Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary
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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 | 15 March 1946 Narasayapalem, Guntur District, Madras State, India (now in Andhra Pradesh, India) |
| 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
| Year | Contested For | Party | Constituency | Votes Polled | Opponent | Party | Votes Polled | Margin | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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