Kadiyam Srihari

Kadiyam Srihari (born 8 July 1952) is an Indian politician who served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana and Minister for Education of Telangana from 2014 to December 2018.[1] Currently he is MLC in Telangana legislative council since 22 November 2021 till date. He was a former Member of Parliament from Warangal constituency from the State of Telangana (2014-2015). He also worked as Minister in the cabinets of Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao and Nara Chandrababu Naidu and represented Ghanpur (Station) constituency as an MLA. He worked as the Politburo member of Telugu Desam Party and the General Secretary of Telugu Desam Party.

Kadiyam Srihari
Kadiyam Srihari
Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana
In office
25 January 2015 – 12 December 2018
Preceded byT. Rajaiah
Succeeded byVacant
Minister of Education of Telangana
In office
2014–2018
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded bySabitha Indra Reddy
Minister of Marketing, Social Welfare, Education and Irrigation of Andhra Pradesh
In office
1995–2004
Minister of State for Marketing and Warehousing of Andhra Pradesh
In office
1994 – 1 September 1995
Personal details
Born (1952-07-08) 8 July 1952
Parvathagiri, Warangal district, Hyderabad State, (present-day Telangana) India
Political partyTelangana Rashtra Samithi
Other political
affiliations		Telugu Desam Party (until 2013)
SpouseSmt. K. Vinaya Rani
Children3
Residence(s)Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India

Kadiyam served as Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh from 1995 to 2004 in Marketing, Social Welfare later Education and later Irrigation under the Cabinet of Nara Chandrababu Naidu. He joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi party and is its politburo member.[2] He took oath as a cabinet minister in Telangana government on 25 January 2015 as a Deputy Chief Minister and also Education Minister.[3]

Early life

Kadiyam Srihari was born in Parvathagiri, a village in the Warangal district. He attended Zilla Parishad High School in Warangal and, then was awarded a B.Sc. from the Arts and Science College in the same city. In 1975, he got a M.Sc. from Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Career

Srihari began his professional career as a manager for Syndicate Bank in Nizamabad, where he worked between 1975 and 1977. He then became a teacher, working as a junior lecturer between 1977 and 1987. During this period, he served as the District President for the Government Junior Lecturers Association in Warangal and also as the State Secretary for the same body in Andhra Pradesh.

He entered politics in February 1987 when he was asked by Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao to join the Telugu Desam Party. He contested the position of mayor of Warangal Municipal Corporation. He served as Chairman for Kakatiya Urban Development Authority, Warangal in 1988. He was the District President for Telugu Desam Party in Warangal district from 1987 to 1994.

Srihari won a seat as a MLA from Station Ghanpur constituency in 1994. He served as a minister in the cabinet of Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, handling at various times the portfolios of Marketing, Social Welfare, Education and Irrigation in the Cabinets of both Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao and Nara Chandrababu Naidu.

In 2004, Srihari lost the general election contest in Station Ghanpur to Dr. Vijaya Rama Rao of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi. He won a by-election from the same constituency in 2008.[4]

He played a crucial role in getting the pro-Telangana letter from TDP party and also represented TDP in an all-party meeting held in New Delhi.

TRS

Srihari announced his resignation from the TDP at Warangal on 11 May 2013, expressing displeasure over the party's ambivalent stand on the Telangana statehood issue. He formally joined the TRS, which supported statehood for the Telangana region, on 15 May 2013. He served as the Member of Parliament from Warangal Parliamentary Constituency and later took oath as a cabinet minister in Telangana government on 25 January 2015 as a Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister.

He is a Politburo member in the TRS state committee and also Chairman of training classes programmer for Telangana cadre. He is the chairman of TRS manifesto committee and played a crucial role in representing the aspirations of various sectors of people.

With his vast experience as a minister in the past, he was chosen as deputy chief minister and education minister of the state of Telangana.

On 11 June 2015, he resigned as Member of Parliament as he was offered a ministry in Telangana government because he was elected as MLC (Member of the legislative council).

Positions held
  • Minister for Irrigation [5]
  • Minister for Social Welfare
  • Minister for Education
  • Minister for Marketing
  • Minister for Education
  • Deputy CM

Political statistics
Year Contested For Party Constituency Opponent Votes Majority Result
1 1994 MLA TDP Ghanpur (Station) B.AROGYAM (INC) 62407 - 22356 40051 Won [6]
2 1999 Dr. T. Rajaiah (INC) 50080 - 45520 4560 Won [7]
3 2004 GUNDE VIJAYA RAMA RAO (TRS) 43501- 63221 -19720 Lost [8]
4 2008 - ByPoll GUNDE VIJAYA RAMA RAO (TRS) Won [9]
5 2009 Dr. T. Rajaiah (INC) 56952 - 68162 -11210 Lost [10]
6 2012 - ByPoll Dr. T. Rajaiah (TRS) 81279 - 48641 -32638 Lost [11]
7 2014 MP TRS Warangal Rajaiah Siricilla (INC) 6,61,639 - 2,69,065 3,92,574 Won
8 2015 MLC Assembly Constituency Won

References
  1. Former Deputy Chief Minister From Telangana
  2. Hindustan Times
  3. Kodiyam Srikari: As EDUCATION MINISTER & DEPUTY CM
  4. "Srihari's remark sparks opposition protests - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. "Rousing reception to Kadiyam - Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "AP by-polls: TRS suffers a setback".
  10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Ghanpur (Station) Election Result 2018 Live Updates: Candidate List, Winner, Runner-up MLA List".
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