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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bastipati Nagaraju Panchalingala
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 2024
| constituency = [[Kurnool Lok Sabha constituency|Kurnool]]
| predecessor = [[Sanjeev Kumar (Andhra Pradesh politician)|Sanjeev Kumar]]
| party = [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]
}}
'''Bastipati Nagaraju Panchalingala''' (born 1979) is an Indian [[politician]] from Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2024 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh and was elected from [[Kurnool Lok Sabha constituency]]<ref name="eci">{{Cite web |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0118.htm |title=Election Commission of India |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |website=results.eci.gov.in |access-date=5 June 2024}}</ref> representing [[Telugu Desam Party]].<ref name="eci"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bastipati Nagaraju Panchalingala, TDP Candidate from Kurnool Lok Sabha Election 2024 Seat: Electoral History & Political Journey, Winning or Losing - News18 Lok Sabha Election 2024 Result News |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/andhra-pradesh/bastipati-nagaraju-panchalingala-lok-sabha-candidate-s01led2008p018e2024c004/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.news18.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Businessmen {{!}} In august company">{{cite news |last1=India Today |date=13 July 2024 |title=Businessmen {{!}} In august company |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-businessmen-in-august-company-2565840-2024-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807175452/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-businessmen-in-august-company-2565840-2024-07-13 |archive-date=7 August 2024 |access-date=7 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Nagaraju is from Panchalingala, Kurnool. He is the son of Kuruva Bhushanna. He completed M.Sc in Chemistry in 2006 at Swamy Ramanand Teertha Marathwada University.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Bastipati Nagaraju Panchalingala(TDP):Constituency- KURNOOL(ANDHRA PRADESH) - Affidavit Information of Candidate |url=https://www.myneta.info/LokSabha2024/candidate.php?candidate_id=6787 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref> He quit the government job as a lecturer in 2021 to enter politics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sudhakar |first=K. Madhu |date=2024-04-22 |title=I will resolve water & unemployment problems: Bastipati Nagaraju |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Apr/22/i-will-resolve-water-unemployment-problems-bastipati-nagaraju |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Nagaraju served as a MPTC member of Panchalingala.<ref name=":0" /> He won the [[2024 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh]] from [[Kurnool Lok Sabha constituency]] representing [[Telugu Desam Party]]. He polled 6,58,914 votes and defeated his nearest rival, B. Y. Ramaiah, of [[YSR Congress Party]] by a margin of 1.11.298 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bastipati Nagaraju Panchalingala, TDP Election Results LIVE: Latest Updates On Bastipati Nagaraju Panchalingala, Lok Sabha Constituency Seat - NDTV.com |url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/lok-sabha-election-candidates-2024/bastipati-nagaraju-panchalingala-01018-5 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.ndtv.com}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

==Election statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! Year
! Contested For
! colspan="2" | Party
! Constituency
! Opponent
! Opponent Party
! Votes
! Majority
! Result
|- style="text-align: center;"
|1
|[[2024 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|2024]]
|[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]]
|{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|[[Kurnool Lok Sabha constituency|Kurnool]]
|B Y Ramaiah
| [[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]]
| 6,58,914
| 1,11,298
|{{Won}}<ref name="eci" />
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Politics}}
*[[18th Lok Sabha]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:India MPs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians]]

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