Chirri Balaraju | |
|---|---|
| Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Constituency | Polavaram |
| Preceded by | Tellam Balaraju |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | India |
| Political party | Jana Sena Party |
| Residence | Polavaram |
| Occupation | Politician |
Chirri Balaraju is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a member of Jana Sena Party. [1]
Balaraju first contested the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election as a candidate of the Jana Sena Party from the Polavaram Assembly constituency but was defeated by Tellam Balaraju. [2] In the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election,he was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Polavaram, [3] winning by a margin of 7,935 votes against Tellam Rajalakshmi of the YSR Congress Party. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSP | Chirri Balaraju | 101,453 | |||
| YSRCP | Tellam Rajalakshmi | 93,518 | |||
| INC | Srujana Duvvela | 3,568 | |||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 5,611 | |||
| Majority | 7,935 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| JSP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Tellam Balaraju | 110,523 | |||
| TDP | Boragam Srinivasarao | 68,453 | 32.09% | −18.96 | |
| JSP | Chirri Balaraju | 13,378 | 6.27% | +6.27 | |
| BJP | Boragam Venkata Lakshmi | 1,119 | 0.52 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,004 | 2.81% | N/A | |
| Majority | 42,070 | 19.80% | |||
| Turnout | 212,466 | 86.55% | +0.56 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||