Ayyannapatrudu Chintakayala

Profile & Insights

• 1Ayyannapatrudu Chintakayala of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) secured the Narsipatnam seat in 2024, reclaiming a constituency that has seen a decade-long seesaw battle between him and his YSRCP rival, Petla Uma Sankara Ganesh.
• 2Ayyannapatrudu polled 99,849 votes to win by a margin of 24,676, a significant reversal from 2019 when he lost to Ganesh by 23,366 votes.
• 3This victory also shows a substantial consolidation of support compared to his narrow 2014 win, which was decided by just 2,338 votes.
• 4The 2024 election witnessed a robust voter turnout of 87.42%, reflecting high local engagement in the Anakapalle district.
• 5According to his legislative affidavit, Ayyannapatrudu is a 12th-grade graduate with total assets valued at approximately ₹21.82 crore and liabilities amounting to ₹2.87 crore.
• 6His profile is also marked by substantial legal scrutiny, with 17 criminal cases disclosed in his filing.
• 7This win reinstates the veteran leader in a stronghold that has consistently swung between the two major parties based on shifting voter sentiment in every assembly cycle since 2014.