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TDPTelugu Desam Party
Pedakurapadu · Palnadu
Profile & Insights
- 1Bhashyam Praveen, representing the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), secured the Pedakurapadu assembly seat in the 2024 elections with 112,957 votes, defeating the YSRCP incumbent Namburu Sankara Rao by a margin of 21,089 votes.
- 2This victory marks a significant swing back to the TDP in a constituency that has oscillated between the two major parties over the last decade.
- 3Historically, the margins in Pedakurapadu have shown a steady upward trend, growing from 9,196 in 2014 to 14,104 in 2019, and finally reaching its highest point in the recent election.
- 4The constituency recorded an exceptionally high voter turnout of 91.36%, reflecting intense civic engagement in the Narasaraopet Lok Sabha segment.
- 5A graduate by education, Praveen maintains a professional clean slate with zero criminal cases reported in his electoral affidavit.
- 6His financial profile shows assets valued at approximately ₹6.23 crore against relatively low liabilities of ₹8.61 lakh.
- 7His win restores the TDP’s influence in this Palnadu district stronghold, reversing the loss the party sustained during the 2019 YSRCP wave while substantially increasing their previous winning margin.
Constituency
District
Reservation Category
General
Party
TDP
Lok Sabha Constituency
Election Result Summary (2024)
Votes secured
1,12,957
Runner-up
Namburu Sankara Rao (YSRCP)
Victory margin
21,089
2019 Election Result
Winner of Pedakurapadu in the 2019 assembly election.
Winner
Namburu Sankara Rao YSRCP
Runner-up
Kommalapati Sridhar TDP
Votes secured
99,577
Victory margin
14,104
2019 → 2024 Comparison
Seat flipped
YSRCPTDP
Won by YSRCP in 2019, flipped to TDP in 2024.
Affidavit Details (2024)
Self-declared in the candidate's election affidavit.
Pending Criminal Cases
Nil
Education
Graduate
Total Assets
₹6.23 Cr
Total Liabilities
₹8.62 Lakh