Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results

Cuddapah (Andhra Pradesh) was won by Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy (Indian National Congress) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 131,674 votes over Venkata Mysura Reddy Mule. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh, from 1957 to 2004.

Full Election History, 1957–2004

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 V. Rami Reddy Indian National Congress 101,909 51.6% Yeddula Eswara Reddy (Communist Party of India) 6,256 (3.2 pts)
1962 Yeddula Eswara Reddy Communist Party of India 158,877 44.0% Vuntukuru Rami Reddy (Indian National Congress) 20,867 (5.8 pts)
1967 Y.E. Reddy Communist Party of India 191,736 49.3% K. Ramasubbamma (Indian National Congress) 37,719 (9.7 pts)
1971 Yieswara Reddy Communist Party of India 200,713 60.3% Vutukuru Rami Reddy (Congress (O)) 93,614 (28.1 pts)
1977 Kandala Obul Reddy Indian National Congress 232,351 48.8% Vutukuru Rami Reddy (Bharatiya Lok Dal) 7,562 (1.6 pts)
1980 K. Obul Reddy Congress (I) 256,204 50.9% P. V. S. Murthy (Janata Party) 50,546 (10.0 pts)
1984 D.N.Reddy Telugu Desam Party 332,915 52.1% Obula Reddy Kandula (Indian National Congress) 54,308 (8.5 pts)
1989 Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy Indian National Congress 480,524 60.2% M.V.Ramana Reddy (Telugu Desam Party) 166,752 (20.9 pts)
1991 Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy Indian National Congress 583,953 75.3% C.Ramachandraiah (Telugu Desam Party) 418,925 (54.0 pts)
1996 Rajasekhara Reddy Y.S. Indian National Congress 368,611 48.8% Kandula Raja Mohana Reddy (Telugu Desam Party) 5,445 (0.7 pts)
1998 Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy Indian National Congress 374,762 50.7% Kandula Rajamohana Reddy (Telugu Desam Party) 53,881 (7.3 pts)
1999 Vivekananda Reddy Y.S. Indian National Congress 367,833 50.9% Kandula Rajamohan Reddy (Telugu Desam Party) 26,597 (3.7 pts)
2004 Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy Indian National Congress 461,431 56.3% Venkata Mysura Reddy Mule (Telugu Desam Party) 131,674 (16.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
V. Rami Reddy Indian National Congress 101,909 51.6%
Yeddula Eswara Reddy Communist Party of India 95,653 48.4%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Yeddula Eswara Reddy Communist Party of India 158,877 44.0%
Vuntukuru Rami Reddy Indian National Congress 138,010 38.2%
Naru Ranga Reddy Swatantra Party 48,325 13.4%
Syed Abdu Sattar Independent 15,743 4.4%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Y.E. Reddy Communist Party of India 191,736 49.3%
K. Ramasubbamma Indian National Congress 154,017 39.6%
P. Ramireddy Independent 43,549 11.2%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Yieswara Reddy Communist Party of India 200,713 60.3%
Vutukuru Rami Reddy Congress (O) 107,099 32.2%
Balireddy Lingala MLP 17,353 5.2%
G. Rama Sastry Independent 2,168 0.7%
Mahammad Baig Independent 2,085 0.6%
Thirumalla Kodandaramaiah Independent 1,916 0.6%
Poondla Ananda Samuel Independent 1,734 0.5%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kandala Obul Reddy Indian National Congress 232,351 48.8%
Vutukuru Rami Reddy Bharatiya Lok Dal 224,789 47.2%
Y. Eswara Reddy Communist Party of India 15,794 3.3%
Polanki Venkata Subbaiah Independent 2,827 0.6%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
K. Obul Reddy Congress (I) 256,204 50.9%
P. V. S. Murthy Janata Party 205,658 40.8%
P. Raghunatha Reddy Janata Party (Secular) 25,415 5.0%
Matcha Chinna Narayana Independent 6,020 1.2%
Nadendla Baba Saheb Independent 4,269 0.8%
Chidella Krishnaiah Independent 3,965 0.8%
M. Venkataramana Independent 1,966 0.4%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
D.N.Reddy Telugu Desam Party 332,915 52.1%
Obula Reddy Kandula Indian National Congress 278,607 43.6%
Karumula Rangamma Reddy Independent 12,222 1.9%
Kandula Rajagopala Reddy Independent 2,547 0.4%
Chavva Venkata Chalama Reddy Independent 2,139 0.3%
Kakarla Subba Reddy Independent 2,046 0.3%
Rama Muni Reddy, G. Independent 1,834 0.3%
Mallu Venkata Swamy Reddy Independent 1,710 0.3%
Ponneri Muniswamy Independent 1,116 0.2%
B.Balaiah Independent 1,013 0.2%
Ganugapenta Sidda Reddy Independent 928 0.1%
M.Rajasekhar Reddy Independent 800 0.1%
Shaik Rahim Saheb Independent 607 0.1%
K.C.Madduieti Reddy Independent 382 0.1%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy Indian National Congress 480,524 60.2%
M.V.Ramana Reddy Telugu Desam Party 313,772 39.3%
Chimikala Rama Krishna Reddy Independent 2,263 0.3%
Lomada Vasudeva Reddy Independent 2,181 0.3%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy Indian National Congress 583,953 75.3%
C.Ramachandraiah Telugu Desam Party 165,028 21.3%
Gouru Pulla Reddy Bharatiya Janata Party 16,785 2.2%
Sivanadha Reddy Chadipirala Independent 1,844 0.2%
Borra Obula Reddy Independent 884 0.1%
Chintha Chandrasekhar Reddy Independent 678 0.1%
Badveli Ramachandra Reddy Independent 567 0.1%
K. Raveendra Babu Independent 494 0.1%
P. Raveendranad Reddy Independent 408 0.1%
K. Pullaiah Independent 398 0.1%
Bathala Papi Reddy Independent 396 0.1%
Jamapuram Vemanarayana Reddy Independent 395 0.1%
Magbul Hussain Independent 336 0.0%
M. Sreenath Reddy Independent 318 0.0%
C. Narayana Reddy Independent 312 0.0%
K. Sesha Reddy Independent 288 0.0%
G. Raghunand Reddy Independent 280 0.0%
K.C. Konda Reddy Independent 277 0.0%
Yangala Rajagopal Reddy Independent 251 0.0%
Madam Bala Subbaiah Independent 251 0.0%
Lekkala Venkata Ramana Reddy Independent 177 0.0%
Seerla Nagaiah Independent 169 0.0%
Suddamalla Narasimha Reddy Independent 160 0.0%
K. Katamaiah Independent 150 0.0%
Mule Subbi Reddy Independent 139 0.0%
Donthi Reddy Chinna Gangi Reddy Independent 126 0.0%
C. Subba Reddy Independent 122 0.0%
Narapureddy Ramakrishnudu Independent 95 0.0%
Rupangudi Seetha Ramana Independent 88 0.0%
Kallutla Ramasubba Reddy Independent 84 0.0%
N. Jagadeka Reddy Independent 67 0.0%
Lakkireddi Sudhakar Reddy Independent 56 0.0%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rajasekhara Reddy Y.S. Indian National Congress 368,611 48.8%
Kandula Raja Mohana Reddy Telugu Desam Party 363,166 48.0%
Ahmed Hussain NTRTDP(LP) 6,328 0.8%
M.Lakshmi Narasaiah Bharatiya Janata Party 4,783 0.6%
Chandubhaigari Imam Hussain Independent 1,564 0.2%
Adi Narayana Reddy Chadipiralla Janata Party 1,493 0.2%
T.Ramaiah Independent 1,410 0.2%
Gundala Pala Ratnam Independent 903 0.1%
Beeram Rajashekhar Reddy Independent 811 0.1%
Gurijala Gopal Reddy Independent 793 0.1%
Kothamidde Raghurami Reddy Independent 778 0.1%
L.Sudhakar Reddy Independent 699 0.1%
Bovilla Madhusudhana Reddy Independent 648 0.1%
Gajulapalale Satya Narayana Reddy Independent 579 0.1%
N.Visweswara Reddy Independent 449 0.1%
J.Sugunendra Rao Independent 398 0.1%
P.Azamthulla Independent 364 0.0%
M.Venkateswarlu Independent 303 0.0%
S.Sailendra Babu Independent 302 0.0%
S.Ravi Sankar Reddy Independent 273 0.0%
N.C.Pulla Reddy Independent 207 0.0%
V.Aravindanatha Reddy Independent 202 0.0%
Vellipalem Ramesh Reddy Independent 196 0.0%
D.S.Ramana Reddy Independent 181 0.0%
G.Subba Reddy Independent 175 0.0%
Yeturi John Independent 138 0.0%
M.J.Subbarami Reddy Independent 122 0.0%
M.Ramanamma Independent 116 0.0%
G.Raghunadha Reddy Independent 87 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy Indian National Congress 374,762 50.7%
Kandula Rajamohana Reddy Telugu Desam Party 320,881 43.4%
Nagendra Prasad Kadiri Bharatiya Janata Party 28,349 3.8%
Lakkireddy Sudhakara Reddy Independent 9,212 1.2%
Gopalreddy Gurijala Independent 1,340 0.2%
C.Venkata Subba Reddy AJBP 763 0.1%
Indireddy Thimma Reddy SAP 727 0.1%
Pullaiah Chagalamarry Independent 641 0.1%
Sarangapani Sailendra Babu Independent 550 0.1%
Chidipiralla Adinarayana Reddy Independent 479 0.1%
N.Visweswara Reddy Independent 441 0.1%
Chinnakonda Reddy Kokatam Independent 418 0.1%
Kothamiddela Raghurami Reddy Independent 296 0.0%
Dr. M.V.Lakshmi Reddy Independent 255 0.0%
P.Subbarayudu Independent 166 0.0%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vivekananda Reddy Y.S. Indian National Congress 367,833 50.9%
Kandula Rajamohan Reddy Telugu Desam Party 341,236 47.2%
Siva Sankara Reddy Devireddy Independent 5,177 0.7%
Oruganti Balasubbaiah Independent 3,389 0.5%
C. Gopala Independent 1,152 0.2%
Nandyala Raghava Reddy Nationalist Congress Party 961 0.1%
Adinarayana Reddy Chadipirala NTRTDP(LP) 823 0.1%
A.M.V. Prasad Independent 774 0.1%
R. Viswanadha Reddy Independent 653 0.1%
Yeedala Siva Nagi Reddy Independent 506 0.1%
V. Narasaiah Independent 350 0.0%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy Indian National Congress 461,431 56.3%
Venkata Mysura Reddy Mule Telugu Desam Party 329,757 40.3%
T Bhaskar Reddy Independent 10,250 1.3%
Indi Reddy Thimma Reddy Rashtriya Janata Dal 5,242 0.6%
Vitta Subba Rao Independent 3,932 0.5%
Kondaboina Sreenivasulu K PPOI 1,759 0.2%
C.Balavarada Reddy Independent 1,115 0.1%
B.Narayana Reddy RPI 903 0.1%
Putha Ramaprasada Reddy ANC 825 0.1%
Sivanatha Reddy Chadipiralla NTRTDP(LP) 759 0.1%
C.Gopi Narasimha Reddy Independent 746 0.1%
G.Ravindranatha Reddy Janata Party 731 0.1%
O.Subba Reddy ABJS 649 0.1%
Pechara Venkateshwar Rao Telangana Rashtra Samithi 617 0.1%
N Bhaskara Reddy PP 485 0.1%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Indian National Congress margin 3.2 pts 1962: Communist Party of India margin 5.8 pts 1967: Communist Party of India margin 9.7 pts 1971: Communist Party of India margin 28.1 pts 1977: Indian National Congress margin 1.6 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 10.0 pts 1984: Telugu Desam Party margin 8.5 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 20.9 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 54.0 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 0.7 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 7.3 pts 1999: Indian National Congress margin 3.7 pts 2004: Indian National Congress margin 16.1 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004

Trend

Cuddapah has been contested at 13 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India, Congress (I), Telugu Desam Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Cuddapah in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?

Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy (Indian National Congress) won Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh, in 2004 with 461,431 votes (56.3%), a margin of 131,674 votes over Venkata Mysura Reddy Mule.

Which parties have won Cuddapah since 1957?

Since 1957, Cuddapah has been won by: Communist Party of India, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Telugu Desam Party.

What was the closest result in Cuddapah?

The closest result on record for Cuddapah was 1996, when Indian National Congress beat Telugu Desam Party by just 5,445 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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