Budda Rajasekhara Reddy

Profile & Insights

• 1Budda Rajasekhara Reddy secured the Srisailam assembly seat for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 2024, marking a significant political turnaround in this General category constituency under the Nandyal Lok Sabha segment.
• 2In a high-stakes contest characterized by a robust 84.42% voter turnout, Reddy polled 81,699 votes, defeating the incumbent Silpa Chakrapani Reddy of the YSRCP by a margin of 6,385 votes.
• 3This victory represents a reversal of the 2019 results, where Silpa Chakrapani Reddy had won decisively by 38,698 votes.
• 4Interestingly, the political rivalry between these two candidates dates back to 2014, when Budda Rajasekhara Reddy won the seat on a YSRCP ticket before eventually switching to the TDP.
• 5The 2024 margin of 6,385 votes echoes the tight contest of 2014, signaling a return to a highly competitive electoral landscape.
• 6According to his affidavit, Reddy is a graduate with total assets valued at approximately ₹5.81 crore and liabilities of ₹80 lakh.
• 7His profile also notes the presence of four criminal cases.
• 8His victory reflects a successful party swing back to the TDP, reclaiming the seat from the YSRCP in a region where margins have historically fluctuated.