Vasantha Krishna Prasad

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Vasantha Krishna Prasad
Prasad in 2019
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byDevineni Uma Maheswara Rao
ConstituencyMylavaram
Personal details
Born (1970-04-08) 8 April 1970 (age 54)
Ithavaram, Krishna district (now in NTR district), Andhra Pradesh, India
Political partyTelugu Desam Party
Other political
affiliations
Children2
Occupation
  • Politician
  • businessman

Vasantha Venkata Krishna Prasad (born 8 April 1970)[1] is an Indian politician and businessman from the state of Andhra Pradesh. He contested the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election and won as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing the Mylavaram Assembly constituency on behalf of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) and has been serving as the MLA since 2019. In 2024, he left the YSRCP and joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and contested the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing Mylavaram constituency on behalf of the TDP. He had unsuccessfully contested from Nandigama Assembly constituency on behalf of Indian National Congress in 1999.

Early life[edit]

Prasad was born to Nageswara Rao and Hymavathi. He hails from Ithavaram village of Nandigama mandal, Krishna district (now in NTR district).[1] Prasad's father, Nageswara Rao, is a politician, former Home Minister and one of the proponents of the Jai Andhra movement.[2][3] Prasad is marred to Sirisha and has two children.[1]

Career[edit]

Prasad is a businessman – a realtor and an industrialist.[4][5] He is a promoter of Vasantha Projects Ltd.[6]

He contested the 1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing the Nandigama Assembly constituency on behalf of Indian National Congress but lost to Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao by a margin of more than 13,000 votes.[7][8] He later joined the TDP.[9]

In 2014, he was named as one of the accused in the charge-sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as part of the disproportionate assets probe against Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the YSRCP president. Prasad was included in the charge-sheet since he is the promoter of the firm Vasantha Projects which was allocated a housing project – which the CBI accused was a result of the firm's shareholder, who is a close relative of Reddy, influencing the government.[6]

On 10 May 2018, he joined the YSRCP party.[10] He worked as the party's in-charge for the Mylavaram constituency during 2019.[11] He contested the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election on behalf of YSR Congress Party representing the Mylavaram Assembly constituency and won as the Member of the Legislative Assembly defeating the incumbent, and his principal opponent and a long-term political rival,[7][3][12] Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao of the Telugu Desam Party.[3] Prasad secured 114,940 votes representing 49.44% of the total votes polled and won by a margin of about 13,000 votes against Rao of TDP.[13][3] Prasad declared assets valued at ₹111.89 crore (US$14 million) and stood as the richest candidate from the erstwhile Krishna district contesting the election.[5]

After being denied the candidacy to the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election,[14] Prasad announced on 5 February 2024 that he would leave the YSRCP.[15] Subsequently, he joined the TDP on 2 March.[3] He contested the 2024 Assembly election representing the Mylavaram constituency on behalf of the TDP. As part of the nomination, he declared movable assets valued at ₹81.18 crore (US$10 million) and an immovable assets valued at ₹58.15 lakh (US$73,000).[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "YSRCP MLA 2019 List For Krishna District | Krisgna District MLA Candidates List For AP Assembly Elections 2019 - Sakshi". www.sakshi.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Police book case against Vasantha". The Hindu. 11 September 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "YSRCP MLA Vasantha Krishna Prasad joins TDP". The Hindu. 2 March 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Race begins for UDA Chairman's post". The Hindu. 13 June 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b Boda, Tharun (26 March 2019). "Most crorepati candidates have assets in Telangana". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b B. Chandrashekhar (9 September 2014). "CBI files fresh charge-sheet against Jagan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b Rao, G. Venkataramana (29 March 2019). "Novice all set to take on a titan here". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Statistical Report On General Election, 1999 To The Legislative Assembly Of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 1999. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  9. ^ Dara, Gopi (10 May 2018). "Andhra Pradesh: TDP's Krishna Prasad joins YSR Congress". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  10. ^ Reddy, Srikanth (10 May 2018). "Eminent industrialist joins YSRCP". The Hans India. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  11. ^ "'Bribe offer': two YSRCP leaders booked". The Hindu. 7 February 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  12. ^ "YSRC MLA Vasantha faces hurdle from former minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao". The New Indian Express. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Mylavaram Constituency Election Results 2019: Mylavaram Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  14. ^ "YSRC BC candidate hopeful of changing poll equations in kamma bastion". The New Indian Express. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  15. ^ Ameen, Md (6 February 2024). "Mylavaram MLA Krishna Prasad to quit YSRCP". Tha Hans India. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  16. ^ Ameen, Md (24 April 2024). "Vasantha Krishna Prasad has movable assets of Rs 81.18 cr". The Hans India. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

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