The Telugu Desam Party is an Indian regionalist and Telugu nationalist political party with influence in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by the former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao (N.T.R.) on 29 March 1982 and has focused on supporting Telugu speakers. The party has won a five-time majority in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and has emerged as the most successful political outfit in the state's history. It is currently the ruling party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Bhuma Nagi Reddy was an Indian politician. He was elected in a by-election to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1992 after the sudden death of his brother,Bhuma Sekhar Reddy,an MLA from Allagadda constituency in Kurnool district. In 1996,Reddy was the Telugu Desam Party candidate against Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao in the Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency election. He served in the 11th,12th and 13th Lok Sabhas. Reddy died in office on 12 March 2017 after a massive heart attack at his home in Allagadda.
Elections in Andhra Pradesh are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Andhra Pradesh creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition,the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.
Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu is a politician from Andhra Pradesh. He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly several times from Narsipatnam Constituency.
Madugula Assembly constituency is a constituency in Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of the Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency.
Mukku Kasi Reddy is an Indian politician from Kanigiri constituency of Andhra Pradesh. He has started his political career in 1983 as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) from Telugu Desam Party and served as Sericulture Minister in NTR’s first Cabinet. He has represented Kanigiri constituency as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) 3 times in 1983,1985,1994. In 2001,he has won the Zilla Parishad Election and served as ZP Chairman for Prakasam District until 2006. In 2009,he quit the Telugu Desam Party.
Nara Lokesh is an Indian politician. He is the son of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief and the Chief Minister elect of Andhra Pradesh,N. Chandrababu Naidu. He also served as Panchayat Raj,Rural development and IT and Communication minister through an MLC post. He was severely criticized for not contesting the elections and becoming a minister in his father Chandrababu Naidu's cabinet. However,after great criticism for not contesting any election,he finally chose to contest as an MLA for Mangalagiri Assembly Constituency and lost to YSR Congress Party candidate Alla Ramakrishna Reddy in 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections.
Bakkani Narasimhulu is an Indian politician belonging to the state of Telangana. He was the president of the Telangana unit of the Telugu Desam Party from 2021 to 2022 and a senior TDP leader from Mahabubnagar district.
Godam Nagesh(born 21 October 1964),is an Indian politician. He hails from the Gond people.
Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu is an Indian politician and currently serving as the 34th Minister for Civil Aviation since 2024. He represents Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency as a Member of parliament. He won as the Member of Parliament in the 16th 17th,and 18th Lok Sabha from,Andhra Pradesh. He won the Indian general election,2014,2019 and 2024 as a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidate. He is also the National General Secretary of the TDP and the Leader of the Party in the Lok Sabha.
Kadiri Babu Rao is an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was the former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Kanigiri Assembly constituency representing Telugu Desam Party (TDP). He began his political career in the TDP in mid 1980s and later shifted to YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) in 2020.
Srivatsavai Satyanarayana Varma popularly known as SVSN Varma is an Indian independent politician. He is a member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). Varma is a former member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Pithapuram constituency in East Godavari district as an Independent.
Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao,is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He previously served as the Minister for Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs in the state of Andhra Pradesh. He belongs to the YSR Congress Party.
The 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election were held in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on 11 April 2019 for constituting the fifteenth legislative assembly in the state. They were held alongside the 2019 Indian general election.
Yadlapati Venkata Rao was an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. Rao served as the Minister for Agriculture,Law and Planning in the united Andhra Pradesh from 1978 to 1980. He was elected thrice to the Vemuru Assembly constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA),and served as the Member of Parliament (MP) in Rajya Sabha representing Andhra Pradesh between 1998 and 2004.
Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar is an Indian politician from Telugu Desam party and member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Ponnur Assembly constituency from 1994 - 2019 and again in 2024. He is one of the few members of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly,who won five times continuously and also the senior most leaders in the Telugu Desam Party serving as the coordinator for Eluru and Vijayawada parliament segments. He is also the Chairman of Sangam Dairy located in Vadlamudi.
Kottu Satyanarayana is an Indian politician. He is the incumbent Deputy Chief Minister and Endowments minister of Andhra Pradesh from 11 April 2022. He represents Tadepalligudem constituency in 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He also served as Tadepalligudem MLA from 2004 to 2009.
Gottipati Ravi Kumar is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a four time MLA in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly,representing the Addanki assembly constituency in Prakasam District He is also known as Bujji.
Budi Mutyala Naidu is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election from Madugula Constituency in Visakhapatnam district on YSR Congress Party ticket. He held the post of Deputy Chief Minister. He is nominated by YSRCP to contest the Anakapalli MP seat in the 2024 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh.
Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a member of Telugu Desam Party. He has been elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Madugula Assembly constituency in 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections.
