D. Srinivas | |
|---|---|
| MP of Rajya Sabha from Telangana | |
| In office 22 June 2016 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | V. Hanumantha Rao, INC |
| Succeeded by | D. Damodar Rao |
| Constituency | Nizamabad |
| Opposition leader of Telangana Legislative Council | |
| In office 3 June 2014 – 2 July 2015 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1948 Velpur Nizamabad district Telangana |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
| Children | Sanjay, Arvind |
| Residence(s) | Nizamabad, Hyderabad MLA colony |
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.
On 2 July 2015, he resigned from the INC Party.[2]
D. Srinivas was born in Nizamabad. He graduated from Nizam College, Hyderabad, Telangana.
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]
