Summary
Dharmapuri Srinivas (born 27 September 1948) is an Indian politician, the former President of APPCC[1] and ex-MLA of the State Assembly. He was elected MLA three times in the years 1989,1999, and 2004. He served as Minister for Higher Education and Intermediate Education in Rajashekhar Reddy's government in 2009. Srinivas also worked with different portfolios in the State Cabinet of Andhra Pradesh. He played a key role to bring back the Congress Party into the government in 2004 and 2009. He is a nephew of former finance minister Argul Rajaram of A.P. State. Srinivas lost the elections in 2009, 2010 (Bye- election) and 2012 to BJP and 2014 to BRS PARTY, respectively.
D. Srinivas | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 22 June 2016 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | V. Hanumantha Rao |
| Succeeded by | D. Damodar Rao |
| Constituency | Nizamabad |
| 1st Leader of Opposition Telangana Legislative Council | |
| In office 3 June 2014 – 2 July 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Minister of Higher Education Government of United Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 14 May 2004 – 20 May 2009 | |
| Governor | Surjit Singh Barnala N. D. Tiwari |
| Chief Minister | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy |
| Preceded by | Karnam Ramachandra Rao |
| Succeeded by | D. Sridhar Babu |
| 18th President of the United Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee | |
| In office 2008–2011 | |
| AICC President | Sonia Gandhi |
| Preceded by | K. Keshava Rao |
| Succeeded by | Botsa Satyanarayana |
| In office 2004–2005 | |
| AICC President | Sonia Gandhi |
| Preceded by | M. Satyanarayana Rao |
| Succeeded by | K. Keshava Rao |
| Member of Legislative Assembly United Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 1999–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Satish Pawar |
| Succeeded by | Endela Lakshminarayana |
| Constituency | Nizamabad Urban |
| In office 1989–1994 | |
| Preceded by | D. Satyanarayana |
| Succeeded by | Satish Pawar |
| Constituency | Nizamabad Urban |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1948 Velpur Nizamabad district Telangana |
| Political party | Indian National Congress (1989-2016), (2022-Present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bharat Rashtra Samithi (2016-2022) |
| Children | Sanjay, Arvind |
| Residence(s) | Nizamabad, Hyderabad MLA colony |
On 2 July 2015, he resigned from the INC Party.[2]
Early life edit
D. Srinivas was born in Nizamabad. He graduated from Nizam College, Hyderabad, Telangana.
Personal life edit
D. Srinivas is married and he has two sons. His elder son Sanjay is ex-Mayor of Nizamabad. His younger son Arvind Dharmapuri is a businessman and Member of Parliament of Nizamabad from Bharatiya Janata Party.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Das, Ashok (3 December 2010). "Andhra Cong faces fresh crisis". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ "D. Srinivas Resigns". TNP LIVE. Hyderabad, India. 2 July 2015.
- ^ "My father has nothing to do with my joining BJP: D Aravind". The Hindu. 29 June 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 February 2019.