Anantapur Lok Sabha constituency of Andhra Pradesh: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Anantapur Lok Sabha constituency of Andhra Pradesh.

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Anantapur is one of 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh. Located in an economically backward region of the state, the Naxal movement has hindered economic growth and prosperity in this parliamentary constituency over the years.

Anantapur registered 80.29 percent voter turnout in Lok Sabha Election 2019, a gain of 2.83 percent from 2014. The total number of electors in the constituency is 1662747 while 1335073 came out to exercise their franchise. While in 2014, the constituency registered 77.46 percent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 1441377 while 1116542 voted.

The fate of 14 candidates contesting from Anantapur will be decided on May 23 when counting of votes takes place and the result is declared.

SL. NO.	Candidate Name	Party Name
1	Jagadeesh Devaragudi	Communist Party of India
2	Talari Rangaiah	Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party
3	Juturu Chinna Reddy Pavan Reddy	Telugu Desam
4	K Rajiv Reddy	Indian National Congress
5	Hamsa Devineni	Bharatiya Janata Party
6	Giddama Ranganayakulu	Vishwa Jana Party
7	Padchuri Radha Krishna	Radical Democrats
8	G. Lalitha	SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST)
9	Viswa Prasad Yadav Sankireddy	Independent
10	M.Venkatesulu	Pyramid Party of India
11	Pothuru Rangaiah	Independent
12	Lingutla Rangaiah	Independent
13	Vadde Kasinath	Independent
14	Somanath Deshmukh	Independent

Congress has been the political party of dominance here over the years although TDP has given it stiff competition since the late 1990s. In fact, TDP managed to secure a win in the 2014 Lok Sabha election when JC Diwakar Reddy defeated Anantha Venkatarami Reddy of YSRCP, leaving Congress' Anil Chowdary at the third spot. Divakar Reddy managed to get 50.33 per cent of the votes.