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Annayyagari Sai Prathap

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Annayyagari Sai Prathap
Shri A. Sai Prathap after being sworn in as the Minister of State for Steel, in New Delhi on June 03, 2009
Minister of State for
Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises

Government of India
In office
19 January 2011 - 12 July 2011
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
MinisterPraful Patel
Preceded byPon Radhakrishnan
Succeeded byVacant
Minister of State for Steel
Government of India
In office
3 June 2009 - 19 January 2011
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
MinisterVirbhadra Singh
Preceded byJitin Prasada
Succeeded byVacant
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2004 - 2014
Preceded byGunipati Ramaiah
Succeeded byP V Midhun Reddy
ConstituencyRajampet
In office
1989 - 1999
Preceded byPalakondrayudu Sugavasi
Succeeded byGunipati Ramaiah
ConstituencyRajampet
Personal details
Born (1944-09-20) 20 September 1944 (age 80)
Kolar, Karnataka
Political partyIndian National Congress
Other political
affiliations
Telugu Desam Party
SpouseA. Krishnaveni Sai Prathap
Children1 daughter
ResidenceKadapa
As of 12 May 2006

Annayyagari Sai Prathap (born 20 September 1944) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He represented Rajampet in the Lok Sabha from 1989 until 1999 and again from 2004 until 2014. During his last term, he served as Minister of State for Steel for almost two years and Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises for six months in the second Manmohan Singh ministry.[1]

Early life

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Sai Prathap was born on 20 September 1944 to Thimmayya in Bellambari, Kolar. He belongs to Balija caste.[2]

Personal life

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Sai Prathap is married to Krishnaveni in 1972 and The couple has one daughter.

Political career

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He opposed the Telangana movement, and submitted his resignation as a member of parliament in October 2013 after the government approved the creation of the new state. However, the resignation was rejected on the grounds that it was given under duress.[3]

He was a member of the Indian National Congress throughout his political career until he joined the Telugu Desam Party in March 2016.[4] However, he resigned and rejoined the Congress in May 2019.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Members Bioprofile: Annayyagari, Shri Sai Prathap". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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  3. ^ Kalavalapalli, Yogendra (18 October 2013). "Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar rejects resignations of 13 Andhra MPs". Mint. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. ^ Rajeev, M. (25 March 2016). "Sai Pratap joins TDP". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Unable to 'fit' in any other party, former Union minister Pratap to return to Congress". The New Indian Express. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
Preceded by Member of Parliament from Rajampet
1989 – 1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament from Rajampet
2004 – 2014
Succeeded by