Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu

Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu
Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
2009
Preceded byConstituency Established
Constituency Visakhapatnam East

Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu (born 1961) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election on Telugu Desam Party ticket from Visakhapatnam East constituency in the Visakhapatnam district.[1][2] He is a four-time MLA from the Visakhapatnam East constituency.[3][4] He won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election from the same constituency again on TDP ticket.[5]

Early life and education

Ramakrishna Babu hails from Vijayawada but shifted to Visakhapatnam in late nineties.[6] His father is Brahmeswara Rao. He married Sujana V and has two sons, V. Raja Sai Phanibhusan and V. Raja Sai Pratap Rudra.[7]Gopal, B. Madhu (14 March 2019). "Vizag East in for a multi-cornered contest". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 March 2024.</ref>

Career

Ramakrishna Babu's political life started with Telugu Desam Party and he won the MLA seat for the first time from Visakhapatnam in 2009.[8][9] He won again on TDP ticket in 2014 and retained it in 2019, despite the wave in favour of YSRCP. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Akkaramani Vijaya Nirmala of YSR Congress by a huge margin of 26,474 votes.[10][11][12] In 2014, after getting elected, he resigned the MLA seat in protest against the bifurcation of the Andhra Pradesh State.[6]

His 2024 prospects got a boost when his staunch opponent Srinivasa Yadav joined JSP and declared his support to the TDP alliance.[13][14] In February 2024, he lodged a complaint in the MVP Colony police station, Visakhapatnam, after receiving threats from an unknown caller.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Visakhapatnam East Election Results 2019 Live Updates: Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi of TDP Wins". News18. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Ramakrishna Babu Velagapudi". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ Rao, G. Janardhana (7 September 2023). "YSRC firm on wresting Vizag East seat from TDP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. ^ PATNAIK, K. M. P. (19 December 2023). "YSRC plans to change MLA candidates in north Andhra". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ Raghavendra, V. (24 February 2024). "A.P. Assembly elections: TDP-JSP alliance releases first list of candidates". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b "TDP MLA Velagapudi quits in protest over Telangana". The Times of India. 21 February 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  7. ^ "CANDIDATEAFFIDAVIT". affidavitarchive.eci.nic.in. Retrieved 25 March 2024.He completed B.Sc. Agriculture from the Gorakhpur University in 1981."Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu | MLA | Visakhapatnam East | TDP". 18 May 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Three TDP MLAs aim to score hat-trick in Vizag". The Times of India. 25 March 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  9. ^ "IndiaVotes AC Summary: Visakhapatnam East 2009". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  10. ^ Potnuru, Vasu (2 February 2024). "Visakha urban MLAs to vie for a hat-trick". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  11. ^ TDP MLA Velagapudi RamaKrishna babu About Pink Card issue || AP Assembly Budget Session || NTV, 23 March 2018, retrieved 25 March 2024
  12. ^ sumadhura (24 May 2019). "Vizag gives clear mandate to TDP". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  13. ^ Gilai, Harish (3 March 2024). "Andhra Pradesh elections: game-on in Visakhapatnam East Constituency alerady". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  14. ^ BSV (16 February 2024). "విశాఖ తూర్పులో రాజకీయం ఆసక్తికరం.. నాడు ప్రత్యర్థులు- నేడు మిత్రులు". telugu.abplive.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  15. ^ Correspondent, D. C. (28 February 2024). "MLA Velagapudi meets CP over threat calls". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 25 March 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)