Parvatha Purnachandra Prasad
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Parvatha Sri Purnachandra Prasad
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| birth_date = 1964
| birth_place = Sankhavaram
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| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Politician
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| spouse = Sathyaveni
| party = YSR Congress Party
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Parvatha Sri Purnachandra Prasad (born 14 August 1964) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election on YSR Congress Party ticket from Prathipadu Constituency in East Godavari district.{{Cite web |title=Prathipadu Election 2024: Get Latest News Updates of the Prathipadu Constituency Seat in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024. |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly-election/prathipadu-constituency/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} He was denied a ticket for the 2024 Assembly election but remained loyal to YSRCP.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-23 |title=Despite not getting tickets, majority of legislators remain loyal to Jagan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/despite-not-getting-tickets-majority-of-legislators-remain-loyal-to-jagan/articleshow/108720134.cms |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |last=Thrimurthulu |first=S. |date=2023-09-09 |title=AP Assembly elections: YSRC likely to field 3 new faces in Kakinada district |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2023/Sep/09/ysrc-likely-to-field-3-new-faces-in-kakinada-district-2613166.html |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2024-02-07 |title=Jagan's reshuffling exercise aimed at winning a second term, says Prathipadu MLA |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/jagans-reshuffling-exercise-aimed-at-winning-a-second-term-says-prathipadu-mla/article67821807.ece |access-date=2024-04-27 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}
Early life and education
Prasad hails from an agricultural family in Sankhavaram, East Godavari district. His father Kondal Rao was a farmer. He did his schooling from Zilla Parishad High School, Sankhavaram and later completed his intermediate (plus two).{{Cite web |date=2021-12-08 |title=YSRCP MLA 2019 List For East Godavari {{!}} East Godavari MLA Candidates List For Assembly Elections 2019 - Sakshi |url=https://m.sakshi.com/news/andhra-pradesh/profiles-east-godavari-ysrcp-candidates-1171035 |access-date=2024-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208184325/https://m.sakshi.com/news/andhra-pradesh/profiles-east-godavari-ysrcp-candidates-1171035 |archive-date=2021-12-08 }} He now runs a business. He married Sathyaveni and has two daughters Nandhini and Teena.
Career
Prasad started his political journey in 1989 with the Telugu Desam Party and later joined Indian National Congress. He was the Vice-Sarpanch of Sankhavaram village. He also served as a Central Bank Director and a member of the Annavaram temple's trust board.{{fact|date=July 2024}}
Representing YSR Congress Party, he won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Varupula Raja of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 4,666 votes.{{Cite web |url=https://www.sakshi.com/election-2019/results/party/ysrcp/ap.html |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=www.sakshi.com |title=Sakshi: Telugu Breaking News | Latest Telugu News | తెలుగు వార్తలు | Online Telugu News Today }} Many YSRCP cadre and party leaders opposed the renomination of Prasad for the 2024 election.{{Cite web |last=sivanagaprasad.kodati |title=జగన్ ముద్దు.. ప్రసాద్ వద్దు : ఏలేశ్వరం వైసీపీలో అసమ్మతి పోరు, ఎమ్మెల్యేకు వ్యతిరేకంగా సీక్రెట్ మీటింగ్ |url=https://telugu.asianetnews.com/andhra-pradesh/dissidence-plagues-in-yeleswaram-ysrcp-against-prathipadu-mla-parvatha-sri-purnachandra-prasad-ksp-s21urj |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=te}} For a long time, his family was one of the three families that dominated the local politics.{{Cite web |last=Subrahmanyam |first=Deekshitula |date=2023-12-25 |title=Three families dominate politics in Prathipadu |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/three-families-dominate-politics-in-prathipadu-846585 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}
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Category:Politicians from East Godavari district
Category:YSR Congress Party politicians