N. Amarnath Reddy

N. Amarnath Reddy (born 1959) is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh.^[1] He is a five time legislator and current Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Telugu Desam Party from Palamaner Assembly constituency.^[2]

N. Amarnath Reddy
Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 June 2024
Preceded by	N. Venkate Gowda
Constituency	Palamaner
In office 2009–2019
Preceded by	constituency established
Succeeded by	N. Venkate Gowda
Constituency	Palamaner
In office 2004–2009
Preceded by	N. Sreedhar Reddy
Succeeded by	Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy
Constituency	Punganur
In office 1996–1999
Preceded by	Nuthanakalva Ramakrishna Reddy
Succeeded by	N. Sreedhar Reddy
Constituency	Punganur
Personal details
Nationality	India
Political party	Telugu Desam Party
Occupation	Politician

Career

Reddy won as an MLA for the first time from Punganur Assembly constituency winning the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election representing Telugu Desam Party. He polled 71,492 votes and defeated his nearest rival, R. Reddappa Reddy of Indian National Congress, by a margin of 9,174 votes. He was elected again in the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election for the second time from Palamaner Assembly constituency.^{[citation needed]}

He later joined the YSR Congress Party before 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election and won for the third time as a candidate of YSR Congress Party^[3] from Palamaner Assembly constituency.

In 2016, he rejoined Telugu Desam Party and became a minister in the Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry.^[4]

Election results

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palamaner^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	N.Amarnath Reddy	79,977	46.2
	INC	R. Reddeppa Reddy	64,429	37.2
Majority			15,548	9
Turnout			1,97,912	84.41
	YSRCP hold		Swing

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palamaner^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	N.Amarnath Reddy	96,683	48.86
	TDP	R.V.Subash Chandra Bose	93,833	47.40
Majority			2,850	1.46
Turnout			197,912	84.41
	YSRCP hold		Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palamaner^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	N Venkate Gowda	119,241	54.46	+5.60
	TDP	N. Amarnath Reddy	86,995	40.02	−7.38
Majority			32,246	14.44
Turnout			218,957	88.60	+4.19
	YSRCP hold		Swing

2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palamaner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	N. Amarnath Reddy	101,417
	YSRCP	N Venkate Gowda	85,959
	INC	B Siva Sankar	3,014
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,006
Majority
Turnout
			Swing