Paritala Sunithamma

Profile & Insights

• 1Paritala Sunithamma reclaimed the Raptadu constituency in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, representing the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in a seat she previously held in 2014.
• 2Securing 116,140 votes, she defeated the YSRCP incumbent Thopudurthi Prakash Reddy with a decisive margin of 23,329 votes.
• 3This victory marks a significant swing back to the TDP after the party lost the seat to Reddy in 2019 by 25,575 votes.
• 4The electoral history of the constituency reflects a direct and intense rivalry between these two political camps; Sunithamma’s 2024 margin is a substantial increase from her 2014 victory lead of 7,774 votes.
• 5The 2024 election saw a robust voter turnout of 84.26%, highlighting deep civic engagement in the Anantapur Lok Sabha segment.
• 6According to her election affidavit, Sunithamma is an 8th-grade graduate with total assets valued at approximately ₹33.98 crore and liabilities amounting to ₹3.17 lakh.
• 7Her legal profile includes eight declared criminal cases.
• 8Her return to the assembly signifies a consolidation of the Paritala family's traditional influence in the Ananthapuramu district after a five-year hiatus from the seat.