Pocharam Srinivas Reddy

Pocharam Srinivas Reddy is an Indian politician and a Member of Legislative assembly representing Banswada constituency in the Telangana legislative assembly. He previously served as the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly from 2019 to 2023. He was the Minister of Agriculture (2014–2019) in the government of Telangana.

Pocharam Srinivas Reddy served as Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly from 2019 January 17 to 2023 December 6.

Career Reddy joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1984 from the Indian National Congress (INC). He worked as a minister twice in TDP government. He was with TDP for 27 years before quitting.

In 1994, he contested the Banswada constituency as a TDP candidate and won with a majority of over 57,000 votes. He lost in 2004 against Bajireddy Goverdhan, the INC candidate. In support of the Telangana Movement, he joined TRS party in March 2011. He also resigned from his MLA seat and TDP membership. He went on to contest that year's by-elections and won with a margin of over 49,000 votes against INC candidate, Sangam Srinivasgoud. He was made a Politburo member of the TRS on 24 March 2011.

In 2014 Telangana Assembly Election he was re-elected from Banswada Assembly constituency. He was inducted into Cabinet on 2 June 2014 and made Agriculture Minister of Telangana.

In Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018, he was re-elected from Banswada Assembly constituency. Subsequently, he was elected as the speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly.

Electoral Record

Assembly and Lok Sabha Elections Year Election Type Constituency Winner (Candidate) Party Votes % Runner-up (Main Opponent) Party Votes % Majority 1989 Lok Sabha Nizamabad Taduri Bala Goud INC 288,263 42.71% Pocharam Srinivas Reddy TDP 264,164 39.14% 24,099 1994 Assembly Banswada Pocharam Srinivas Reddy TDP 65,342 62.90% Borlam Narsa Goud INC 37,294 35.90% 28,048 1999 Assembly Banswada Pocharam Srinivas Reddy TDP 72,179 63.48% Kishan Singh INC 40,495 35.61% 31,684 2004 Assembly Banswada Bajireddy Goverdhan INC 61,819 51.18% Pocharam Srinivas Reddy TDP 49,471 40.96% 12,348 2009 Assembly Banswada Pocharam Srinivas Reddy TDP 69,824 51.52% Baji Reddy Goverdhan INC 45,921 33.88% 23,903 2011 (By) Assembly Banswada Pocharam Srinivas Reddy TRS 83,245 67.75% Sangam Srinivas Goud INC 33,356 27.15% 49,889 2014 Assembly Banswada Pocharam Srinivas Reddy TRS 65,868 48.14% Kasula Balaraju INC 41,938 30.65% 23,930 2018 Assembly Banswada Pocharam Srinivas Reddy TRS 77,943 53.60% Kasula Balaraju INC 59,458 40.89% 18,485 2023 Assembly Banswada Pocharam Srinivas Reddy BRS 76,278 47.65% Yenugu Ravinder Reddy INC 52,814 32.99% 23,464

Personal life He was married to Pushpa and has 4 children, Ravinder Reddy, Surendar Reddy, Aruna and Bhasker Reddy.