Budi Mutyala Naidu

Budi Mutyala Naidu (born 1964) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election from Madugula Constituency in Visakhapatnam district on YSR Congress Party ticket. He held the post of Deputy Chief Minister. He lost the Anakapalli MP seat as a YSR Congress Party candidate in the 2024 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh.

Early life and education
Naidu was born in Taruva village, Anakapalli. His late father Venku Naidu and his wife Ramanamma were farmers. He is from Velama community. He studied intermediate (plus two) at G. J. College, Devarapalli.

Career
Naidu started his political career in 1984 and soon became the president of the Youth Congress, a wing of the Indian National Congress. Later, he became Gram Sarpanch of Taruva village and ZPTC chairman of Devarapalli. After Indian National Congress he shifted to YSR Congress Party and became an MLA in 2014, winning the Madugula seat. In won the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Gavireddi Ramanaidu of Telugu Desam Party by a margin of 4,761 votes. He was re-elected from Madugula as YSRCP candidate in 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election defeating Gavireddi Ramanaidu of TDP by a margin of 16,392 votes. He later became the Government Whip and one of the Deputy Chief Ministers. In April 2022, he was nominated as the state Panchayat Raj minister and was also made as one of the Deputy Chief Ministers. In the 2024 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh he lost to C. M. Ramesh of BJP by a margin of 2,96,530 votes.