Madduluri Mala Kondaiah

Profile & Insights

• 1Madduluri Mala Kondaiah secured the Chirala constituency for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the 2024 assembly elections, continuing the party’s hold on the seat despite a shift in leadership.
• 2Kondaiah polled 72,700 votes, defeating Karanam Venkatesh of the YSRCP by a margin of 20,984 votes.
• 3This victory reflects a growing margin trend in the constituency; the 2024 lead surpassed the 17,419-vote margin recorded in 2019 when Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy won for the TDP, and the narrow 10,335-vote margin from 2014 when Amanchi Krishna Mohan won as a Navodayam Party candidate.
• 4High democratic engagement was evident in 2024 with a robust voter turnout of 84.53%.
• 5Kondaiah, a graduate with a professional background, declared assets totaling approximately ₹20.94 crore against liabilities of ₹5.33 crore.
• 6His legal profile includes eight pending criminal cases.
• 7His win consolidates the TDP’s influence in the Bapatla district, overcoming the political fluidity of a seat that has seen diverse party representations over the last decade, while highlighting a significant swing away from the YSRCP runner-up in this General category segment.