Divya Yanamala

Profile & Insights

• 1In the 2024 assembly elections, Divya Yanamala of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) secured the Tuni constituency in Kakinada district, marking a significant political shift in the region.
• 2Polling 97,206 votes, she defeated the incumbent YSRCP candidate, Dadisetti Raja, by a margin of 15,177 votes.
• 3This victory reclaimed the seat for the TDP after two consecutive terms held by Raja, who had won in 2014 and 2019 with margins of 18,573 and 24,016 votes respectively.
• 4The election witnessed a high voter engagement with a turnout of 85.26%.
• 5Divya Yanamala, a postgraduate by education, entered the assembly with a clean legal record, reporting zero criminal cases in her affidavit.
• 6Her financial disclosures reveal a strong asset base of approximately ₹9.39 crore against modest liabilities of ₹3 lakh.
• 7Her win represents a notable swing in Tuni, which serves as a key segment of the Kakinada Lok Sabha seat, effectively ending a decade of YSRCP dominance in the constituency through a disciplined electoral performance.