Maddila Gurumoorthy (born 22 June 1985) is an Indian politician from YSR Congress Party. He was elected as MP in 2021 by-polls from Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India. The bye-election, held on 17 April following the death of sitting MP YSRCP's Balli Durga Prasad Rao in September 2020.[1][2][3][4]

Maddila Gurumoorthy
Gurumoorthy in 2021
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
2 May 2021
Preceded byBalli Durga Prasad Rao
ConstituencyTirupati
Personal details
Born (1985-06-22) 22 June 1985 (age 39)
Mannasamudram Village, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India
CitizenshipIndia
Political partyYSR Congress Party
SpouseNavya Kiran
Children2
Parent(s)Munni Krishnayya, Ramanamma
ResidenceTirupati
Alma materSri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences
OccupationPolitician • Physiotherapist

Electoral performance

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He won the 2021 By Poll on Former Union Minister Panabaka Lakhmi of TDP being a YSR Congress Party candidate. He won the election with a thumping majority of 2,71,592 votes against his closest rival Panabaka Lakshmi of Telugu Desam Party.[5] He retained the seat in 2024 elections with a reduced margin of 14569 votes.

First term 2021–2024

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He began his first term as a Member of Parliament on 2 May 2021.[5] His individual attendance at the Parliament is 91%.[6]

Bye-election, 2021: Tirupati
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Maddila Gurumoorthy 6,26,108 56.67 +1.64
TDP Panabaka Lakshmi 3,54,516 32.09 −5.57
BJP K. Ratna Prabha 57,080 5.17 +3.95
NOTA None of the above 15,568 1.41 −0.45
INC Chinta Mohan 9,585 0.85 −0.98
CPI(M) Nellore Yadagiri 5,977 0.53
Majority 2,71,592 24.59 +7.21
Turnout 11,05,468 64.60 −14.76
YSRCP hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ Raghavan, Sandeep (17 March 2021). "YSR Congress announces Dr Gurumoorthy's name for Tirupati Lok Sabha by-election". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ "తిరుపతి ఉప ఎన్నికలో వైఎస్సార్‌సీపీ భారీ విజయం". Sakshi (in Telugu). 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ Prasad, Pv (2 May 2021). "Tirupati By Election Results: YSRCP candidate wins with a thumping majority of 2.70 lakh votes". thehansindia.com.
  4. ^ "YSRCP Tirupati MP Candidate Gurumoorthy Biography". Telugu Aha!. May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "YSRCP's M Gurumoorthy wins Tirupati Lok Sabha bye-poll". The News Minute. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Maddila Gurumoorthy | PRSIndia". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 17 January 2022.