# Nellore Lok Sabha constituency

Nellore 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 Nellore district.

## Assembly segments

Following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies, since 2008, it comprises the following Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly segments
| # | Name | District | Members | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 109 | Kandukur | Nellore | Inturi Nageswara Rao | TDP | TDP |
| 114 | Kavali | Nellore | Dagumati Venkata Krishna Reddy | TDP | TDP |
| 115 | Atmakur | Nellore | Anam Ramanarayana Reddy | TDP | TDP |
| 116 | Kovuru | Nellore | Vemireddy Prashanti Reddy | TDP | TDP |
| 117 | Nellore City | Nellore | Ponguru Narayana | TDP | TDP |
| 118 | Nellore Rural | Nellore | Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy | TDP | TDP |
| 123 | Udayagiri | Nellore | Kakarla Suresh | TDP | TDP |
Following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies, from 1976-2008, it comprises the following Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly segments
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
| 126 | Allur | None | Nellore |
| 127 | Kovur | None | Nellore |
| 128 | Atmakur | None | Nellore |
| 129 | Rapur | None | Nellore |
| 130 | Nellore | None | Nellore |
| 131 | Sarvepall | None | Nellore |
| 132 | Gudur | SC | Nellore |

## Members of Parliament

^ indicates bye-election
| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Bezawada Ramachandra Reddy | Independent |
| 1957 | B. Anjanappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | B. Anjanappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | B. Anjanappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Doddavarapu Kamakshiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Doddavarapu Kamakshiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Doddavarapu Kamakshiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1983 | Puchalapalli Penchalaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Puchalapalli Penchalaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Puchalapalli Penchalaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Padmashree Kudumula | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Panabaka Lakshmi | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Panabaka Lakshmi | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Vukkala Rajeswaramma | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Panabaka Lakshmi | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2012^ | Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2014 | Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2019 | Adala Prabhakara Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### General Election 1989

General Election, 1989: Nellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Puchalapalli Penchalaiah | 377,602 | 52.83 | +8.52 |
| | TDP | M. Nagabhushanamma | 305,763 | 42.78 | −11.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71,839 | 10.05 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 714,775 | 67.15 | +3.34 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### General Election 1991

General Election, 1991: Nellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Padmashree Kudumula | 268,626 | 45.68 | −7.15 |
| | TDP | M. Nagabhushanamma | 223,769 | 38.05 | −4.73 |
| | BJP | Gaddam Laxmi Narayana | 85,306 | 14.51 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,857 | 7.63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 588,098 | 55.10 | −12.05 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### General Election 1996

General Election, 1996: Nellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Panabaka Lakshmi | 269,498 | 39.62 | −6.06 |
| | CPI(M) | T P Bhanu Raju | 201,313 | 29.59 | |
| | NTRTDP(LP) | Pasam Suneel Kumar | 103,947 | 15.28 | |
| | BJP | Gaddam Laxmi Narayana | 83,585 | 12.29 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68,185 | 10.03 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 680,230 | 57.51 | +2.41 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### General Election 1998

General Election, 1998: Nellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Panabaka Lakshmi | 296,731 | 40.06 | +0.44 |
| | CPI(M) | Buduru Swarnalatha | 250,204 | 33.78 | +4.19 |
| | BJP | Karupothala Balakondaiah | 175,074 | 23.63 | +11.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46,527 | 6.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 740,792 | 63.52 | +6.01 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### General Election 1999

General Election, 1999: Nellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Vukkala Rajeswaramma | 381,166 | 49.51 | |
| | INC | Panabaka Lakshmi | 340,713 | 44.26 | +4.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,453 | 5.25 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 769,832 | 66.07 | +2.55 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### General Election 2004

General Election, 2004: Nellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Panabaka Lakshmi | 450,129 | 53.81 | |
| | BJP | Balakondaiah Karupotala | 321,905 | 38.48 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128,224 | 15.33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 836,502 | 72.54 | +6.47 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### General Election 2009

General Election, 2009: Nellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy | 430,235 | 42.92 | |
| | TDP | Vanteru Venu Gopala Reddy | 375,242 | 37.43 | |
| | PRP | Jana Ramachandraiah | 138,111 | 13.78 | |
| | BJP | Bathina Narasimha Rao | 16,727 | 1.67 | |
| | LSP | Vemuri Bhaskara Rao | 10,751 | 1.07 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54,993 | 5.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,002,419 | 69.09 | −3.45 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

#### By-Election 2012

Bye-election, 2012: Nellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | YSRCP | Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy | 535,436 | 54.60 |
| | INC | T. Subbarami Reddy | 243,691 | 24.85 |
| | TDP | Vanteru Venugopal Reddy | 154,103 | 15.71 |
| | CPI(M) | Chandra Rajagopal | 17,952 | 1.83 |
| | IND. | Meda Malla Reddy | 6,876 | 0.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291,745 | 29.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 980,970 | 72.56 |
| | YSRCP gain from INC | YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | |

### General Election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Nellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy | 576,396 | 48.53 | |
| | TDP | Adala Prabhakara Reddy | 562,918 | 47.40 | |
| | INC | Narayana Reddy Vakati | 22,870 | 1.93 | |
| | JSP | Syed Haneef | 5,578 | 0.47 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 5,549 | 0.47 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,478 | 1.13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,88,855 | 74.02 | +6.28 |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | | |

### General Election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Nellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | YSRCP | Adala Prabhakara Reddy | 683,830 | 53.04 |
| | TDP | Beeda Masthan Rao | 535,259 | 41.52 |
| | CPI(M) | Chandra Rajagopal | 18,830 | 1.46 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 17,161 | 1.33 |
| | BJP | Sannapureddy Suresh Reddy | 12,513 | 0.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148,571 | 11.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,87,036 | 76.94 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,72,845 | |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | |

### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Nellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy | 766,202 | 55.70 |
| | YSRCP | V. Vijayasai Reddy | 5,20,300 | 37.82 |
| | INC | Koppula Raju | 54,844 | 3.99 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 15,577 | 1.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,45,902 | 17.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,78,697 | 80.49 |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | |