Bodige Shobha Explained

Bodige Shobha
Birth Date:9 June 1974
Constituency:Choppadandi
Office:Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Term:2014 - 2018
Predecessor:Suddala Devaiah
Successor:Sunke Ravi Shankar
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party (2018-)
Otherparty:TRS (2001-2018)
Spouse:Gaalaiah
Children:Divya, Vikas
Source:[1]

Bodige Shobha (born 9 June 1974) is an Indian politician from Telangana state. She won the 2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election as an Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party candidate from Choppadandi.[2]

Political career

Bodige Shobha began her political career in 2001 by joining Telangana Rashtra Samithi and she contested the local body election and was elected as ZPTC member from Shankarapatnam mandal. She participated actively in the Madiga Dandora movement for ABC classification & Telangana Movement and later in 2009 she was appointed as TRS party Incharge for Choppadandi Constituency. she contested the 2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election from the Choppadandi Constituency and won by a huge margin of 54781 votes, defeating Congress candidate Suddala Devaiah.

Bodige Shobha was denied TRS party ticket in 2018 Assembly elections and later she joined in Bharatiya Janata Party on 15 November 2018 in the presence of Telangana party chief Dr K. Laxman.[3] [4] She unsuccessfully contested in 2018, 2023 elections on BJP Ticket.

Elections contested

Election results!Year!Election!Constituency!Party!Opponent!Result!Majority! Ref
2014Telangana Legislative Assembly electionChoppadandiTRSSuddala Devaiah (INC)54781[5]
2018Telangana Legislative Assembly electionChoppadandiBJPSunke Ravi Shankar (TRS) 42,127[6]
2023Telangana Legislative Assembly electionChoppadandiBJPMedipally Sathyam (INC)63,726[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Election Commission of India . Bodiga Shobha 2018 Election Affidavit . 18 January 2024 . 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118154525/https://ceotserms2.telangana.gov.in/TS_AFFIDAVITS/Affidavit_View.aspx . 18 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2014 . 14 September 2021 . Election Commission of India.
  3. News: The Hans India . Former Choppadandi MLA Bodige Shobha joins BJP . 18 January 2024 . 15 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118142334/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Latest-News/2018-11-15/Former-Choppadandi-MLA-Bodige-Shobha-joins-BJP/442164 . 18 January 2024 . en.
  4. News: The New Indian Express . Upset Choppadandi TRS leader Bodige Shobha joins BJP . 18 January 2024 . 16 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118152405/https://www.newindianexpress.com/elections/telangana-elections/2018/Nov/16/upset-choppadandi-trs-leader-bodige-shobha-joins-bjp-1898895.html . 18 January 2024 . en.
  5. News: Election Commission of India . Statistical Reports of 2014 Assembly Elections held in Telangana . 18 January 2024 . 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118144728/https://ceotelangana.nic.in/GE_2014/General%20Election%20HOP%202014%20Book.pdf . 18 January 2024.
  6. News: 11 December 2018 . Choppadandi Assembly Election Result 2018: TRS' Ravi Shankar Sunke wins by margin of 42,127 votes . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118154323/https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/telangana-election/article/choppadandi-assembly-constituency-election-2018-telangana-polls-candidates-bjp-bodiga-shobha-galanna-congress-medipally-sathyam-trs-ravi-shankar-sunke/323028 . 18 January 2024 . 18 January 2024 . en.
  7. News: News 8 . Shobha Galanna Bodiga Election Result 2023 LIVE: Choppadandi Result Tally Updates . 18 January 2024 . 18 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118152812/https://www.news18.com/elections/telangana/shobha-galanna-bodiga-assembly-candidate-s29aed2008a027e2023c002/ . 18 January 2024 . en.