Buchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy

Profile & Insights

• 1Buchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy of the YSRCP secured the Darsi seat in 2024, marking a significant personal comeback in a constituency characterized by razor-thin margins and high voter engagement.
• 2In an election that saw a remarkable 92.5% turnout, Reddy polled 101,889 votes to defeat TDP’s Gottipati Lakshmi by a narrow margin of 2,456 votes.
• 3This victory restores his position after his 2014 defeat to the TDP by just 1,374 votes.
• 4While the YSRCP maintained control of the seat, the 2024 margin represents a sharp decline from the 39,057-vote lead the party enjoyed in 2019, indicating a tightening race in the Ongole Lok Sabha segment.
• 5A graduate professional by education, Reddy maintains a clean legal record with zero criminal cases reported in his affidavit.
• 6His financial profile shows substantial assets totaling approximately ₹53.85 crore against liabilities of ₹1.82 crore.
• 7His success in such a high-turnout environment underscores a localized resilience for the YSRCP in Prakasam district, navigating a seat that has swung between narrow leads and dominant majorities over the last three election cycles.