Kolusu Parthasarathy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Bode Prasad |
| Constituency | Penamaluru |
| Minister for Secondary Education Government of United Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 25 November 2010 – 21 February 2014 | |
| Governor | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Chief Minister | Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy |
| Preceded by | Mopidevi Venkataramana |
| Succeeded by | Ganta Srinivasa Rao |
| Minister for Animal Husbandry Fisheries and Dairy Development Government of United Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 25 May 2009 – 24 November 2010 | |
| Governor | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | Mandali Buddha Prasad |
| Succeeded by | Thota Narasimhan |
| Member of Legislative Assembly United Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Andhra Pradesh Assembly Divided |
| Constituency | Penamaluru |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Anna Babu Rao |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Dissolved |
| Constituency | Vuyyuru |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kolusu Parthasarathy Yadav 18 April 1965 Karakampadu, Andhra Pradesh State, India |
| Political party | YSR Congress Party (2014-present) Indian National Congress (until 2014) |
| Spouse | Smt. K. Kamala Lakshmi |
| Children | K.Nithin Krishna (1 Son) |
| Parent |
|
| Residence(s) | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Kolusu Parthasarathy (born 18 April 1965) is an Indian politician. He represents the YSRCP from Penamaluru Assembly Constituency, Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for three terms, in 2004, 2009 and 2019. Elected first in 2004 from the Vuyyur Constituency, and then in 2009 and 2019 elected from the Penamaluru Constituency. He is the president of the Krishna District YSR Congress Party.
He served as Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Fisheries and Veterinary University in the cabinet of Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy. Pardha Saradhy was allotted the portfolio of Secondary Education, Govt.Examinations, and Intermediate Education. He was the last Minister for Secondary Education for united Andhra Pradesh.
Parthasarathy was born on 18 April 1965 at Karakampadu, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, in a political family. His father, Kolusu Pedareddaiah, is a politician and in 1991 and 1996 was elected as Member of Machilipatnam Lok Sabha Constituency.[1] His mother was a housewife.
As a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) party, he was elected as an MLA for the first time in 2004 elections from Vuyyur Assembly Constituency. He is the last MLA from Vuyyur Assembly Constituency. He served as Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Fisheries and Veterinary University in the cabinet of Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy and continued with the same ministry in K. Rosaiah's team. Parthasarathy was elected to Assembly from Penamaluru Constituency for the second term in the 2009 elections, after reorganisation of the constituencies. In the re-formation of the cabinet by N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Saradhy was allotted the portfolio of Secondary Education, Govt. Examinations, A. P. Residential Educational Institutions Society, Hyderabad Public School and Intermediate Education. He was the last Minister for Secondary Education for united Andhra Pradesh.[2] When INC divided AP into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana he resigned from the INC and played a major role in Samaikyandhra movement in Krishan District leaders.
In 2014 Parthasarathy joined YSR Congress Party.[3] He left Penamaluru and he lost the race for the Machilipatnam Constituency in 2014. He is the working president of YSR Congress Party for Krishna District. Sarathy was fighting for Special Status for A.P. He brought all parties leaders of Krishna District onto one platform on the issue of Special Status. In the 2019 general election he contested as Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for Penamaluru and he won with majority of 11,317 over the incumbent Bode Prasad.[4]