Kolusu Partha Sarathy

Profile & Insights

• 1In the 2024 assembly elections, Kolusu Partha Sarathy secured the Nuzvid seat for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), unseating the long-term incumbent from the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP).
• 2Sarathy polled 108,229 votes, defeating Meka Venkata Pratap Apparao by a margin of 12,378 votes.
• 3This victory represents a significant political swing in the Eluru district constituency, which had been held by Apparao and the YSRCP through both the 2014 and 2019 cycles with margins of 10,397 and 16,210 votes, respectively.
• 4The 2024 election saw an exceptionally high voter engagement, with a turnout of 89.03%.
• 5According to his electoral affidavit, Sarathy is a 12th-pass educated professional with total assets valued at approximately ₹20.02 crore and liabilities amounting to ₹1.26 crore.
• 6His legal profile includes five declared criminal cases.
• 7Sarathy’s win marks the end of a decade of YSRCP dominance in Nuzvid, reflecting the broader statewide trend toward the TDP-led alliance within the Eluru Lok Sabha segment.