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Tenali, Andhra Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Tenali (Andhra Pradesh) was won by Balashowry Vallabhaneni (Indian National Congress) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 78,556 votes over Ummareddy Venkateswarlu. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, from 1957 to 2004.

Full Election History, 1957–2004

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 N.G. Ranga Indian National Congress 149,811 55.2% Naraharisetti Venkataswamy (Independent) 28,417 (10.5 pts)
1962 Kolla Venkaiah Communist Party of India 143,396 40.3% Nadimpalli Venkatalakshmi Narasimha Rao (Indian National Congress) 23,927 (6.7 pts)
1977 Meduri Nageswara Rao Indian National Congress 244,928 55.8% Gunturu Bapanaiah (CPI (Marxist)) 57,737 (13.1 pts)
1980 Meduri Nageswara Rao Congress (I) 214,807 48.6% Lavu Balagangadhara Rao (CPI (Marxist)) 70,350 (15.9 pts)
1984 Nissankararao Venkataratnam Telugu Desam Party 256,766 50.3% Basav Punnayya Singam (Indian National Congress) 10,438 (2.0 pts)
1989 Basavapannayya Singam Indian National Congress 345,150 54.6% Ummareddy Venkateswarlu (Telugu Desam Party) 64,188 (10.2 pts)
1991 Ummareddy Venkateswarlu Telugu Desam Party 252,900 47.7% Basavapunnaiah Singam (Indian National Congress) 10,171 (1.9 pts)
1996 Sarada Tadiparthi Telugu Desam Party 274,244 44.2% Singam Basavapunaiah (Indian National Congress) 36,488 (5.9 pts)
1998 P.Shiv Shanker Indian National Congress 290,014 46.3% Sarada Tadiparthi (Telugu Desam Party) 14,536 (2.3 pts)
1999 Ummareddy Venkateswarlu Telugu Desam Party 339,800 52.6% P.Shiv Shanker (Indian National Congress) 73,029 (11.3 pts)
2004 Balashowry Vallabhaneni Indian National Congress 366,843 54.5% Ummareddy Venkateswarlu (Telugu Desam Party) 78,556 (11.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
N.G. Ranga Indian National Congress 149,811 55.2%
Naraharisetti Venkataswamy Independent 121,394 44.8%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kolla Venkaiah Communist Party of India 143,396 40.3%
Nadimpalli Venkatalakshmi Narasimha Rao Indian National Congress 119,469 33.6%
Gogineni Ranganayakulu Swatantra Party 92,672 26.1%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Meduri Nageswara Rao Indian National Congress 244,928 55.8%
Gunturu Bapanaiah CPI (Marxist) 187,191 42.6%
Avula Sambasiva Rao Independent 5,005 1.1%
K. R. Sarma Alias Kuchibhatala Ramalingeswara Sarma Independent 2,121 0.5%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Meduri Nageswara Rao Congress (I) 214,807 48.6%
Lavu Balagangadhara Rao CPI (Marxist) 144,457 32.7%
Adams Kondamudi Janata Party 66,922 15.1%
Kamuru Koti Reddy Independent 5,675 1.3%
Choppara Sadhu Independent 5,455 1.2%
Ballarapu Raja Rao Independent 4,448 1.0%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Nissankararao Venkataratnam Telugu Desam Party 256,766 50.3%
Basav Punnayya Singam Indian National Congress 246,328 48.2%
Vijaya Kumar Gurram Independent 2,716 0.5%
Kurri Venkata Reddy Independent 1,992 0.4%
Rathareddy Bathula Independent 1,294 0.3%
Nallayya Katari Independent 1,040 0.2%
Kanna Venkateswara Rao Independent 442 0.1%
Amirineni Veera Raghavaiah Independent 376 0.1%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Basavapannayya Singam Indian National Congress 345,150 54.6%
Ummareddy Venkateswarlu Telugu Desam Party 280,962 44.4%
Naag Roop RPK 2,521 0.4%
Vamanadasu Veernala Independent 1,860 0.3%
Srinivas Kamarajugadda Independent 1,702 0.3%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ummareddy Venkateswarlu Telugu Desam Party 252,900 47.7%
Basavapunnaiah Singam Indian National Congress 242,729 45.8%
Alla Nauroji Reddy Bharatiya Janata Party 25,434 4.8%
Ottiprolu Johnson Independent 5,845 1.1%
Nemalikanti Ruthu (W) Bahujan Samaj Party 1,224 0.2%
Kondamudi Rajasekhar Independent 785 0.1%
Kamarajugadda Srinivas Independent 377 0.1%
Rachabathuni Srigirimurthy Independent 251 0.0%
Amerieneni Veeraraghavaiah Independent 193 0.0%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sarada Tadiparthi Telugu Desam Party 274,244 44.2%
Singam Basavapunaiah Indian National Congress 237,756 38.3%
Ambati Brhamanaiah NTRTDP(LP) 72,831 11.7%
Raghunadh Babu Yedlapati Bharatiya Janata Party 14,488 2.3%
V. Satyanarayana Swamy Independent 3,583 0.6%
Someswara Rao Parchuri CPI (ML) Liberation 3,180 0.5%
M. Vinay Babu AIIC(T) 2,813 0.5%
R. Srihari Murthy Independent 1,948 0.3%
V. Madhava Rao Independent 1,686 0.3%
T.Chinna Pullareddy Independent 1,262 0.2%
Nuthakki Kataiah Independent 1,170 0.2%
Paladigu Rajendraprasad Independent 1,027 0.2%
Kamineni Koteswara Rao Independent 806 0.1%
Kurra Butchi Babu Independent 774 0.1%
Nanduri Jairaju Independent 708 0.1%
Prasad Perikala Independent 552 0.1%
Sabbineni Ramesh Independent 530 0.1%
Dasu Manilla Independent 520 0.1%
Nirikhshana Rao I. Independent 494 0.1%
Suryavara Prasad Rao S. Independent 244 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
P.Shiv Shanker Indian National Congress 290,014 46.3%
Sarada Tadiparthi Telugu Desam Party 275,478 44.0%
Raghunadha Babu Yadlapati Bharatiya Janata Party 59,547 9.5%
Kamineni Koteswararao Independent 752 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ummareddy Venkateswarlu Telugu Desam Party 339,800 52.6%
P.Shiv Shanker Indian National Congress 266,771 41.3%
Nageswara Rao Parchuri CPI (Marxist) 35,860 5.6%
Nagaraju Vaigandla AJBP 1,829 0.3%
Dr.Aremanda Sambasiva Rao, M.B.B.S NTRTDP(LP) 1,341 0.2%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Balashowry Vallabhaneni Indian National Congress 366,843 54.5%
Ummareddy Venkateswarlu Telugu Desam Party 288,287 42.8%
Dilip Raaja Donepudi Bahujan Samaj Party 5,694 0.8%
Venkateswarlu Palla Independent 5,679 0.8%
Narasimha Reddy Tera Telangana Rashtra Samithi 4,183 0.6%
Duggirala Raja Ramkumar Independent 1,623 0.2%
Mandali Subrahmanyam Independent 1,153 0.2%

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 10.5 pts 1962: Communist Party of India margin 6.7 pts 1977: Indian National Congress margin 13.1 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 15.9 pts 1984: Telugu Desam Party margin 2.0 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 10.2 pts 1991: Telugu Desam Party margin 1.9 pts 1996: Telugu Desam Party margin 5.9 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 2.3 pts 1999: Telugu Desam Party margin 11.3 pts 2004: Indian National Congress margin 11.7 pts 1957 1962 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004

Trend

Tenali has been contested at 11 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 Tenali in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?

Balashowry Vallabhaneni (Indian National Congress) won Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, in 2004 with 366,843 votes (54.5%), a margin of 78,556 votes over Ummareddy Venkateswarlu.

Which parties have won Tenali since 1957?

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

What was the closest result in Tenali?

The closest result on record for Tenali was 1991, when Telugu Desam Party beat Indian National Congress by just 10,171 votes (1.9 percentage points).

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