Chirri Balaraju is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a member of Jana Sena Party.[1]

Chirri Balaraju
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
4 June 2024
ConstituencyPolavaram
Preceded byTellam Balaraju
Personal details
PartyJana Sena Party
OccupationPolitician

Political career

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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]

Election results

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2024

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2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram
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

2019

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2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram
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

References

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