Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu Explained

Office:Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
Term Start:2009
Predecessor:Constituency Established
Constituency:Visakhapatnam East

Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu (born 1961) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election on Telugu Desam Party ticket from Visakhapatnam East constituency in the Visakhapatnam district.[1] [2] He is a four-time MLA from the Visakhapatnam East constituency.[3] [4] He won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election from the same constituency again on TDP ticket.[5]

Early life and education

Ramakrishna Babu hails from Vijayawada but shifted to Visakhapatnam in late nineties.[6] His father is Brahmeswara Rao. He married Sujana V and has two sons, V. Raja Sai Phanibhusan and V. Raja Sai Pratap Rudra.[7] He completed B.Sc. Agriculture from the Gorakhpur University in 1981.[8] He belongs to Kamma community.[9]

Career

Ramakrishna Babu's political life started with Telugu Desam Party and he won the MLA seat for the first time from Visakhapatnam in 2009.[10] [11] He won again on TDP ticket in 2014 and retained it in 2019, despite the wave in favour of YSRCP. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Akkaramani Vijaya Nirmala of YSR Congress by a huge margin of 26,474 votes.[12] [13] In 2014, after getting elected, he resigned the MLA seat in protest against the bifurcation of the Andhra Pradesh State.

His 2024 prospects got a boost when his staunch opponent Srinivasa Yadav joined JSP and declared his support to the TDP alliance.[14] [15] In February 2024, he lodged a complaint in the MVP Colony police station, Visakhapatnam, after receiving threats from an unknown caller.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-05-23 . Visakhapatnam East Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi of TDP Wins . 2024-03-24 . News18 . en.
  2. Web site: Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi . 2024-03-25 . PRS Legislative Research . en-US.
  3. Web site: Rao . G. Janardhana . 2023-09-07 . YSRC firm on wresting Vizag East seat from TDP . 2024-03-24 . The New Indian Express . en.
  4. Web site: PATNAIK . K. M. P. . 2023-12-19 . YSRC plans to change MLA candidates in north Andhra . 2024-03-26 . Deccan Chronicle . en.
  5. News: Raghavendra . V. . 2024-02-24 . A.P. Assembly elections: TDP-JSP alliance releases first list of candidates . 2024-03-25 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  6. News: 2014-02-21 . TDP MLA Velagapudi quits in protest over Telangana . 2024-03-26 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  7. Web site: CANDIDATEAFFIDAVIT . 2024-03-25 . affidavitarchive.eci.nic.in.
  8. Web site: 2020-05-18 . Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu MLA Visakhapatnam East TDP . 2024-03-26 . en-US.
  9. News: Gopal . B. Madhu . 2019-03-14 . Vizag East in for a multi-cornered contest . 2024-03-26 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  10. News: 2019-03-25 . Three TDP MLAs aim to score hat-trick in Vizag . 2024-03-24 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  11. Web site: IndiaVotes AC Summary: Visakhapatnam East 2009 . 2024-03-26 . IndiaVotes.
  12. Web site: Potnuru . Vasu . 2024-02-02 . Visakha urban MLAs to vie for a hat-trick . 2024-03-24 . www.thehansindia.com . en.
  13. Web site: sumadhura . 2019-05-24 . Vizag gives clear mandate to TDP . 2024-03-26 . www.thehansindia.com . en.
  14. News: Gilai . Harish . 2024-03-03 . Andhra Pradesh elections: game-on in Visakhapatnam East Constituency alerady . 2024-03-25 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  15. Web site: BSV . 2024-02-16 . విశాఖ తూర్పులో రాజకీయం ఆసక్తికరం.. నాడు ప్రత్యర్థులు- నేడు మిత్రులు . 2024-03-25 . telugu.abplive.com . te.
  16. Web site: Correspondent . D. C. . 2024-02-28 . MLA Velagapudi meets CP over threat calls . 2024-03-25 . Deccan Chronicle . en.