Daggupati Venkateswara Prasad
MLA
About Daggupati Venkateswara Prasad
Daggupati Venkateswara Prasad (born 10 August 1976) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is an MLA from Anantapur Urban Assembly constituency in Anantapur district. He represents Telugu Desam Party. He won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election where TDP had an alliance with BJP and Jana Sena Party.
Early life and education
Prasad is from Rapthadu, Anantapur district. His father Daggupati Chinnarappa was a farmer. He completed his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering in 1995 at Vasavi Polytechnic College, Banaganapalli, Kurnool district.
Political career
Prasad won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Anantapur Urban Assembly constituency representing Telugu Desam Party. He polled 103,334 votes and defeated his nearest rival Anantha Venkatarami Reddy of YSR Congress Party by a margin of 23,023 votes.