Tenneti Krishna Prasad (born 2 March 1960) is a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and current Member of Parliament for the Bapatla (SC) constituency in Andhra Pradesh (elected in June 2024). (Wikipedia)

Education & Early Career:

Mr. Prasad holds a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Warangal, a PGDM from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and an LL.B from Osmania University. He joined the IPS in 1986 (United Andhra Pradesh cadre; later Telangana after bifurcation). (tkrishnaprasad.com)

Key Police Service Positions:

During his 34-plus year police career, Mr Prasad held numerous senior roles. Some of the noteworthy positions include:

Assistant Superintendent of Police (Kamareddy, Nizamabad) early in his career. (nitjsr.ac.in)
Superintendent of Police in districts such as Nellore, Guntur and Medak. (tkrishnaprasad.com)
Commissioner of Police, Vijayawada (and Visakhapatnam). (Telangana Tribune)
Range DIG of Warangal and Visakhapatnam.
Additional Director General – Railways & Road Safety (Telangana) and Chairman of the Telangana State Road Safety Authority.
Director General of Police (DGP) for Telangana (retired in 2020).

After his retirement from the IPS, Mr Prasad entered electoral politics. In the 2024 general election, he contested on behalf of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and won the Bapatla (SC) Lok Sabha seat with a margin of approximately 2.08 lakh votes.

Transition to Public Office:

After his retirement from the IPS, Mr Prasad entered electoral politics. In the 2024 general election, he contested on behalf of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and won the Bapatla (SC) Lok Sabha seat.

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