K.E. Shyam Kumar

Profile & Insights

• 1K.E.
• 2Shyam Kumar reclaimed the Pattikonda assembly seat for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the 2024 elections, securing 98,849 votes in a high-turnout contest of 83.54%.
• 3His victory marks a significant political reversal from 2019, where he lost to YSRCP’s Kangati Sreedevi by a substantial margin of 42,065 votes.
• 4In the 2024 rematch, Shyam Kumar overturned this deficit to win by 14,211 votes, signaling a major party swing in the constituency.
• 5This win restores the TDP’s presence in a seat they previously held in 2014 when the party won by a narrower margin of 7,899 votes.
• 6A highly educated representative with a postgraduate degree, Shyam Kumar maintains a clean judicial record with zero criminal cases reported in his affidavit.
• 7Financially, he declared assets totaling approximately ₹10.29 crore against liabilities of ₹1.39 crore.
• 8His successful 2024 campaign reflects a broader consolidation of support within the Kurnool Lok Sabha segment, effectively capitalizing on shifting voter sentiment to regain a constituency that has fluctuated between TDP and YSRCP over the last three election cycles.