B. K. Parthasarathi
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = B. K. Parthasarathi
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|09|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = Roddam, Anantapur
| residence =
| constituency2 = Penukonda
| office2 = Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh
| term_start2 = 2009
| term_end2 = 2019
| predecessor2 = Paritala Sunitha
| successor2 = Malagundla Sankaranarayana
| constituency1 = Hindupur
| term_start1 = 1999
| term_end1 = 2004
| predecessor1 = S. Gangadhar | successor1 = G. Nizamuddin
| constituency = Hindupur
| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| term_start = 2024
| predecessor = Kuruva Gorantla Madhav
| party = Telugu Desam Party
|education = Bangalore University (B.A.)
| father = B. K. Nanjaiah
| mother = B. K. Sanjeevamma
| spouse = B. K. Kalavathi
| children = 6
| website =
| source = http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3ap2014/1981/B%20K%20PARTHASARATHI.pdf
| occupation = Politician
}}
B. K. Parthasarathi is an Andhra Pradesh politician. He is the leader of the Telugu Desam Party and has won twice as an MLA from the Penukonda constituency. He won from Hindupur in the 2024 Indian general election.{{Cite web | title=Election Commission of India | url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0120.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605091555/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0120.htm | access-date=2025-03-21 | archive-date=2024-06-05}}
Career
Parthasarathi entered politics by becoming Zilla Parishad chairman of the Anantapur district in 1996. In 1999, TDP offered him the MP seat of Hindupur and he won with a majority of 134,636,{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1999-election-results.html|title=1999 India General (13th Lok Sabha) Elections Results|website=elections.in}} defeating S. Gangadhar of the Congress Party.
In the 2004 Loksabha elections, he was defeated by G. Nizamuddin with a narrow margin of 1,840 votes.
In the 2009 election, he contested as an MLA candidate from Penukonda and won{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/penukonda-a-tdp-bastion-for-more-than-two-decades-512748|title=Penukonda, a TDP bastion for more than two decades|first=Hans News|last=Service|date=17 March 2019|website=thehansindia.com}} in a triangular fight by 14,385 votes, defeating K T Sreedhar of Congress Party.
In the 2014 elections, he again won{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/penukonda.html|title = Penukonda Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Penukonda, Andhra Pradesh}} by defeating Malagundla Sankaranarayana, of YSR Congress Party. In 2019, Malagundla Sankaranarayana defeated{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/ysrcp-clean-sweep-in-anantapur-district-531925|title=YSRCP clean sweep in Anantapur district|last=sumadhura|date=24 May 2019|website=thehansindia.com}} him by a wide margin.{{cite web|url=https://m.sakshi.com/election-2019/hindi/results/andhra_pradesh/constituency/penukonda.html|title=Penukonda Constituency Winner List in AP Elections 2019 – Penukonda Constituency MLA Election Results 2019|website=m.sakshi.com}}
He became a Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams board member in April 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/apr/21/andhra-pradesh-new-tirumala-tirupati-devasthanams-trust-board-has-a-few-surprise-picks-1804420.html|title=Andhra Pradesh: New Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Trust Board has a few surprise picks|website=The New Indian Express|date=21 April 2018 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/ttd-new-trust-board-appointed-665745.html|title=TTD new Trust Board appointed|date=20 April 2018|website=Deccan Herald}} He became district Telugu Desam Party president in 2009.
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Category:People from Anantapur district
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2009–2014
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019
Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians