Badvel Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Badvel
| map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (124-Badvel highlighted).png
| map_caption = Location of Badvel Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
| state = Andhra Pradesh
| district = YSR
| loksabha_cons = Kadapa
| reservation = SC
| constituency_no = 124
| established = 1951
| type = SLA
| mla = Dasari Sudha
| party = {{Party index link|YSR Congress Party}}
| 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.{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=31, TABLE B – Parliamentary Constituencies}} It is one of the seven assembly segments of Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency.
Dasari Sudha is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2021 by-election 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.{{Cite news|date=28 March 2021|title=Badvel MLA Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah passes away|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/badvel-mla-gunthoti-venkata-subbaiah-passes-away/article34182323.ece|access-date=31 July 2021|issn=0971-751X}} 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
{{srn}}
| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
!Mandal |
| Kalasapadu |
| B.Kodur |
| Sri Avadhutha Kasinaya |
| Porumamilla |
| Badvel |
| Gopavaram |
| Atlur |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Member ! colspan="2" | Political party |
|---|
| 1952
| Vaddemanu Chidanandam | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |
| 1955
| Bandaru Ratnasabhapathy | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1962
| Vaddemanu Chidanandam | {{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}} |
| 1967
| rowspan=2 |B. Veera Reddy | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |
| 1972 |
| 1978
| Vaddemanu Sivaramakrishna Rao | {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1983
| rowspan=2 | B. Veera Reddy | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}} |
| 1985 |
| 1989
| Vaddemanu Sivaramakrishna Rao | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1994
| rowspan=2 |B. Veera Reddy | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=3}} |
| 1999 |
| 2001 by-election |
| 2004
| Devasani Chinna Govinda Reddy | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |
| 2009
| P. M. Kamalamma |
| 2014
| Thiriveedi Jayaramulu | {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party|rowspan=4}} |
| 2019 |
| 2021*
| rowspan = 2| Dasari Sudha |
| 2024 |
Election results
= 2024 =
{{Election box begin | title=2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Badvel}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = Dasari Sudha
|votes = 90,410
|percentage = 51.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Bojja Roshanna
|votes = 71,843
|percentage = 41.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Neerugattu Dora Vijaya Jyothi
|votes = 7,366
|percentage = 4.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = NOTA
|candidate = None Of The Above
|votes = 3,076
|percentage = 1.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,567
|percentage = 10.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,74,880
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = YSR Congress Party
|loser = Bharatiya Janata party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2021 by-election =
The death of sitting MLA Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah necessitated the by-election for Badvel Assembly constituency.{{Cite news |date=2021-03-28 |title=Badvel MLA Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah passes away |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/badvel-mla-gunthoti-venkata-subbaiah-passes-away/article34182323.ece |access-date=2022-05-31 |issn=0971-751X}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-29 |title=YSRC's strategy to field deceased MLA's widow gives them edge in Badvel bypoll |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/ysrcs-strategy-to-field-deceased-mla-s-widow-gives-them-edge-in-badvel-bypoll-101635506890492.html |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}
Results were declared on November 2. Dr. Dasari Sudha of YSRCP won the election with a majority of 90,089 votes.{{Cite web |date=November 2, 2021 |first=Sandeep |last=Raghavan |title=Badvel Assembly Bypoll Results: YSRC candidate Dasari Sudha leads in Badvel assembly bypolls |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/badvel-assembly-bypolls-ysrc-candidate-dasari-sudha-leads/articleshow/87478987.cms |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}
{{Election box begin | title=2021 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Badvel}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = Dasari Sudha
|votes = 1,12,211
|percentage = 76.25
|change = +15.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Panathala Suresh
|votes = 21,678
|percentage = 14.73
|change = +14.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = P M Kamalamma
|votes = 6,235
|percentage = 4.24
|change = +2.50
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the Above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 3,650
|percentage = 2.48
|change = +1.20
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 90,533
|percentage = 61.43
|change = +31.74
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,46,983
|percentage = 67.12
|change = -10.52
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = YSR Congress Party
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2019 =
{{Election box begin | title=2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Badvel}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah
|votes = 95,482
|percentage = 60.89
|change = +10.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = Obulapuram Rajasekhar
|votes = 50,748
|percentage = 32.36
|change =-11.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Neerugattu Dora Vijaya Jyothi
|votes = 2,883
|percentage = 1.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the Above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 2,004
|percentage = 1.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 44,734
|percentage = 29.69
|change = +23.57
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,50,621
|percentage = 77.64
|change = +4.77
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = YSR Congress Party
|loser = Telugu Desam Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2014 =
{{Election box begin | title=2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Badvel}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = Thiriveedi Jayaramulu
|votes = 78,879
|percentage = 50.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = N. D. Vijaya Jyothi
|votes = 68,800
|percentage = 44.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = Seeli Venkata Subbaiah
|votes = 2,185
|percentage = 1.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = J Kamal Prabhash
|votes = 1,524
|percentage = 0.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the Above
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 550
|percentage = 0.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,502
|percentage = 6.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 155,132
|percentage = 72.87
|change = -0.20
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = YSR Congress Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2009 =
{{Election box begin | title=2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Badvel}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Kamalamma P.M.
|votes = 78,486
|percentage = 58.08
|change = +6.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = Chennaiah Lakkineni
|votes = 41,892
|percentage = 31.00
|change = -15.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Praja Rajyam Party
|candidate = Singamala Venkateswarlu
|votes = 9,574
|percentage = 7.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Singamala Venkateswarlu
|votes = 1,415
|percentage = 1.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 36,594
|percentage = 27.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 135,134
|percentage = 73.07
|change = +0.88
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2004 =
{{Election box begin | title=2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Badvel}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Chinna Govinda Reddy Devasani
|votes = 57023
|percentage = 51.49
|change = +8.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = Konireddy Vijayamma
|votes = 51742
|percentage = 46.72
|change = -6.72
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,281
|percentage = 4.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 153,429
|percentage = 72.19
|change = +0.28
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Telugu Desam Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1952 =
{{Election box begin|title= 1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Badvel{{Cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Vedamani Chidanandam |party=Independent politician |votes=23,434 |percentage=55.84% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bommu Ramareddi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=16,686 |percentage=39.76% |change=39.76% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Avadanam Venkata Subbaiah |party=Independent politician |votes=1,847 |percentage=4.40% |change= }}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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