Physical Stats & More
Height | 178 cm |
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Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
College/University | Government Degree College, Medak, Siddipet, affiliated with Osmania University |
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Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Arts (1985) |
Personal Life
Marital Status | Married |
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Address | House No. 2-9, Potharam, Dubbaka, Siddipet, Telangana |
Relationships & More
Wife/Spouse | K. Manjulatha (businesswoman) | ||||
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Career
Political Party | Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi (BRS) (formerly known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)) |
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Political Journey |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
Kotha Prabhakar Reddy is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi (BRS), formerly known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS). | |
He won the Medak Lok Sabha seat in Telangana in 2014 by-elections and was re-elected in 2019. | |
His daughter, K. Keerthi Reddy, was featured in the prestigious Forbes India 30 under 30 list in 2021. | |
After his education, Reddy joined the family business Soni Transportations, a Hyderabad-based logistics company with many buses and trucks. | |
He actively participated in the Telangana Statehood movement. | |
In 2014, he entered politics with the TRS, winning the Medak seat in a by-election. | |
In 2023, while campaigning for the Dubbak assembly constituency in Surampalli village, he was attacked and stabbed in the stomach by Gatani Raju, an individual reportedly associated with Jai Congress Mirdoddi Mandal. | |
Raju was apprehended by local BRS members, faced arrest, and was charged with attempted murder. | |
Prabhakar underwent a lengthy surgery at Yashoda Hospitals in Secunderabad after the attack. | |
Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao pointed out the incident as an example of opposition-fueled violence and hooliganism. |