Botcha Appalanarasayya
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Family name hatnote|Botsa|lang=Telugu}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Botsa Appalanarasayya
| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
| termstart = 2019
| termend = 2024
| predecessor = Kondapalli Appala Naidu
| constituency = Gajapathinagaram
| termstart1 = 2009
| termend1 = 2014
| predecessor1 = Aruna Padala
| successor1 = Kondapalli Appala Naidu
| constituency1 = Gajapathinagaram
| occupation = Politician
| relations = {{ubl
| Botsa Satyanarayana (brother)
| Botsa Jhansi Lakshmi (sister-in-law)
}}
| otherparty = Indian National Congress
(2009 - 2015)
| party = YSR Congress Party
(2015 - Present)
| alma_mater = Gitam College
| successor = Kondapalli Srinivas
}}
Botsa Appalanarasayya, is an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Gajapathinagaram Assembly constituency in 2019 on behalf of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) and also served as the MLA during 2009–2014 on behalf of Indian National Congress.
Early life
Botcha Appalanarasayya was born to Gurunaidu and Eswaramma. He has 6 brothers, of whom Botsa Satyanarayana is the eldest and the others younger, and 4 sisters.{{Cite web |date=16 August 2020 |title=మంత్రి బొత్స సత్యనారాయణ ఇంట విషాదం |trans-title=Tragedy at Minister Botsa Satyanarayana's house |url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-minister-botsa-satyanarayana-mother-passed-away-in-visakhapatnam-579872.html |access-date=3 December 2022 |website=News18 Telugu |language=te}}{{Cite web |title=Botcha Appalanarasayya(Indian National Congress(INC)):Constituency- GAJAPATHINAGARAM(VIZIANAGARAM) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://myneta.info/andhra2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=3745 |access-date=3 December 2022 |website=myneta.info}} He is a relative of Baddukonda Appala Naidu.{{Cite news |last=B. Madhu Gopal |date=16 May 2014 |title=Botcha family falls to ‘Samaikya’ sentiment |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/botcha-family-falls-to-samaikya-sentiment/article6017221.ece |access-date=3 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}} He graduated from Gitam College, Visakhapatnam in 1985.
Career
Appalanarasayya contested the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Gajapathinagaram constituency on behalf of Congress and won as the MLA.{{Cite web |title=Gajapathinagaram Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Gajapathinagaram Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News. |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/andhra-pradesh/gajapathinagaram-election-result-s01a016/ |access-date=3 December 2022 |website=News18}} He later contested the 2014 elections but lost the election. However, he and his brother Satyanarayana were the only two candidates, out of 175 Congress candidates contested in the 2014 elections held for all the 175 constituencies, who were able to retain deposits. He left Congress and joined YSRCP in June 2015.{{Cite news |last=B. Chandrashekhar |date=7 June 2015 |title=Botcha joins YSR Congress along with kin, followers |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Botcha-joins-YSR-Congress-along-with-kin-followers/article60181162.ece |access-date=3 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}} He then contested the 2019 elections and won as the MLA.