Jagadeeswari Thoyaka

Profile & Insights

• 1Jagadeeswari Thoyaka secured the Kurupam (ST) seat for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the 2024 assembly elections, marking a significant political shift in this tribal constituency.
• 2In a decisive contest, she polled 83,355 votes, defeating the two-term incumbent and former Deputy Chief Minister, Pamula Pushpa Sreevani of the YSRCP, by a substantial margin of 23,500 votes.
• 3This result reflects a sharp reversal of fortunes for the YSRCP, which had consistently grown its influence here, winning by 19,083 votes in 2014 and 26,602 votes in 2019.
• 4The 2024 election saw a robust voter turnout of 80.35%, indicating high civic participation in the Parvathipuram Manyam district.
• 5Thoyaka, a graduate with a background in local governance, declared assets totaling approximately ₹32.12 lakh and liabilities of ₹18 lakh in her election affidavit.
• 6Her profile also notes the presence of three criminal cases.
• 7Her victory ends a decade of YSRCP dominance in Kurupam and aligns the constituency with the broader state-wide swing toward the TDP-led alliance, amidst evolving voter sentiment in the Araku (ST) Lok Sabha segment.