Venigandla Ramu

Profile & Insights

• 1Venigandla Ramu of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) secured a decisive victory in the 2024 elections for the Gudivada constituency within the Machilipatnam Lok Sabha seat.
• 2Ramu’s performance marked a significant political shift in this General category segment, as he unseated the long-time incumbent, Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Kodali Nani) of the YSRCP.
• 3While the margin of victory in Gudivada had been relatively narrow in previous cycles—11,537 votes in 2014 and 19,479 in 2019—Ramu achieved a staggering landslide in 2024, winning by 53,040 votes.
• 4This surge occurred amid a high voter turnout of 85.43%.
• 5Ramu polled 109,980 votes compared to Rao’s 56,940, effectively ending a decade of YSRCP dominance in the region.
• 6According to his electoral affidavit, Ramu is a Graduate Professional with substantial financial standing, reporting assets valued at approximately ₹284.37 crore against liabilities of ₹16.61 crore.
• 7His legal record remains relatively clean, with only one criminal case disclosed.
• 8This victory represents a major swing for the TDP, consolidating their influence in the Krishna district through a candidate with significant resources and a massive popular mandate.