Bonela Vijaya Chandra

Bonela Vijaya Chandra is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh.^[1] He is a member of Telugu Desam Party. He has been elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Parvathipuram Assembly constituency in 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections.^[2][3] He secured a victory with a majority of 24,414 votes, defeating the YSR Congress Party candidate and former MLA of Parvathipuram.^[2]

Bonela Vijaya Chandra
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Preceded by	Alajangi Jogarao
Constituency	Parvathipuram
Personal details
Political party	Telugu Desam Party

Early life

Bonela Vijaya Chandra completed his B.Tech degree in Biotechnology and Environmental Science from ANITS, Visakhapatnam. Vijay Chandra is of the Madiga (Scheduled Caste) community and is fluent in English, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, and Tamil.

Political career

Bonela Vijaya Chandra was elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly, Parvathipuram Constituency, Andhra Pradesh.

He played a pivotal role in securing a stop for the Visakhapatnam-Durg Vande Bharat Express at Parvathipuram. Initially, the train was set to halt only at Vizianagaram within Andhra Pradesh. Responding to local concerns, Vijaya Chandra met with Union Minister of State for Railways, V. Somanna, and the Railway Board, ensuring the addition of the halt. This development is expected to spur economic activity in Parvathipuram and benefit both local traders and devotees traveling to nearby temples.^[4]