Gummanur Jayaram

Profile & Insights

• 1Gummanur Jayaram secured the Guntakal assembly seat for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the 2024 elections, marking a significant political shift in the Anantapur region.
• 2In a closely contested race, Jayaram polled 101,700 votes, defeating the YSRCP incumbent Y.
• 3Venkata Rama Reddy by a margin of 6,826 votes.
• 4This victory reclaimed the seat for the TDP, which had previously won it in 2014 by a similar margin of 5,094 before suffering a heavy defeat in 2019.
• 5The 2019 election saw a massive wave for the YSRCP, with Reddy winning by a dominant 48,532 votes, making Jayaram’s 2024 turnaround a notable recovery for the TDP.
• 6The constituency recorded a robust voter turnout of 77.42% in the latest cycle.
• 7According to his legislative affidavit, Jayaram is an 8th-pass individual with declared assets totaling approximately ₹1.79 crore and zero liabilities.
• 8His legal profile includes one recorded criminal case.
• 9Amidst the fluctuating political loyalties of the district, Jayaram’s narrow victory reflects the competitive nature of the Guntakal seat, which has cycled between the major parties over the last three election terms.