Kolikapudi Srinivasa Rao

Profile & Insights

• 1In the 2024 assembly elections, Kolikapudi Srinivasa Rao of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) secured the Tiruvuru constituency, a scheduled caste (SC) reserved seat under the Vijayawada Lok Sabha segment.
• 2This victory marks a significant political shift for the constituency, which had been a YSRCP stronghold since 2014.
• 3Srinivasa Rao polled 100,719 votes, defeating YSRCP’s Nallagatla Swamydas by a decisive margin of 21,874 votes.
• 4This margin demonstrates a clear momentum shift compared to the narrow contests of previous cycles, where YSRCP won by just 1,676 votes in 2014 and 10,835 votes in 2019.
• 5The election saw a robust voter turnout of 89.25%, reflecting high civic engagement.
• 6According to his affidavit, Srinivasa Rao is highly educated with a postgraduate degree and declares assets totaling approximately ₹1.73 crore against liabilities of ₹11 lakh.
• 7His profile also notes the presence of 10 criminal cases.
• 8His win ends a decade of YSRCP dominance in Tiruvuru, reclaiming the seat for the TDP in a high-participation election that saw the party significantly expand its support base.