K. Murali Mohan

Profile & Insights

• 1K.
• 2Murali Mohan, representing the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), secured the Puthalapattu (SC) seat in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, marking a significant political shift in this Chittoor district constituency.
• 3In a high-turnout election where 88.52% of the 226,819 electors cast their votes, Mohan polled 102,137 votes to defeat the YSRCP’s M.
• 4Suneel Kumar by a margin of 15,634 votes.
• 5This victory reclaimed the seat for the TDP after a decade of YSRCP dominance.
• 6The constituency has seen volatile margins over the last three election cycles: from a razor-thin YSRCP victory of just 902 votes in 2014 to a commanding 29,163-vote lead for the YSRCP in 2019, before swinging back toward the TDP in 2024.
• 7According to his electoral affidavit, Mohan is highly educated, holding a Doctorate degree.
• 8While he reports approximately ₹1.47 crore in assets and zero liabilities, his profile also notes the presence of 11 pending criminal cases.
• 9His win reflects a decisive trend in the Chittoor Lok Sabha segment, successfully overturning the significant momentum previously held by the incumbent party.