Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy

Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy (born 18 September 1951) was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Kurnool constituency of Andhra Pradesh and is a member of Telugu Desam Party.^[1]

Kotla Prakasha Reddy
Taking charge as the Minister of State for Railways
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Buggana Rajendranath Reddy
Constituency	Dhone
27th Union Minister of State for Railways
In office 28 October 2012 – 26 Jun 2014 (served along with Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury)
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Minister	Pawan Kumar Bansal C. P. Joshi Manmohan Singh Mallikarjun Kharge
Preceded by	Mukul Roy
Succeeded by	Manoj Sinha
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 2004–2014
Preceded by	K. E. Krishna Murthy
Succeeded by	Butta Renuka
Constituency	Kurnool
In office 1991–1996
Preceded by	Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Succeeded by	Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Constituency	Kurnool
Personal details
Born	(1951-09-18) 18 September 1951 (age 73) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress
Spouse	K. Sujatha Reddy
Children	1 son and 2 daughters
Residence	Kurnool
As of 16 September, 2006 Source: [permanent dead link]

Early life

He was born in Hyderabad to Shyamala Devi and former Chief Minister Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy. He did his graduation from Nizam College, Hyderabad.

Career

Kotla Surya Prakash Reddy was first elected to the parliament in 1991. He was re-elected as Member of Parliament from Kurnool in 2004 and 2009 for the 14th and 15th LokSabha respectively. He was the Minister of State for Railways in the UPA Government.

Positions held

Reddy has held various official posts:^[2]

• 28 October 2012 – Union Minister State, Railways.
• 23 September 2009 – Member, Committee on Government Assurances.
• 6 September 2010 – Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
• 31 August 2009 – Member, Committee on Water Resources.
• 21 August 2009 – Member, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (I.C.A.R.).
• 6 August 2009 – Member, Committee on Estimates.
• 2009 – Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term).
• 2007 – Member, Committee on Agriculture.
• 2004 – Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term).
• 1991 – Elected to 10th Lok Sabha.

Personal life

He is married to Kotla Sujatha Reddy and they have a son and two daughters.