Gottipati Ravi Kumar

Profile & Insights

• 1Gottipati Ravi Kumar secured a decisive victory in the 2024 assembly elections from the Addanki constituency, representing the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
• 2In a high-turnout election where 89.35% of the 241,218 registered voters participated, Ravi Kumar polled 116,418 votes to defeat YSRCP’s Chinna Hanimireddy Panem by a substantial margin of 24,890 votes.
• 3This result reflects a consistent upward trend in his electoral dominance over the last decade.
• 4In 2014, Ravi Kumar won the seat on a YSRCP ticket with a narrow margin of 4,235 votes.
• 5Following a party switch to the TDP, he successfully defended the seat in 2019 against a strong YSRCP wave, winning by 12,991 votes.
• 6His 2024 victory more than doubles that margin, signaling a consolidation of his political influence in the Bapatla Lok Sabha segment.
• 7According to his election affidavit, the 12th-pass legislator manages significant financial interests, declaring assets worth approximately ₹36.33 crore and liabilities of ₹7.41 crore.
• 8His profile also includes eight recorded criminal cases, highlighting the complex legal and political landscape he navigates as a long-term representative of the Prakasam district.