Daggupati Venkateswara Prasad
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Daggupati Venkateswara Prasad
| office = Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
| termstart = 2024
| predecessor = Anantha Venkatarami Reddy
| constituency = Anantapur Urban
| party = Telugu Desam Party
| birth_date = 1976
}}
Daggupati Venkateswara Prasad (born 10 August 1976) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is an MLA from Anantapur Urban Assembly constituency in Anantapur district. He represents Telugu Desam Party. He won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election where TDP had an alliance with BJP and Jana Sena Party.{{Cite web |title=Anantapur urban Assembly Election Results 2024: Anantapur urban Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/andhra-pradesh/anantapur-urban-constituency-result-1153 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Anantapur Urban Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/anantapur-urban-election-result-2024-live-updates-highlights-assembly-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8917566.html |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=News18 |language=en}}
Early life and education
Prasad is from Rapthadu, Anantapur district. His father Daggupati Chinnarappa was a farmer. He completed his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering in 1995 at Vasavi Polytechnic College, Banaganapalli, Kurnool district.{{Cite web |title=Daggupati Venkateswara Prasad(TDP):Constituency- ANANTAPUR URBAN(ANANTAPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/AndhraPradesh2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=184 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=www.myneta.info}}
Political career
Prasad won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Anantapur Urban Assembly constituency representing Telugu Desam Party. He polled 103,334 votes and defeated his nearest rival Anantha Venkatarami Reddy of YSR Congress Party by a margin of 23,023 votes.{{Cite web |title=Anantapur Urban Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Get Anantapur Urban Lok Sabha Election Results and Candidate List |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly-election/anantapur-urban-constituency/ |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
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Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians
Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2024–2029