Thammineni Seetharam
Thammineni Seetharam
20th Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
13 June 2019
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Biswabhusan Harichandan
DeputyKolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy
Preceded byKodela Siva Prasada Rao
ConstituencyAmadalavalasa
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byKuna Ravi Kumar
ConstituencyAmadalavalasa
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1983–1989
Preceded byPydi Sreerama Murty
Succeeded byPydi Sreerama Murty
ConstituencyAmadalavalasa
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1994–2004
Preceded byPydi Sreerama Murty
Succeeded byBoddepalli Satyavathi
ConstituencyAmadalavalasa
Personal details
Born (1955-06-10) 10 June 1955
Thogaram
Political partyYSR Congress Party (2013- present)
Other political
affiliations		Telugu Desam Party (1980's-2009; 2012-2013)
Praja Rajyam Party (2009-2012)
Residence(s)Thogaram village, Amadalavalasa mandal, Srikakulam district

Thammineni Sitaram is an Indian politician from the YSR Congress Party currently serving as the speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from May 2019.[1]

Political career

Tammineni Sitaram is a discontinued graduate in arts and is a senior leader. His political entry started with Telugu Desam Party and was elected as MLA, 6 times (by election), from Amudalavalasa constituency. He served as a minister for three terms, for law and justice, sports, stamps and registrations, excise and municipal administration.

In 2009, Sitaram joined Praja Rajyam Party after resigning from TDP. He lost the election contesting with PRP. Later after dissolution of PRP, he re-joined TDP in 2012, but was unable to adjust in the party. He joined YSR Congress Party in 2013 and contested as an MLA from Amudalavalasa constituency in 2014, but was defeated by TDP candidate K Ravi Kumar.

Sitaram belongs to Kalinga community, which has a dominant vote strength in the Srikakulam parliamentary constituency. Sitaram is the fourth Speaker from Srikakulam district. RLN Dora was the first speaker, Tangi Satyam was the second Speaker and K Pratibha Bharati was the third Speaker from Srikakulam district.

Electoral history

SI No. Year Constituency Party Status
1. 1983 Amadalavalasa TDP Won
2. 1985 TDP Won
3. 1989 TDP Lost
4. 1994 TDP Won
5. 1999 TDP Won
6. 2004 TDP Lost
7. 2009 PRP Lost
8. 2014 YSRCP Lost
9. 2019 YSRCP Won

References

  1. ↑ "Tammineni Sitaram to be Assembly Speaker". The Hindu. 7 June 2019.
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