Akepati Amarnath Reddy

Profile & Insights

• 1Akepati Amarnath Reddy secured the Rajampet Assembly seat for the YSRCP in the 2024 elections, reclaiming a position he previously contested in 2014.
• 2In a competitive race, Reddy polled 92,609 votes, defeating TDP opponent Bala Subramanyam Sugavasi by a margin of 7,016 votes.
• 3This narrow victory reflects a tightening contest compared to 2019, when the YSRCP held the seat with a substantial 35,272-vote lead.
• 4Historically, the constituency has seen shifting loyalties; the TDP won in 2014 with a margin of 11,617 votes before the YSRCP consolidated power in the subsequent cycles.
• 5The 2024 election saw a robust voter turnout of 75.9%, with 177,078 citizens casting their ballots out of a total electorate of 233,289.
• 6According to his electoral affidavit, Reddy is a 12th-pass candidate with a clean legal record, reporting zero criminal cases.
• 7His financial profile includes assets valued at approximately ₹3.96 crore against relatively modest liabilities of over ₹5.19 lakh.
• 8His victory ensures the YSRCP retains this General category seat within the Rajampet Lok Sabha segment despite a statewide surge for the NDA alliance.