Botsa Satyanarayana
Birth date9 July 1958 (age 68) [1]
Birth placeVizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Office 1MLC
Term start 121 August 2024
1blankname 1Chair
1namedata 1Koyye Moshenu Raju
2blankname 1Deputy Chair
2namedata 1Zakia Khanam
3blankname 1Leader of the House
3namedata 1N. Chandrababu Naidu
Constituency 1Elected by Local Authorities of Visakhapatnam
Office 2Minister of Education
Government of Andhra Pradesh
1blankname 2Chief Minister
Governor 2
1namedata 2Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Term start 211 April 2022
Term end 212 June 2024
Predecessor 2Audimulapu Suresh
Successor 2Nara Lokesh
Office 3Minister of Municipal Administration and
Urban Development[2]
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Term start 38 June 2019
Term end 37 April 2022
Governor 3
1blankname 3Chief Minister
1namedata 3Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Predecessor 3Ponguru Narayana
Successor 3Audimulapu Suresh
Office 433rd President of the
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
Term start 42011
Term end 42014
1blankname 4AICC President
1namedata 4Sonia Gandhi
Predecessor 4Dharmapuri Srinivas
Successor 4Raghu Veera Reddy (bifurcated Andhra)
Office 5Minister of Transport
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Term start 525 November 2010
Term end 521 February 2014
Governor 5E. S. L. Narasimhan
1blankname 5Chief Minister
1namedata 5Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy
Predecessor 5S.Vijaya Rama Raju
Successor 5Kinjarapu Atchannaidu
Office 6Minister of Panchayati Raj
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Governor 6
Term start 625 May 2009
Term end 625 November 2010
1blankname 6Chief Minister
1namedata 6
Predecessor 6J. C. Diwakar Reddy
Successor 6Jana Reddy
Office 7Minister of Housing
Government of Andhra Pradesh
Term start 714 May 2004
Term end 720 May 2009
Governor 7
1blankname 7Chief Minister
1namedata 7Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Predecessor 7K.Errannaidu
Successor 7Silpa Mohan Reddy
Office 8Member of Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh
Predecessor 8Kimidi Mrunalini
Successor 8Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao
Term start 82019
Term end 82024
Constituency 8Cheepurupalli
Term start 92004
Term end 92014
Predecessor 9Gadde Babu Rao
Successor 9Kimidi Mrunalini
Constituency 9Cheepurupalli
Office 10Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha[3]
Term 1011 October 1999 — 16 May 2004
Predecessor 10Kondapalli Pydithalli Naidu
Successor 10Kondapalli Pydithalli Naidu
Constituency 10Bobbili
Other partyIndian National Congress (1996-2015)
PartyYSR Congress Party
(2015 – Present)[4]
SpouseBotcha Jhansi Lakshmi
OfficeLeader of the Opposition of Legislative Council
Andhra Pradesh
Term start22 August 2024
1blanknameChairperson

Botsa Satyanarayana (born 9 July 1958)[1][5] is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh.[6] and current leader of opposition in legislative council.[citation needed] He belonged to the Indian National Congress until 2015 and he joined the YSR Congress on 7 June 2015.[4] He is a former cabinet minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development in Andhra Pradesh.[2] He is also the last president of United APCC.

Political career

Satyanarayana won the Bobbili parliamentary constituency in 1999 as an MP.[3] 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,[7][8] Housing, Transport and Marketing. He served as the president of Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee.[9]

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.[10]

In 2015, Satyanarayana resigned from the Indian National Congress party and joined the YSR Congress Party‌ along with his family and supporters.[11] 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.[12][13]

Personal life

Satyanarayana is married to Botcha Jhansi Lakshmi who was elected as a Lok Sabha representative from Bobbili constituency in 2006[14] and Vizianagaram constituency in 2009. He has a brother, Botcha Appala Narasaiah, who is also a politician.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Lok Sabha member's profile, Satyanarayana, Shri Botcha"
  2. ^ "Jagan's 25 sworn in: Full list of Andhra Cabinet ministers". 8 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Lok Sabha member's profile, Satyanarayana, Shri Botcha". Archived 16 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "All clouds clear for Botsa's entry into YRSCP - ApNewsCorNer". Archived 8 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Will Botsa's one-man show work in coming elections?". The Times of India. 2024-03-18. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  6. ^ "Botcha Member of Andhra Pradesh assembly"
  7. ^ "Crisis in Andhra as minister quits, 10 others unhappy". Economic Times. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  8. ^ "SI test cancellation irks leaders". Deccan Chronicle. 21 November 2010. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Botcha happy with PCC chief's post". The Hindu. 23 March 2013.
  10. ^ "I am true political heir of YSR: Botsa". The Times of India. 13 July 2010. Archived 4 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  11. ^ Chandrashekhar, B. (7 June 2015). "Botcha joins YSR Congress along with kin, followers". The Hindu. – via www.thehindu.com.
  12. ^ "పురపాలక శాఖ మంత్రి బొత్స-3 క్యాపిటల్స్"
  13. ^ "Three capitals for AP set to come into force, Vizag to be executive capital". 4 June 2021.
  14. ^ Saxena, Priya (7 December 2006). "KCR's record win in Karimnagar, Congress wrests Bobbili". RxPG News. Retrieved 3 December 2010.