Elections 98

State:	Andhra Pradesh
Constituency:	Anantapur
Total Votes Polled:	688126
Winner: INC	Anantha Venkatarami Reddy	320474
Runner Up: CPI	K.Ramakrishna	238076
Margin: 82398 (26%)

Elections 96

State:	Andhra Pradesh
Constituency:	Anantapur
Total Votes Polled:	656251
Winner: INC	Anantha Venkatarami Reddy	284845
Runner Up: CPI	R Rangappa	205986
Margin: 78859 (12.35%)