Kagitha Krishnaprasad

Profile & Insights

• 1Kagitha Krishnaprasad of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) reclaimed the Pedana constituency in Krisha district during the 2024 assembly elections, securing 91,394 votes.
• 2In a decisive victory, he defeated YSRCP’s Uppala Ramesh by a substantial margin of 38,123 votes, reflecting a significant upward swing for the TDP compared to previous cycles.
• 3This victory follows a period of shifting political control in the segment: while the TDP held the seat in 2014 under Kagitha Venkata Rao with a 13,694-vote lead, the party lost it to YSRCP’s Jogi Ramesh in 2019 by a narrow margin of 7,839 votes.
• 4The 2024 election saw a robust voter turnout of 90.43%, signaling high civic engagement in this General category seat under the Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency.
• 5Krishnaprasad, a Graduate Professional by education, declared assets totaling approximately ₹6.23 crore against liabilities of ₹8.61 lakh in his election affidavit.
• 6His profile also lists nine pending criminal cases.
• 7The 2024 results mark a significant consolidation for Krishnaprasad, nearly tripling the margin of victory seen by his party a decade prior.