Kodela Siva Prasad

Kodela Siva Prasada Rao (2 May 1947 – 16 September 2019)[1] was an Indian politician from the Telugu Desam Party. Kodela Siva Prasada Rao was a Member of Legislative Assembly from Sattenapalle (Assembly constituency) [2]. He served for five years as the Speaker of the first Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from year 2014 [3].In a career spanning three decades, he has served as a cabinet minister in N. T. Rama Rao and N. Chandrababu Naidu governments, serving at various times as Minister of Home affairs, Health, Major Irrigation department, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, and Civil Supplies.

Life and education
Kodela Siva Prasada Rao born in Kandlagunta, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India on 2 May 1947. Kodela Siva Prasad is married to Sasikala. The couple has three children, a daughter and two sons.

He completed his Primary education in Siripuram, Guntur district. He studied pre-university at Loyola College, Vijayawada. He graduated with an M.B.B.S from Guntur Medical College, Guntur and got his MS (General Surgery) from Banaras Hindu University.

On 16th September 2019 he committed suicide by hanging.[1]

Positions held
1983 - 1985 : Member APLA
1985 - 1989 : Member APLA
1989 - 1994 : Member APLA
1994 - 1999 : Member APLA
1999 - 2003 : Member APLA,
2014 : Member APLA - Speaker, APLA - Chairman, Business Advisory Committee
AS MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

1983 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
1985 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
1989 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
1994 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
1999 : Elected from Narasaraopet (Assembly constituency)
2014 : Elected from Sattenapalle (Assembly constituency)
AS MINISTER

1987 - 1988 : Minister for Home
1996 - 1997 : Minister for Major & Medium Irrigation
1997 - 1999 : Minister for Panchayat Raj