Ramakrishna Badiga was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 of India

India

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. He represented the Machilipatnam

Machilipatnam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh state in southern India...

 constituency of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

 and is a member of the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

. He was defeated by the TDP's BC Candidate Kanakalla Narayana Roa in 2009 Lok sabha elections by a meager margin of 12000 votes in a multi sided contest, where in PRP, Loksatta,BJP fielded candidates from the Kapu community and polled more than 2 lakh votes.

External links

• Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website