Gudivada stands out as a special constituency in Andhra Pradesh since former Chief Minister and TDP founder N.T. Rama Rao won twice from here, in 1983 and 1985. Therefore, he is closely associated with this commercial town near his birthplace Nimmakuru village.
Another notable aspect of the constituency is that Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao, alias Nani, has won the last four elections from here. While he won the 2004 and 2009 elections on a TDP ticket, he contested on a YSRCP ticket in 2014 and 2019.
He is now taking on TDP candidate Venigandla Ramu, an NRI businessman from the U.S. who is pitching himself as a worthy alternative to Nani. He says that the sitting MLA did nothing for the constituency except act as a mouthpiece of the YSRCP and make scurrilous attacks on the opposition leaders, especially N. Chandrababu Naidu and his family.
