Thammineni Seetharam

Indian politician

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Thammineni Seetharam

Thammineni Seetharam

20th  Speaker of the
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
13 June 2019 – 21 June 2024
Deputy| Kona Raghupathi
Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy
Chief Minister| Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded by| Kodela Siva Prasada Rao
Succeeded by| Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu
Constituency| Amadalavalasa
Minister of Law and justice, Stamps and Registrations and Municipal administration
Government of Andhra Pradesh
In office
22 October 1999 – 13 May 2004
Governor| C. Rangarajan
Surjit Singh Barnala
Chief Minister| N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by| Tulla Devender Goud
Succeeded by| Dharmana Prasada Rao
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
In office
2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by| Kuna Ravi Kumar
Succeeded by| Kuna Ravi Kumar
Constituency| Amadalavalasa
In office
1994–2004
Preceded by| Pydi Sreerama Murty
Succeeded by| Boddepalli Satyavathi
Constituency| Amadalavalasa
In office
1983–1989
Preceded by| Pydi Sreerama Murty
Succeeded by| Pydi Sreerama Murty
Constituency| Amadalavalasa
Personal details
Born|  (1955-06-10) 10 June 1955 (age 69)
Thogaram
Political party| YSR Congress Party (2013- present)
Other political
affiliations| Praja Rajyam Party (2009-2012)
Telugu Desam Party (2012-2013)
(1983-2009)
Residence(s)| Thogaram village, Amadalavalasa mandal, Srikakulam district

Thammineni Seetharam is an Indian politician from the YSR Congress Party. He previously served as the speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from May 2019 to 2024.[1]

## Political career

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Tammineni Seethaaram 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

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SI No.  | Year  | Constituency  | Party  | Status

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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
10\.  | 2024 | YSRCP | Lost

## References

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

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Arunachal
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Assam|

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Bihar|

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Awadh Bihari Choudhary

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LC|

Devesh Chandra Thakur

Chhattisgarh|

Raman Singh

Delhi|

Ram Niwas Goel

Goa|

Ramesh Tawadkar

Gujarat|

Shankar Chaudhary

Haryana|

Gian Chand Gupta

Himachal
Pradesh|

Kuldeep Singh Pathania

Jammu and
Kashmir|

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Rabindra Nath Mahato

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Karnataka|

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U. T. Khader

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LC|

Basavaraj Horatti

Kerala|

A. N. Shamseer

Madhya
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Narendra Singh Tomar

Maharashtra|

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Rahul Narwekar

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LC|

Neelam Gorhe (acting)

Manipur|

Thokchom Satyabrata Singh

Meghalaya|

Thomas A. Sangma

Mizoram|

Lalrinliana Sailo

Nagaland|

Sharingain Longkumer

Odisha|

Surama Padhy

Puducherry|

Embalam R. Selvam

Punjab|

Kultar Singh Sandhwan

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Vasudev Devnani

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Sikkim|

Mingma Narbu Sherpa

Tamil Nadu|

M. Appavu

Telangana|

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Gaddam Prasad Kumar

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LC|

Gutha Sukender Reddy

Tripura|

Biswa Bandhu Sen

Uttar
Pradesh|

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Satish Mahana

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LC|

K. M. Singh

Uttarakhand|

Ritu Khanduri Bhushan

West
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