Y. Balanagi Reddy

Profile & Insights

• 1Y.
• 2Balanagi Reddy’s victory in the 2024 elections for the Mantralayam constituency marks a significant hat-trick for the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader, maintaining a consistent stronghold in the Kurnool district.
• 3In a cycle where many incumbents faced defeat, Reddy secured 87,662 votes, defeating TDP’s N.
• 4Raghavendra Reddy by a margin of 12,805 votes.
• 5While he successfully retained the seat, his victory margin saw a contraction from the 23,879 votes recorded in 2019, though it remains higher than his narrow 7,462-vote win in 2014.
• 6This performance occurred against a backdrop of high democratic engagement, with the constituency recording a robust voter turnout of 87.24%.
• 7According to his 2024 affidavit, Reddy is a 10th-pass educator with total assets valued at approximately ₹2.29 crore and liabilities amounting to ₹23.79 lakh.
• 8He reported one pending criminal case.
• 9His continued success across three consecutive election cycles underscores a durable political base in Mantralayam, even as the margin trends suggest a shifting competitive landscape between the YSRCP and the TDP.