Ponnam Prabhakar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Minister for Transport & BC Welfare Government of Telangana[1] | |
| Assumed office 7 December 2023 | |
| Governor |
|
| Chief Minister | Revanth Reddy |
| Department and ministry |
|
| Preceded by | Gangula Kamalakar |
| Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Vodithela Sathish Kumar |
| Constituency | Husnabad |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | K. Chandra Shakher Rao |
| Succeeded by | B. Vinod Kumar |
| Constituency | Karimnagar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1967 Karimnagar, Telangana |
| Political party | INC |
| Spouse | Manjula Ponnam |
| Children | Two children, Pruthvi, Pranav |
| Parent(s) | Sathaiah Goud, Mallamma |
| Residence(s) | Karimnagar, Hyderabad |
Ponnam Prabhakar (born 8 May 1967) is an Indian politician and Currently Serving as Minister of Transport and BC Welfare in Telangana.[2][3] He was a member of 15th Lok Sabha. He was the Working President of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee. [4] 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 2009-14.[5][6][7]
- ^ The Economic Times (9 December 2023). "Portfolios allocated to Ministers in new Congress govt in Telangana". Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ The Hindu (9 December 2023). "A farmer's son who ploughed his path in the field of politics". Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Deccan Chronicle (18 December 2023). "Ponnam Assumes Charge, Releases Rs 375 cr. to TSRTC". Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Ravikanth Reddy (18 March 2023). "Govt. can't disown TSPSC and should take responsibility on leaks: Ponnam Prabhakar". The Hindu.
- ^ "Without the Gandhis, KTR wouldn't have been a Minister: Former MP Ponnam Prabhakar in Hyderabad". The Hindu. 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Ponnam reminds CM of assurances given to RTC employees". The Hindu. 12 June 2023.
- ^ "6 senior leaders in Cabinet race from Warangal, Karimnagar". 6 December 2023.