# Anantapur Lok Sabha constituency

Ananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency is one of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. It comprises seven assembly segments and belongs to Anantapur district.
Most Successful parties from Anantapur Lok Sabha

## Assembly segments

Anantapur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 148 | Rayadurg | Anantapur | Kalava Srinivasulu | TDP | TDP |
| 149 | Uravakonda | Anantapur | Payyavula Keshav | TDP | TDP |
| 150 | Guntakal | Anantapur | Gummanur Jayaram | TDP | TDP |
| 151 | Tadpatri | Anantapur | J.C.Ashmit Reddy | TDP | TDP |
| 152 | Singanamala (SC) | Anantapur | Bandaru Sravani Sree | TDP | TDP |
| 153 | Anantapur Urban | Anantapur | Daggupati Venkateswara Prasad | TDP | TDP |
| 154 | Kalyandurg | Anantapur | Amilineni Surendra Babu | TDP | TDP |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Paidi Lakshmayya | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | T. Nagi Reddy | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | Osman Ali Khan | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Ponnapati Antony Reddi | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Ponnapati Antony Reddi | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Darur Pullaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Darur Pullaiah | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Devineni Narayanaswami | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | Anantha Venkata Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Anantha Venkata Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Anantha Venkatarami Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Anantha Venkatarami Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Kalava Srinivasulu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Anantha Venkatarami Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Anantha Venkatarami Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | J. C. Diwakar Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2019 | Talari Rangaiah | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Ambica G Lakshminarayana Valmiki | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### General Election 1989

General Election, 1989: Ananthapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Anantha Venkata Reddy | 349,685 | 53.85 | +15.97 |
| | TDP | G. Ramanna Chowdary | 290,203 | 44.69 | −14.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59,482 | 9.16 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 649,375 | 64.05 | +0.01 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### General Election 1991

General Election, 1991: Ananthapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Anantha Venkata Reddy | 362,676 | 59.14 | +5.29 |
| | TDP | B.T.L.N. Chowdary | 200,392 | 32.67 | −12.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162,284 | 26.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 613,298 | 60.36 | −3.69 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### General Election 1996

General Election, 1996: Ananthapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Anantha Venkatarami Reddy | 288,845 | 44.60 | −14.54 |
| | CPI | R.Rangappa | 205,986 | 32.25 | |
| | NTRTDP(LP) | V Prabhakara Chowdary | 94,485 | 14.79 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82,859 | 12.35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 638,636 | 52.58 | +7.78 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### General Election 1998

General Election, 1998: Ananthapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Anantha Venkatarami Reddy | 320,474 | 44.60 | +3.05 |
| | CPI | R.Ramakrishna | 238,076 | 35.40 | +3.15 |
| | BJP | Veluri Kesava Chowdari | 93,339 | 13.88 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82,398 | 9.20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 672,528 | 55.44 | +2.86 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### General Election 1999

General Election, 1999: Ananthapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Kalava Srinivasulu | 378,488 | 50.27 | +14.87 |
| | INC | Anantha Venkatarami Reddy | 357,386 | 47.47 | +3.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,102 | 2.80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 752,838 | 61.39 | +5.95 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### General Election 2004

General Election, 2004: Ananthapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Anantha Venkatarami Reddy | 458,925 | 52.44 | +4.97 |
| | TDP | Kalava Srinivasulu | 385,521 | 44.05 | −6.22 |
| | BSP | Nagabhushanam Gaddala | 9,296 | 1.06 | |
| | Independent | Yatham Pothalaiah | 7,102 | 0.81 | |
| | Pyramid Party of India | K Venkatesulu | 6,232 | 0.71 | −6.56 |
| | TRS | A Jagan Mohan Rao | 4,419 | 0.50 | |
| | Independent | B S Amarnath | 3,640 | 0.42 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73,404 | 8.39 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 875,135 | 68.42 | +5.43 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### General Election 2009

General Election, 2009: Ananthapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Anantha Venkatarami Reddy | 457,876 | 45.78 | −6.66 |
| | TDP | Kalava Srinivasulu | 379,955 | 37.99 | −6.06 |
| | PRP | G. S. Mansoor | 102,047 | 10.20 | |
| | BJP | Ambati Rama Krishna Reddy | 16,540 | 1.65 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77,921 | 7.79 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,000,208 | 70.86 | +2.44 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### General Election 2014

General Election, 2014: Ananthapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | J.C. Diwakar Reddy | 606,509 | 50.33 | −6.06 |
| | YSRCP | Anantha Venkatarami Reddy | 545,240 | 45.25 | |
| | INC | Anil Chowdary.P | 16,659 | 1.38 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61,269 | 5.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,205,054 | 78.41 | +7.55 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### General Election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Ananthapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Talari Rangaiah | 695,208 | 51.57 | +6.51 |
| | TDP | J. C. Pavan Kumar Reddy | 553,780 | 41.08 | −9.07 |
| | INC | K. Rajiv Reddy | 30,079 | 2.23 | |
| | CPI | D. Jagadeesh | 20,294 | 1.51 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 16,466 | 1.22 | |
| | BJP | Hamsa Devineni | 7,604 | 0.56 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141,428 | 10.53 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1348114 | 81.01 | +2.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,64,160 | | |
| | YSRCP gain from TDP | YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | +7.78 | |

### General election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Ananthapur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Ambica Valmiki | 768,245 | 53.33 |
| | YSRCP | Malagundla Sankaranarayana | 5,79,690 | 40.24 |
| | INC | Mallikarjuna Vajjala | 43,217 | 3.00 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 9,199 | 0.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,88,555 | 13.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,40,428 | |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | |