Nellore 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 Nellore Lok Sabha constituency of Andhra Pradesh.

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Nellore is one of 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh which is located in the Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore district of the state. 

Nellore registered 76.14 percent voter turnout in Lok Sabha Election 2019, a loss of 5.25 percent from 2014. The total number of electors in the constituency is 1672306 while 1273297 came out to exercise their franchise. While in 2014, the constituency registered 81.39 percent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 1367754 while 1113166 voted.

SL. NO.	Candidate Name	Party Name
1	Adala Prabhakara Reddy	Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party
2	Chandra Rajagopal	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
3	Chevuru Devakumar Reddy	Indian National Congress
4	Beeda Masthan Rao	Telugu Desam
5	Sannapureddy Suresh Reddy	Bharatiya Janata Party
6	Chinni Venkateswarlu	Pyramid Party of India
7	Shaik Mahaboob Basha (Mabu)	Republican Party of India (A)
8	Kankanala Penchala Naidu	Independent
9	Narasapuram Prasad	Independent
10	Butti Nagaraju	Independent
11	Meda Malla Reddy	Independent
12	Sukapalli Naveen	Independent
13	Dr. S. Suresh Babu	Independent

The constituency was a Congress powerhouse in years gone by although in recent times, the party has been confined to the distant sidelines. Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy, a former member of Congress, led YSRCP to victory in the 2014 Lok Sabha election.

TDP's Adala Prabhakara Reddy finished second in the 2014 Lok Sabha election and the party would now be hoping for a more favourable result.

The polling was done in the first phase on April 11, 2019 and the result will be out on May 23, 2019.