Vunnamatla Rakada Eliza (born 1962) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election on YSR Congress Party ticket from Chintalapudi SC reserved constituency in Eluru district.[1] He defeated Karra Raja Rao of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 36,175 votes. After he was dropped for the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, he joined the Indian National Congress party which nominated him to contest from the same seat for the 2024 assembly election.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

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Eliza is born in Chintalapudi to Subbarao. He is a retired government employee.[5]

Career

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He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election on YSR Congress Party from Chintalapudi constituency from the erstwhile West Godavari district.[6] In 2019, he got a vote share of 53.5 per cent.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Chintalapudi Constituency Election Results 2019: Chintalapudi Assembly Seat Details, MLA Candidates & Winner". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Jagan drops 10 more MLAs in the third candidate list". Hindustan Times. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  3. ^ PTI. "YSRCP MLAs Vunnamatla Eliza, Varaprasad Rao quit ruling party in Andhra Pradesh". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. ^ "YSRCP MLA Unnamatla Eliza joins Congress". www.thehansindia.com. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Vunnamatla Rakada Eliza | MLA | Chintalapudi | West Godavari | YSRCP". 1 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly election result: Full list of winners". Financialexpress. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Chintalapudi Assembly Election 2024: Chintalapudi Election Winning Candidates List, Election Date, Results, Vote Share New-IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 5 April 2024.