Ponnam Prabhakar
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Ponnam Prabhakar Goud at his Office.jpg
| name = Ponnam Prabhakar
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|05|08|df=y}}
| birth_place = Karimnagar, Telangana
| residence = Karimnagar, Hyderabad
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = Minister for Transport & BC Welfare
Government of Telangana{{cite news |last1=The Economic Times |title=Portfolios allocated to Ministers in new Congress govt in Telangana |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/telangana-assembly-elections/portfolios-allocated-to-ministers-in-new-congress-govt-in-telangana/articleshow/105864918.cms |access-date=18 December 2023 |date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218184409/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/telangana-assembly-elections/portfolios-allocated-to-ministers-in-new-congress-govt-in-telangana/articleshow/105864918.cms |archive-date=18 December 2023}}
| term_start = 7 December 2023
| term_end =
| 2blankname = Department and ministry
| 2namedata = * Transport
- B.C Welfare
| governor = * Tamilisai Soundararajan (2023-2024)
- C.P. Radhakrishnan
{{small|(Additional charge)}} (2024) - Jishnu Dev Varma (2024-)
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Revanth Reddy
| predecessor = Gangula Kamalakar
| successor =
| office1 = Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
| term_start1 = 3 December 2023
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Vodithela Sathish Kumar
| successor1 =
| constituency1 = Husnabad
| office6 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| term_start6 = 2009
| term_end6 = 2014
| predecessor6 = K. Chandra Shakher Rao
| successor6 = B. Vinod Kumar
| constituency6 = Karimnagar
| party = INC
| parents = Sathaiah Goud, Mallamma
| spouse = Manjula Ponnam
| children = Two children,
Pruthvi, Pranav
| PA = Srinivas
}}
Ponnam Prabhakar (born 8 May 1967) is an Indian politician and Currently Serving as Minister of Transport and BC Welfare in Telangana.{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=A farmer's son who ploughed his path in the field of politics |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/a-farmers-son-who-ploughed-his-path-in-the-field-of-politics/article67621998.ece |access-date=18 December 2023 |date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218183852/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/a-farmers-son-who-ploughed-his-path-in-the-field-of-politics/article67621998.ece |archive-date=18 December 2023 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |last1=Deccan Chronicle |date=18 December 2023 |title=Ponnam Assumes Charge, Releases Rs 375 cr. to TSRTC |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/181223/ponnam-assumes-charge-releases-rs-375-cr-to-tsrtc.html |accessdate=18 December 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231218184442/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/181223/ponnam-assumes-charge-releases-rs-375-cr-to-tsrtc.html |archivedate=18 December 2023}} Earlier he was a member of 15th Lok Sabha and worked Working President of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee.
{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/govt-cant-disown-tspsc-and-should-take-responsibility-on-leaks-ponnam-prabhakar/article66635149.ece|title=Govt. can't disown TSPSC and should take responsibility on leaks: Ponnam Prabhakar|author=Ravikanth Reddy|newspaper=The Hindu |date=18 March 2023}} 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 and 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/without-the-gandhis-ktr-wouldnt-have-been-a-minister-ponnam-prabhakar/article67090998.ece|title=Without the Gandhis, KTR wouldn't have been a Minister: Former MP Ponnam Prabhakar in Hyderabad|newspaper=The Hindu|date=17 July 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ponnam-reminds-cm-of-assurances-given-to-rtc-employees/article66958115.ece|title=Ponnam reminds CM of assurances given to RTC employees|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 June 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/061223/6-senior-leaders-in-cabinet-race-from-warangal-karimnagar.html|title=6 senior leaders in Cabinet race from Warangal, Karimnagar|date=6 December 2023 }}
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.
{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/ponnam-prabhakar-says-his-leaving-congress-is-fake-news/article67123444.ece|title=Ponnam Prabhakar says his leaving Congress is fake news|newspaper=The Hindu|date=26 July 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/151023/step-in-husnabad-after-showing-development-ponnam-to-cm.html|title=Step in Husnabad after showing development: Ponnam to CM|date=15 October 2023 }}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/congress-will-restore-bcs-self-respect-in-telangana-ponnam-prabhakar/article67278073.ece|title=Congress will restore BCs' self respect in Telangana: Ponnam Prabhakar|newspaper=The Hindu|date=6 September 2023}}
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.{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Ponnam Prabhakar may contest from Husnabad {{!}} Ponnam Prabhakar may contest from Husnabad |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/250823/ponnam-prabhakar-may-contest-from-husnabad.html |access-date=5 March 2025 |work= |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=25 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305174200/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/250823/ponnam-prabhakar-may-contest-from-husnabad.html |archive-date=5 March 2025 |language=en}}
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{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Portfolios allocated to Ministers in the new Telangana Cabinet |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/full-list-of-telangana-cabinet-and-council-of-ministers/article67620817.ece |access-date=21 January 2024 |date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121123943/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/full-list-of-telangana-cabinet-and-council-of-ministers/article67620817.ece |archive-date=21 January 2024 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |last1=India Today |date=9 December 2023 |title=Revanth Reddy assigns portfolios to 11 ministers in Telangana Cabinet: Full list |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/revanth-reddy-portfolios-11-ministers-telangana-cabinet-keeps-law-order-general-administration-full-list-2474051-2023-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121125317/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/revanth-reddy-portfolios-11-ministers-telangana-cabinet-keeps-law-order-general-administration-full-list-2474051-2023-12-09 |archive-date=21 January 2024 |access-date=21 January 2024 |language=en}} and taken charge in his office on 18 December 2024.{{cite news |last1=The Times of India |title=Ponnam takes charge as transport min |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ponnam-takes-charge-transport-minister/articleshow/106107488.cms |access-date=21 January 2024 |date=19 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121124106/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ponnam-takes-charge-transport-minister/articleshow/106107488.cms |archive-date=21 January 2024}}
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Category:Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
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Category:State cabinet ministers of Telangana
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