Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary (born 15 March 1946), is an Indian politician representing Rajahmundry Rural constituency in Andhra Pradesh for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He has been elected seven times as a Member of the Legislative Assembly.[1][2] He has been a general secretary of the TDP.[3] He served as the cabinet minister for civil supplies.[4] As of 2014[update], he lived in Rajahmundry.[5] He is the first person to be declared won from AP in 2024 elections for the seventh time in a row.
Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary | |
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Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Preceded by | Chandana Ramesh |
Constituency | Rajahmundry Rural |
In office 1994–2004 | |
Preceded by | A C Y Reddy |
Succeeded by | Routhu Suryaprakasa Rao |
Constituency | Rajahmundry |
In office 1983–1989 | |
Preceded by | Tadavarthi Satyavathi |
Succeeded by | A C Y Reddy |
Constituency | Rajahmundry |
Personal details | |
Born | Narasayapalem, Guntur District, Madras State, India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India) | 15 March 1946
Political party | Telugu Desam Party (1983-1995) (1997-present) |
Other political affiliations | NTR Telugu Desam Party (1995-1997) |
Spouse | Gorantla Jhansi Lakshmi |
Parents |
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Residence(s) | H.No.78-6-28, Near Old Somalamma Temple, Gandhipuram-3, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh |
Alma mater | Andhra University (BSc) |
Website | www.gorantla.in |
Election Statistics
editYear | Contested For | Party | Constituency | Votes Polled | Opponent | Party | Votes Polled | Margin | Result | |||
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1 | 1983 | MLA | Telugu Desam Party | Rajahmundry | 50,779 | Challa Appa Rao | Indian National Congress | 13,428 | 37,351 | Won | ||
2 | 1985 | 47,404 | A. C. Y. Reddy | 40,165 | 7,239 | Won | ||||||
3 | 1989 | 39,679 | A. C. Y. Reddy | 52,821 | -13,142 | Lost | ||||||
4 | 1994 | 48,079 | Vundavalli Aruna Kumar | 41,459 | 6,620 | Won | ||||||
5 | 1996 | MP | NTR Telugu Desam Party | Rajahmundry | 1,22,699 | Chitturi Ravindra | 3,53,861 | -2,31,162 | Lost | |||
6 | 1999 | MLA | Telugu Desam Party | Rajahmundry | 48,438 | Vundavalli Aruna Kumar | 25,411 | 23,027 | Won | |||
7 | 2004 | 34,272 | Routhu Suryaprakasa Rao | 41,826 | -7,554 | Lost | ||||||
8 | 2009 | Rajahmundry City | 40,085 | Routhu Suryaprakasa Rao | 41,369 | -1,284 | Lost | |||||
9 | 2014 | Rajahmundry Rural | 87,540 | Akula Veerraju | YSR Congress Party | 69,481 | 18,059 | Won | ||||
10 | 2019 | 74,166 | 63,762 | 10,404 | Won | |||||||
11 | 2024 | 1,29,060 | Venugopala Krishna | 64,970 | 64,090 | Won |
References
edit- ^ "State Elections 2004 Partywise Comparison for 40-Rajahmundry Constituency of Andhra Pradesh". eci.nic.in. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Rajamundry Rural Assembly Constituency". www.elections.in. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary resigns from TDP general secretary post". The Hans India. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary all praise for works of Hindi poet". The Hindu. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary Affidavit Information of Candidate". www.myneta.info. Retrieved 15 April 2018.