Prathipati Pullarao

Profile & Insights

• 1Prathipati Pullarao, representing the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), secured the Chilakaluripet seat in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, marking a significant political comeback.
• 2Pullarao garnered 111,062 votes, defeating YSRCP’s Kavati Siva Naga Manohar Naidu by a substantial margin of 33,262 votes.
• 3This victory follows a period of fluctuating fortunes in the constituency; while Pullarao won the seat in 2014 with a margin of 10,684 votes, he faced a setback in 2019 when he lost to Vidadala Rajini by 8,301 votes.
• 4The 2024 election saw a robust voter turnout of 86.98%, reflecting high civic engagement in the Narasaraopet Lok Sabha segment.
• 5According to his electoral affidavit, Pullarao is a graduate with a significant financial profile, declaring assets worth approximately ₹94.78 crore against liabilities of ₹40.28 crore.
• 6His legal profile includes 13 declared criminal cases.
• 7Pullarao’s decisive 2024 win, characterized by a margin three times larger than his 2014 victory, underscores a strong party swing back to the TDP in the Palnadu district after the YSRCP’s previous narrow gain.