Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results

Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) was won by Balli Durga Prasad Rao (YSR Congress Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 228,376 votes over Panabaka Lakshmi. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, from 1962 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1962–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1962 C. Dass Indian National Congress 119,539 53.8% C.V. Siddaiah Murthy (Swatantra Party) 17,048 (7.7 pts)
1967 C. Dass Indian National Congress 146,238 38.6% C.V.S. Moorthy (Swatantra Party) 6,769 (1.8 pts)
1971 Balakrishnaiah Thamburu Indian National Congress 231,262 75.1% C. V. Siddaiahmurthy (Swatantra Party) 154,509 (50.2 pts)
1977 Balakrishnaiah Tambura Indian National Congress 240,394 54.6% Allam Krishnaiah (Bharatiya Lok Dal) 40,180 (9.1 pts)
1980 Pasala Penchalaiah Congress (I) 241,965 68.7% Balakrishnaiah Tambura (Janata Party) 155,306 (44.1 pts)
1984 Chinta Mohan Telugu Desam Party 318,467 52.9% Penchalaiah Pasala (Indian National Congress) 34,781 (5.8 pts)
1989 Chinta Mohan Indian National Congress 406,057 54.4% M.Muragaiah (Telugu Desam Party) 72,500 (9.7 pts)
1991 Chinta Mohan Indian National Congress 391,534 62.0% P. Subbaiah (Telugu Desam Party) 186,189 (29.5 pts)
1996 Nelavala Subrahmanyam Indian National Congress 344,738 46.4% Gali Rajasree (Telugu Desam Party) 52,332 (7.0 pts)
1998 Chintha Mohan Indian National Congress 288,904 38.5% Dr. N. Sivaprasad (Telugu Desam Party) 9,346 (1.2 pts)
1999 Dr.N.Venkataswamy Bharatiya Janata Party 386,478 48.9% Chintha Mohan (Indian National Congress) 12,497 (1.6 pts)
2004 Chinta Mohan Indian National Congress 510,961 60.1% Dr. N. Venkata Swamy (Bharatiya Janata Party) 199,328 (23.4 pts)
2009 Chinta Mohan Indian National Congress 428,403 40.4% Varla Ramaiah (Telugu Desam Party) 19,276 (1.8 pts)
2014 Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli YSR Congress Party 580,376 47.8% Karumanchi Jayaram (Bharatiya Janata Party) 37,425 (3.1 pts)
2019 Balli Durga Prasad Rao YSR Congress Party 722,877 56.1% Panabaka Lakshmi (Telugu Desam Party) 228,376 (17.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
C. Dass Indian National Congress 119,539 53.8%
C.V. Siddaiah Murthy Swatantra Party 102,491 46.2%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
C. Dass Indian National Congress 146,238 38.6%
C.V.S. Moorthy Swatantra Party 139,469 36.8%
C. Venkatiah Independent 59,952 15.8%
M.G. Venkatappa Independent 26,587 7.0%
M. Krishnamorthy Independent 4,107 1.1%
M. Venkatiah Independent 2,932 0.8%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Balakrishnaiah Thamburu Indian National Congress 231,262 75.1%
C. V. Siddaiahmurthy Swatantra Party 76,753 24.9%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Balakrishnaiah Tambura Indian National Congress 240,394 54.6%
Allam Krishnaiah Bharatiya Lok Dal 200,214 45.4%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Pasala Penchalaiah Congress (I) 241,965 68.7%
Balakrishnaiah Tambura Janata Party 86,659 24.6%
Jayaramaiah Mallarapu Janata Party (Secular) 13,369 3.8%
Munaswamy Independent 6,459 1.8%
T. Veeraraghavulu Independent 2,885 0.8%
M. Subbaramaiah Independent 1,084 0.3%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chinta Mohan Telugu Desam Party 318,467 52.9%
Penchalaiah Pasala Indian National Congress 283,686 47.1%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chinta Mohan Indian National Congress 406,057 54.4%
M.Muragaiah Telugu Desam Party 333,557 44.7%
P.Gurappa Bahujan Samaj Party 2,398 0.3%
Nagadev Independent 1,744 0.2%
G.Venu Independent 1,627 0.2%
K.S.Maniratnam Independent 1,568 0.2%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chinta Mohan Indian National Congress 391,534 62.0%
P. Subbaiah Telugu Desam Party 205,345 32.5%
P. Jayamma (W) Bharatiya Janata Party 21,526 3.4%
Kadirimangalam Nagaiah Independent 3,272 0.5%
Puthalapattu Anjaiah Bahujan Samaj Party 2,620 0.4%
P. Chengalavarayan Janata Party 2,354 0.4%
Noonkathati Muneppa Independent 2,051 0.3%
M. Gattappa Independent 887 0.1%
Kalichetty Vemaiah Independent 858 0.1%
P.T. Stalen Independent 404 0.1%
Jayaramaiah Independent 345 0.1%
Rajaiah Alias Nannuru Ravindra Nath Independent 320 0.1%
Nagadev Independent 201 0.0%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Nelavala Subrahmanyam Indian National Congress 344,738 46.4%
Gali Rajasree Telugu Desam Party 292,406 39.3%
M. Murugaiah NTRTDP(LP) 79,915 10.8%
Kadiveti Pattabhi Bharatiya Janata Party 13,315 1.8%
V. Lokesulu Independent 3,040 0.4%
K S Munirathnam Independent 1,839 0.2%
Vedam Peddapenchalaiah Independent 1,402 0.2%
Puli Mastanaiah Independent 1,153 0.2%
A. Subramanyam Independent 1,069 0.1%
P. Vijayakumar Independent 952 0.1%
Muneppa Nukathati Independent 861 0.1%
M. Jayaramaiah AIIC(T) 765 0.1%
P. Sankaraiah Independent 570 0.1%
Ch. Nagarathnam Independent 471 0.1%
A. Hanumanthaiah Independent 385 0.1%
P. Thulasi Independent 222 0.0%
Nagdev Independent 180 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chintha Mohan Indian National Congress 288,904 38.5%
Dr. N. Sivaprasad Telugu Desam Party 279,558 37.3%
N.Venkataswamy Bharatiya Janata Party 178,773 23.8%
Pari Ananda Rao Independent 1,555 0.2%
K.Prabhakar Independent 1,200 0.2%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dr.N.Venkataswamy Bharatiya Janata Party 386,478 48.9%
Chintha Mohan Indian National Congress 373,981 47.3%
T.Gunasekhar ATDP 12,311 1.6%
Kattamanchi Prabhakar Independent 8,143 1.0%
P.Chiranjeevi PPOI 7,775 1.0%
Polasi Mani AJBP 1,749 0.2%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chinta Mohan Indian National Congress 510,961 60.1%
Dr. N. Venkata Swamy Bharatiya Janata Party 311,633 36.6%
K. Eswar Rao Telangana Rashtra Samithi 16,508 1.9%
Kattamanchi Prabhakar Independent 11,685 1.4%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chinta Mohan Indian National Congress 428,403 40.4%
Varla Ramaiah Telugu Desam Party 409,127 38.5%
Varaprasada Rao. V PRAP 171,638 16.2%
N.Venkataswamy Bharatiya Janata Party 21,696 2.0%
Juvvigunta Venkateswarlu LSP 11,389 1.1%
Yalavadi Munikrishnaiah Independent 8,057 0.8%
Degala Suryanarayana PPOI 3,839 0.4%
Kattamanchi Prabakhar Independent 2,871 0.3%
Orepalli Venkata Krishna Prasad Independent 2,258 0.2%
Dhanasekhar Gundluru RPI(A) 2,255 0.2%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli YSR Congress Party 580,376 47.8%
Karumanchi Jayaram Bharatiya Janata Party 542,951 44.8%
Chinta Mohan Indian National Congress 33,333 2.7%
Kothapalli Subramanyam CPI (Marxist) 11,168 0.9%
M Solmon ARPS 9,816 0.8%
None Of The Above Independent 8,690 0.7%
Neerugutta Nageswara Aam Aadmi Party 7,280 0.6%
Dr. U Ramachandra, M.B.B.S Bahujan Samaj Party 6,036 0.5%
Degala Surya Narayana PPI 2,876 0.2%
Kalavapalli Sahadevaiah Independent 2,510 0.2%
Nune Vengaiah Independent 1,829 0.2%
K.S. Munirathnam Independent 1,696 0.1%
Songa Ratnamma Independent 1,645 0.1%
Kattamanchi Prabhakar Independent 1,455 0.1%
Thydula Subbaramaiah Independent 1,403 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Balli Durga Prasad Rao YSR Congress Party 722,877 56.1%
Panabaka Lakshmi Telugu Desam Party 494,501 38.4%
Chintamohan Indian National Congress 24,039 1.9%
Doctor Daggumati Sreehari Rao Bahujan Samaj Party 20,971 1.6%
Bommi Srihari Rao Bharatiya Janata Party 16,125 1.3%
K.S. Munirathnam Independent 2,119 0.2%
M. Solomon ARPS 1,563 0.1%
Kattamanchi Prabhakar Independent 1,430 0.1%
Bokkam. Ramesh VCK 1,195 0.1%
Karra Siva (Pyramid Siva) PPI 1,003 0.1%
Viruvuru Sudhakar VJP 998 0.1%
Neeruguttu Nagesh, M.A., Philosophy JP(D) 913 0.1%

Margin Over Time

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

1962: Indian National Congress margin 7.7 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 1.8 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 50.2 pts 1977: Indian National Congress margin 9.1 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 44.1 pts 1984: Telugu Desam Party margin 5.8 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 9.7 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 29.5 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 7.0 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 1.2 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 1.6 pts 2004: Indian National Congress margin 23.4 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 1.8 pts 2014: YSR Congress Party margin 3.1 pts 2019: YSR Congress Party margin 17.7 pts 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Tirupati has been contested at 15 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1962. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Congress (I), Telugu Desam Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, YSR Congress Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Tirupati in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Balli Durga Prasad Rao (YSR Congress Party) won Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, in 2019 with 722,877 votes (56.1%), a margin of 228,376 votes over Panabaka Lakshmi.

Which parties have won Tirupati since 1962?

Since 1962, Tirupati has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Telugu Desam Party, YSR Congress Party.

What was the closest result in Tirupati?

The closest result on record for Tirupati was 1998, when Indian National Congress beat Telugu Desam Party by just 9,346 votes (1.2 percentage points).

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