S. Savitha

Profile & Insights

• 1S.
• 2Savitha, representing the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), secured the Penukonda seat in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections within the Hindupur Lok Sabha constituency.
• 3In a decisive victory, she polled 113,832 votes, defeating the YSRCP runner-up, K.V.
• 4Usha Shricharan, by a significant margin of 33,388 votes.
• 5This result marks a sharp reversal from 2019, when the YSRCP held the seat with a 15,058-vote lead, and more than doubles the TDP’s previous winning margin from 2014.
• 6The election saw a remarkably high voter turnout of 88.76%, reflecting intense local engagement.
• 7A graduate by education, Savitha’s legislative profile is characterized by a substantial financial portfolio, with declared assets totaling approximately ₹82.68 crore against liabilities of ₹15.66 crore.
• 8Her legal affidavit also notes the presence of 10 pending criminal cases.
• 9Savitha’s win restores the TDP's influence in this general category stronghold, capitalizing on a significant electoral swing compared to the previous two cycles, where margins remained under 18,000 votes.