Badvel Assembly constituency explained

Badvel
State:Andhra Pradesh
District:YSR
Loksabha Cons:Kadapa
Reservation:SC
Constituency No:124
Established:1951
Type:SLA
Mla:Dasari Sudha
Latest Election Year:2024
Electors:204,618

Badvel is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in YSR district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of the Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency.

Dasari Sudha is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2021 (By-poll) from YSR Congress Party after the death of the incumbent MLA Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah from YSR Congress Party, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[2] As of 25 March 2019, there are a total of 204,618 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

Mandals

Mandal
Kalasapadu
B.Kodur
Sri Avadhutha Kasinaya
Porumamilla
Badvel
Gopavaram
Atlur

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberPolitical party
1952Vaddamani Chidanandam
1955Bandaru Ratnasabhapathy
1962Vaddamani Chidanandam
1967B. Veera Reddy
1972
1978Vaddemanu Sivaramakrishna Rao
1983B. Veera Reddy
1985
1989Vaddemanu Sivaramakrishna Rao
1994B. Veera Reddy
1999
2001 (By-poll)Konireddy Vijayamma
2004Devasani Chinna Govinda Reddy
2009P. M. Kamalamma
2014Thiriveedi Jayaramulu
2019Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah
2021 (By-poll)
2024

Election results

2021 (By-poll)

The death of sitting MLA Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah necessitated the by-election for the Badvel assembly.[3] The Election Commission of India announced that an election would take place on 28 September 2021.

Sitting party YSRCP decided to field Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah's wife, Dr. Dasari Sudha.[4]

Results were declared on November 2. Dr. Dasari Sudha of YSRCP won the election with a majority of 90,089 votes.[5]

1952

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. The Election Commission of India. 31, TABLE B – Parliamentary Constituencies.
  2. News: 28 March 2021. Badvel MLA Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah passes away. en-IN. The Hindu. 31 July 2021. 0971-751X.
  3. News: 2021-03-28 . Badvel MLA Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah passes away . en-IN . The Hindu . 2022-05-31 . 0971-751X.
  4. Web site: 2021-10-29 . YSRC's strategy to field deceased MLA's widow gives them edge in Badvel bypoll . 2022-05-31 . Hindustan Times . en.
  5. Web site: November 2, 2021 . Sandeep . Raghavan . Badvel Assembly Bypoll Results: YSRC candidate Dasari Sudha leads in Badvel assembly bypolls . 2022-05-31 . The Times of India . en.