Botsa Satyanarayana (born 9 July 1958) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. and current leader of opposition in legislative council. He belonged to the Indian National Congress until 2015 and he joined the YSR Congress on 7 June 2015. He is a former cabinet minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development in Andhra Pradesh. He is also the last president of United APCC.
Political career Satyanarayana won the Bobbili parliamentary constituency in 1999 as an MP. Due to the NDA climate, the Indian National Congress party won only 5 MPs from Andhra Pradesh and Satyanarayana was one of them. He represented as MLA from Cheepurupalli Assembly constituency in 2004, 2009. He served as Minister for Heavy Industries, Panchayati Raj, Housing, Transport and Marketing. He served as the president of Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee.
After Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy's death due to helicopter crash in 2009, Konijeti Rosaiah, Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy served as the chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh. At that time, Satyanarayana's name also came up in the campaign as the chief ministerial candidate.
In 2015, Satyanarayana resigned from the Indian National Congress party and joined the YSR Congress Party along with his family and supporters. He represented third time MLA from Cheepurupalli constituency in 2019 and served as the Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development in the Government of Andhra Pradesh from 8 June 2019 to 7 April 2022.
Electoral History Year ConstituencyParty Votes % OpponentParty Votes % Result Margin % 2024 Cheepurupalli 76,254 44.06 Kalavenkatarao Kimidi 88,225 50.98 -11,971 -6.92 2019 Cheepurupalli 89,262 53.81 Nagarjuna Kimidi 62,764 37.84 +26,498 +15.97 2014 Cheepurupalli 42,945 27.88 Kimidi Mrunalini 63,787 41.41 -20,842 -13.53 2009 Cheepurupalli 60,677 42.65 Gadde Baburao 54,735 38.47 +5,942 +4.18 2004 Cheepurupalli 58,008 52.62 Gadde Baburao 46,974 42.61 +11,034 +10.01
Personal life Satyanarayana is married to Botcha Jhansi Lakshmi who was elected as a Lok Sabha representative from Bobbili constituency in 2006 and Vizianagaram constituency in 2009. He has a brother, Botcha Appala Narasaiah, who is also a politician.
References
External links Botsa Satyanarayana profile Botsa daughter's mega wedding bash has govt staff in a tizzy, Times of India Women Shouldn't Roam the Streets at Night Just Because we Got Independence at Midnight, IBNlive