Gowru Charitha Reddy

Profile & Insights

• 1Gowru Charitha Reddy of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) secured the Panyam seat in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh assembly elections, polling 141,272 votes and defeating the incumbent Katasani Ramabhupal Reddy of the YSRCP by a decisive margin of 40,591 votes.
• 2This victory marks a significant reversal of the 2019 outcome, where Reddy had lost to the same opponent by 43,857 votes.
• 3Historically, the constituency has seen shifting loyalties; in 2014, Reddy won this seat representing the YSRCP with a narrower margin of 11,647 votes.
• 4The 2024 election saw a robust voter turnout of 76.62% in the Nandyal district segment.
• 5According to her election affidavit, Reddy is a graduate with a clean legal record, citing zero criminal cases.
• 6Her financial profile reflects total assets valued at approximately ₹10.84 crore against relatively low liabilities of ₹12.48 lakh.
• 7Her political journey in Panyam highlights a competitive rivalry with Katasani Ramabhupal Reddy, characterized by significant swings in mandate over the last three election cycles, culminating in her return to the assembly under the TDP banner.