Pithani Satyanarayana
Indian politician
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Satyanarayana Pithani 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 Achanta Assembly constituency in 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections.[1][2][3]
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Satyanarayana Pithani | |
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| Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Cherukuvada Sri Ranganadha Raju |
| Constituency | Achanta |
| In office 2009–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Peethala Sujatha |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career
Pithani was elected as the MLA for the Achanta Assembly constituency, representing the Indian National Congress in the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections.[4] He served as a minister for social welfare, roads and buildings in the Kiran Kumar Reddy cabinet.[5]
He joined the Telugu Desam Party in 2014 and was appointed the minister for labour and employment in N. Chandrababu Naidu cabinet.[6] In the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, he was re-elected as the MLA for the Achanta constituency.[1]
Election results
2009
2014
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Cherukuvada Sri Ranganadha Raju | 66,494 | 47.92 | ||
| TDP | Satyanarayana Pithani | 53,608 | 38.64 | ||
| JSP | Javvadhi Venkata Vijayaram | 13,993 | 10.09 | ||
| Majority | 12,886 | 9.29 | |||
| Turnout | 138,747 | 79.63 | −2.19 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Satyanarayana Pithani | 85,402 | 56.73 | ||
| YSRCP | Cherukuvada Sri Ranganadha Raju | 58,848 | 39.09 | ||
| INC | Nekkanti Venkata Satyanarayana | 1,872 | 1.24 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,673 | 1.11 | ||
| Majority | 26,554 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,50,541 | ||||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||