www.knowyourmla.comNandyala Varada Rajula Reddy
TDPTelugu Desam Party
Proddatur · YSR Kadapa
Profile & Insights
- 1In the 2024 General Election, Nandyala Varada Rajula Reddy secured the Proddatur assembly seat for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), reclaiming a constituency that had leaned toward the YSRCP for the previous decade.
- 2Reddy polled 106,712 votes, defeating the incumbent Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy by a margin of 22,744 votes amid a high voter turnout of 78.82%.
- 3This victory represents a significant political swing; in 2014, Varada Rajula Reddy lost to Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy by 12,945 votes, a gap that widened further in 2019 when the YSRCP’s margin swelled to 43,148 against a different TDP candidate.
- 4By reversing this trend in 2024, the TDP effectively dismantled a growing YSRCP stronghold in the Kadapa Lok Sabha segment.
- 5According to his electoral affidavit, the veteran politician is a 10th-pass educated leader with a declared asset valuation of approximately ₹11.56 crore and liabilities totaling roughly ₹39.46 lakh.
- 6His profile also notes the presence of six pending criminal cases.
- 7His return to the assembly marks a pivotal shift in Proddatur’s local power dynamics after two consecutive terms of YSRCP representation.
Constituency
District
Reservation Category
General
Party
TDP
Lok Sabha Constituency
Election Result Summary (2024)
Votes secured
1,06,712
Runner-up
Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy (YSRCP)
Victory margin
22,744
2019 Election Result
Winner of Proddatur in the 2019 assembly election.
Winner
Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy YSRCP
Runner-up
Mallela Linga Reddy TDP
Votes secured
1,07,941
Victory margin
43,148
2019 → 2024 Comparison
Seat flipped
YSRCPTDP
Won by YSRCP in 2019, flipped to TDP in 2024.
Affidavit Details (2024)
Self-declared in the candidate's election affidavit.
Pending Criminal Cases
6
Education
10th Pass
Total Assets
₹11.56 Cr
Total Liabilities
₹39.46 Lakh