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{{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 = [[Kadapa district|YSR Kadapa]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency|Kadapa]]
| reservation = SC
| constituency_no = 124
| established = 1951
| type = SLA
| mla = [[Dasari Sudha]]
| party = {{Party index link|YSR Congress Party}}
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 204,618
}}
'''Badvel''' is a [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Caste]] reserved constituency in [[Kadapa district|YSR Kadapa district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] that elects representatives to the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in [[India]].<ref name=loksabha>{{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}}</ref> It is one of the seven assembly segments of [[Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency]].

[[Dasari Sudha]] is the current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 Madras State Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
| Vaddemanu Chidanandam
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| [[1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election|1955]]
| Bandaru Ratnasabhapathy
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| Vaddemanu Chidanandam
| {{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}
|-
| [[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan=2 |[[B. Veera Reddy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
| [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
| Vaddemanu Sivaramakrishna Rao
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
| rowspan=2 | B. Veera Reddy
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|-
| [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
| Vaddemanu Sivaramakrishna Rao
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
| rowspan=2 |B. Veera Reddy
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
| [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|-
| 2001 by-election
| [[Konireddy Vijayamma]]
|-
| [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| Devasani Chinna Govinda Reddy
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| P. M. Kamalamma
|-
| [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| Thiriveedi Jayaramulu
| {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party|rowspan=4}}
|-
| [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
| [[Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah]]
|-
| [[List of by-elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|2021]]*
| rowspan = 2| [[Dasari Sudha]]
|-
| [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>by-election

== 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The [[Election Commission of India]] announced that an election would take place on 28 September 2021.

Sitting party [[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]] decided to field Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah's wife, Dr. [[Dasari Sudha]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

Results were declared on November 2. Dr. [[Dasari Sudha]] of YSRCP won the election with a majority of 90,089 votes.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
{{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 = [[P. M. Kamalamma]]
|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<ref>{{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}}</ref>}}
{{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 ==
* [[List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Kadapa district]]
[[Category:Politics of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Madras State]]

Badvel Assembly constituency - Revision history

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