Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy

Profile & Insights

• 1In the 2024 general elections, Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) secured the Madugula Assembly seat within the Anakapalle Lok Sabha constituency, marking a significant political shift for the region.
• 2Murthy polled 91,869 votes, defeating YSRCP’s Anuradha Erli by a substantial margin of 28,026 votes.
• 3This victory ended a decade of YSRCP dominance, as the seat was previously held by Budi Mutyala Naidu in both 2014 and 2019.
• 4The electoral trend shows a consistent rise in the margin of victory, growing from a narrow 4,761 in 2014 to 16,392 in 2019, before peaking in 2024.
• 5Voter engagement remained exceptionally high, with an 87.99% turnout.
• 6According to his legislative affidavit, Murthy is a graduate with total assets valued at approximately ₹27.3 crore and no reported liabilities.
• 7His profile also lists seven pending criminal cases.
• 8The 2024 results reflect a notable swing towards the TDP in this General category constituency, reversing the previous two cycles of YSRCP control while demonstrating the increasing polarization of the local mandate.