Live : Tirupati Assembly Election 2023

The Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency comprises of seven assembly segments-Sarvepalli, Gudur, Sullurpeta, Venkatagiri, Tirupati, Srikalahasti, Satyavedu-among which Gudur, Sullurpeta and Satyavedu seats are reserved for candidates belonging to scheduled caste category. General elections in Tirupati took place during the first phase.

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About Tirupati

The Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency comprises of seven assembly segments-Sarvepalli, Gudur, Sullurpeta, Venkatagiri, Tirupati, Srikalahasti, Satyavedu-among which Gudur, Sullurpeta and Satyavedu seats are reserved for candidates belonging to scheduled caste category. General elections in Tirupati took place during the first phase.

A Congress bastion, Tirupati seat has also been won by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1984, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1999 and YSR Congress Party in 2014.

This time, Congress has fielded Chinta Mohan, who was elected from this seat 6 times, as its candidate. Chinta Mohan won the 1984 general election with TDP ticket and later moved to Congress party.

YSR Congress candidate Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli had won the seat defeating his nearest rival, BJP's Karumanchi Jayaram, by a margin of 37 thousand votes.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has nominated Dr Daggumati Sreehari Rao for the Tirupati seat.

Former Union Minister and MP, Panabaka Lakshmi has been given the ticket by TDP. Among other key contenders are ruling YSR Congress party candidate Balli Durga Prasad Rao and BJP nominated Bommi Sri Hari Rao.

Two of the total 12 contestants have filed their nomination as independent candidates. The rest have been fielded by regional parties-- Pyramid Party of India, Janapaalana Party (Democratic), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katch, Viswa Jana Party and Andhra Rastra Praja Samithi.

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