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Thammineni Seetharam

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Thammineni Seetharam
Thammineni Seetharam
20th Speaker of the
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
13 June 2019 – 21 June 2024
DeputyKona Raghupathi
Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy
Chief MinisterY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded byKodela Siva Prasada Rao
Succeeded byChintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu
ConstituencyAmadalavalasa
Minister of Law and justice, Stamps and Registrations and Municipal administration
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
22 October 1999 – 13 May 2004
GovernorC. Rangarajan
Surjit Singh Barnala
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded byTulla Devender Goud
Succeeded byDharmana Prasada Rao
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byKuna Ravi Kumar
Succeeded byKuna Ravi Kumar
ConstituencyAmadalavalasa
In office
1994–2004
Preceded byPydi Sreerama Murty
Succeeded byBoddepalli Satyavathi
ConstituencyAmadalavalasa
In office
1983–1989
Preceded byPydi Sreerama Murty
Succeeded byPydi Sreerama Murty
ConstituencyAmadalavalasa
Personal details
Born (1955-06-10) 10 June 1955 (age 69)
Thogaram
Political partyYSR Congress Party (2013- present)
Other political
affiliations
Praja Rajyam Party (2009-2012)
Telugu Desam Party (2012-2013)
(1983-2009)
Residence(s)Thogaram village, Amadalavalasa mandal, Srikakulam district

Thammineni Seetharam is an Indian politician from the YSR Congress Party. He previously served as the speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from May 2019 to 2024.[1]

Political career

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Tammineni Seethaaram is a discontinued graduate in arts and is a senior leader. His political entry started with Telugu Desam Party and was elected as MLA, 6 times (by election), from Amudalavalasa constituency. He served as a minister for three terms, for law and justice, sports, stamps and registrations, excise and municipal administration.

In 2009, Sitaram joined Praja Rajyam Party after resigning from TDP. He lost the election contesting with PRP. Later after dissolution of PRP, he re-joined TDP in 2012, but was unable to adjust in the party. He joined YSR Congress Party in 2013 and contested as an MLA from Amudalavalasa constituency in 2014, but was defeated by TDP candidate K Ravi Kumar.

Sitaram belongs to Kalinga community, which has a dominant vote strength in the Srikakulam parliamentary constituency. Sitaram is the fourth Speaker from Srikakulam district. RLN Dora was the first speaker, Tangi Satyam was the second Speaker and K Pratibha Bharati was the third Speaker from Srikakulam district.

Electoral history

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SI No. Year Constituency Party Status
1. 1983 Amadalavalasa TDP Won
2. 1985 TDP Won
3. 1989 TDP Lost
4. 1994 TDP Won
5. 1999 TDP Won
6. 2004 TDP Lost
7. 2009 PRP Lost
8. 2014 YSRCP Lost
9. 2019 YSRCP Won
10. 2024 YSRCP Lost

References

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  1. ^ "Tammineni Sitaram to be Assembly Speaker". The Hindu. 7 June 2019.