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About the Constituency:

Covering the district of Chittoor in the Rayalaseema region of the state of Andhra Pradesh is the Lok Sabha constituency by the same name. The Chittoor Parliamentary constituency is one of the 42 Lok Sabha seats which belong to the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The Chittoor Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 42) has a total of 1,291,921 electorates out of which 654,277 are females and 637,644 are males according to Election Commission of India 2009 reports.

The district of Chittoor is funded under special governmental schemes such as the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme, owing to lack of economic development.

Out of these seven segments, Puthalapattu and Gangadhara Nellore are reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes.

Political Significance:

The city of Chittoor is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district. This constituency has turned out to be a loyal vote-bank of the Telugu Desam Party, which has won the seat for five terms consecutively (1996 onwards). Nuthanakalva Ramakrishna Reddy of the TDP has remained a popular leader among the masses in the Chittoor constituency, having won for three consecutive terms.

A Look: Sitting MP

Performance in the 15^th Lok Sabha: