 2009 and 2019. Elected first in 2004 from the Vuyyur Constituency, and then in 2009 and 2019 elected from the Penamaluru Constituency. Parthasarathy joined Telugu Desam Party prior to 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.^[1]^[2]

He served as Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Fisheries and Veterinary University in the cabinet of Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy. Pardha Saradhy was allotted the portfolio of Secondary Education, Govt.Examinations, and Intermediate Education. He was the last Minister for Secondary Education for united Andhra Pradesh.

Early life

Parthasarathy was born on 18 April 1965 at Karakampadu, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, in a political family. His father, Kolusu Pedareddaiah, is a politician and in 1991 and 1996 was elected as Member of Machilipatnam Lok Sabha Constituency.^[3] His mother was a housewife.

Career

As a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) party, he was elected as an MLA for the first time in 2004 elections from Vuyyur Assembly Constituency. He is the last MLA from Vuyyur Assembly Constituency. He served as Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Fisheries and Veterinary University in the cabinet of Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy and continued with the same ministry in K. Rosaiah's team. Parthasarathy was elected to Assembly from Penamaluru Constituency for the second term in the 2009 elections, after reorganisation of the constituencies. In the re-formation of the cabinet by N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Saradhy was allotted the portfolio of Secondary Education, Govt. Examinations, A. P. Residential Educational Institutions Society, Hyderabad Public School and Intermediate Education. He was the last Minister for Secondary Education for united Andhra Pradesh.^[4] When INC divided AP into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana he resigned from the INC and played a major role in Samaikyandhra movement in Krishan District leaders.

In 2014 Parthasarathy joined YSR Congress Party.^[5] He left Penamaluru and he lost the race for the Machilipatnam Constituency in 2014. He is the working president of YSR Congress Party for Krishna District. Sarathy was fighting for Special Status for A.P. He brought all parties leaders of Krishna District onto one platform on the issue of Special Status. In the 2019 general election he contested as Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Penamaluru and he won with majority of 11,317 over the incumbent Bode Prasad.^[6]

Achievements

He was elected as an MLA for the first time in 2004 elections from Vuyyur Assembly Constituency, he is the last MLA for Vuyyur.
He served as Minister for Animal Husbandry for the combined state of Andhra Pradesh.
He is the last Minister for Secondary Education for the combined state of Andhra Pradesh.
He won every time when he contested as Member of Legislative Assembly.

References

^ "YSRCP Penamaluru MLA Parthasarathy joins TDP". 27 February 2024. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
^ Raghavendra, V. (24 February 2024). "Two rebel YSR Congress Party MLAs get TDP tickets in the first list in Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ "Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 - Parliamentary Constituency". www.elections.in.
^ India Today.
^ "Parthasarathy, Vedavyas join YSRCP". www.thehansindia.com. 13 April 2014.
^ "Sakshi Telugu Daily Krishna District epaper dated Fri, 24 May 19". epaper.sakshi.com.

Preceded by Chalasani Pandu	MLA Penamaluru 2004–2014	Succeeded by Bode Prasad
Preceded by Bode Prasad	MLA Penamaluru 2019

Incumbent

[YSRCP_Penamaluru_MLA_Parthasarathy_joins_TDP-1] "YSRCP Penamaluru MLA Parthasarathy joins TDP". 27 February 2024. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

[2] Raghavendra, V. (24 February 2024). "Two rebel YSR Congress Party MLAs get TDP tickets in the first list in Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

[3] "Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 - Parliamentary Constituency". www.elections.in.

[4] India Today.

[5] "Parthasarathy, Vedavyas join YSRCP". www.thehansindia.com. 13 April 2014.

[6] "Sakshi Telugu Daily Krishna District epaper dated Fri, 24 May 19". epaper.sakshi.com.

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