Pulivarthi Nani

Profile & Insights

• 1In the 2024 elections, Pulivarthi Nani (Pulivarthi Venkatamani Prasad) secured a decisive victory for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the Chandragiri constituency, part of the Tirupati (SC) Lok Sabha seat.
• 2Nani garnered 143,667 votes, defeating YSRCP’s Chevireddy Mohith Reddy by a margin of 43,852 votes amidst a robust voter turnout of 79.99%.
• 3This result represents a significant political swing, as it ended the decade-long dominance of the Chevireddy family.
• 4The electoral history of Chandragiri has seen dramatic shifts; in 2014, the YSRCP held the seat by a narrow margin of 4,518 votes, which surged to 41,755 in 2019, before Nani successfully flipped the constituency back to the TDP with a similarly substantial lead in 2024.
• 5According to his legislative affidavit, Nani is a 10th-grade graduate with total assets valued at approximately ₹17.32 crore and liabilities amounting to ₹6.92 crore.
• 6His profile is also characterized by a notable legal background, as he declared 31 pending criminal cases.
• 7This victory marks a transition in the region's leadership, reflecting the changing voter sentiment in Tirupati district.