Surya Naga Sanyasi Raju Kalidindi

Profile & Insights

• 1Surya Naga Sanyasi Raju Kalidindi regained the Chodavaram assembly seat for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 2024, securing a dominant victory with 109,651 votes.
• 2This performance marked a significant turnaround from his 2019 defeat, as he defeated the incumbent YSRCP candidate, Karanam Dharmasri, by a substantial margin of 42,189 votes.
• 3The electoral history between these two rivals has been closely contested; in 2014, Raju won by a razor-thin margin of just 909 votes before losing the seat in 2019.
• 4The 2024 election saw a robust voter turnout of 86.15%, reflecting high civic engagement in the Anakapalli district constituency.
• 5A graduate professional by education, Raju’s financial disclosure in his affidavit reveals assets totaling approximately ₹32.83 crore against liabilities of ₹4.22 crore.
• 6His legal profile remains relatively clean, with only one criminal case reported.
• 7This latest victory not only cements his position within the Anakapalle Lok Sabha segment but also highlights a major swing in voter sentiment, as he converted a previous loss into his largest career victory margin to date.