Venkatagiri Assembly constituency is geared to witness a keen fight between the YSRCP and TDP, which have fielded novices hailing from established political families.
The constituency is traditionally considered a TDP stronghold, making leaders including Nallareddy Chandrasekhar Reddy (1983), V. Bhaskara Saikrishna Yachendra (1985), Velugoti Raja Yachendra (1994), and Kurugondla Ramakrishna (2009 and 2014) win the seat.
On the other hand, Congress candidate and former Chief Minister Nedurumalli Janardhan Reddy wrested the seat from the TDP in 1989, and his wife N. Rajyalakshmi won it in 1999 and 2004.
