Jyothula Nehru

Jyothula Venkata Apparao, commonly known as Jyothula Nehru, is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a member of the Telugu Desam Party.

Jyothula Nehru
Member of Legislative Assembly ,Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024
Preceded by	Jyothula Chantibabu
Constituency	Jaggampeta
In office 2014–2019
Preceded by	Thota Narasimham
Succeeded by	Jyothula Chantibabu
Constituency	Jaggampeta
In office 1994–2004
Preceded by	Thota Venkata Chalam
Succeeded by	Thota Narasimham
Constituency	Jaggampeta
Personal details
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Other political affiliations	YSR Congress Party Praja Rajyam Party

Political career

Apparao was first elected as a Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Jaggampeta Assembly constituency in the 1994 elections. He was re-elected from the same constituency in the 1999 elections.^[1] He later won the 2014 elections and 2024 elections, continuing to represent Jaggampeta in the Legislative Assembly.^[2][3]

Electoral performance

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2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jaggampeta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Jyothula Nehru	1,13,593	58.56
	YSRCP	Thota Narasimham	60,917	31.4%
	Independent	Patamsetti Surya Chandra	12,531	6.4%
	NOTA	None Of The Above	1,928	0.01%
Majority			52,676	27.15%
Turnout			1,93,979	83.65%
	TDP gain from YSRCP		Swing

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jaggampeta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	Jyothula Chanti Babu	93,496	51.62%
	TDP	Jyothula Nehru	70,131	38.72%
	JSP	Patamsetti Suryachandra	10,649	5.88%
Majority			23,365	12.9%
Turnout			1,81,127	85.86%
	YSRCP hold		Swing

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jaggampeta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	Jyothula Nehru	86,146	55.05
	TDP	Jyothula Chanti Babu	72,214	43.45
Majority			15,932	9.58
Turnout			166,213	83.59	+4.77
	YSRCP gain from INC		Swing

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Jaggampeta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Thota Narasimham	51,184	34.84
	PRP	Jyothula Nehru	50,395	34.31
	TDP	Jyothula Chanti Babu	33,277	22.65
Majority			789	0.53
Turnout			146,893	78.82	−1.27
	INC hold		Swing