Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar

Profile & Insights

• 1Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar secured the Ponnur assembly seat in the 2024 elections, reclaiming the constituency for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) with a decisive victory.
• 2Polling 110,410 votes against YSRCP’s Ambati Murali Krishna, Kumar established a significant winning margin of 32,915 votes amidst a high voter turnout of 85.86%.
• 3This result marks a strong comeback for the veteran leader following his narrow 2014 victory margin of 7,761 votes and a subsequent marginal defeat in 2019, where he lost by just 1,112 votes to Kilari Venkata Rosaiah.
• 4The 2024 outcome reflects a sharp swing back to the TDP in this Guntur district stronghold.
• 5According to his election affidavit, Kumar is a Graduate Professional with declared assets totaling approximately ₹2.76 crore and liabilities of ₹1.61 crore.
• 6His profile also notes the presence of 16 criminal cases.
• 7As the representative for this General reservation seat under the Guntur Lok Sabha constituency, Kumar’s latest mandate underscores a notable reversal of the slim margins that defined the previous two election cycles in Ponnur.