Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
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
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
C. Dass
Indian National Congress
119,539
53.8%
C.V. Siddaiah Murthy
Swatantra Party
102,491
46.2%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
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
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Balakrishnaiah Thamburu
Indian National Congress
231,262
75.1%
C. V. Siddaiahmurthy
Swatantra Party
76,753
24.9%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Balakrishnaiah Tambura
Indian National Congress
240,394
54.6%
Allam Krishnaiah
Bharatiya Lok Dal
200,214
45.4%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
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
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chinta Mohan
Telugu Desam Party
318,467
52.9%
Penchalaiah Pasala
Indian National Congress
283,686
47.1%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
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
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
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
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
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
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
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
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
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
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
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
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
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
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
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
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
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).
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).