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2024.[1](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5096?from=members) He earlier represented the same constituency in the 17th [Lok Sabha](https://www.edgepedia.org/lok-sabha) from 2019 to 2024, when he was a member of the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party.[1](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5096?from=members)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Party | Telugu Desam Party[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Apr/02/developing-palnadu-region-is-my-only-agenda-says-lavu-krishna) |\n| Current office | Member of the Lok Sabha for Narasaraopet[1](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5096?from=members) |\n| Previous offices | Member of the Lok Sabha for Narasaraopet, 17th Lok Sabha (2019 to 2024)[1](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5096?from=members) |\n| Born | 1983, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh[1](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5096?from=members) |\n| Education | Graduate in Media Studies, La Trobe University[1](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5096?from=members) |\n\n## Party affiliation\n\nDevarayalu was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2019 as a member of the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRC).[1](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5096?from=members) He resigned from the YSRC and from his seat, joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), and was renominated for Narasaraopet.[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Apr/02/developing-palnadu-region-is-my-only-agenda-says-lavu-krishna) He sits in the 18th Lok Sabha as a TDP member.[1](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5096?from=members)\n\n## Early life and education\n\nDevarayalu was born in 1983 in [Guntur](https://www.edgepedia.org/guntur), Andhra Pradesh.[1](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5096?from=members) He is a graduate in Media Studies and studied at [La Trobe University](https://www.edgepedia.org/la-trobe-university) in Australia.[1](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5096?from=members) He has served as vice-chairman of Vignan University.[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Apr/02/developing-palnadu-region-is-my-only-agenda-says-lavu-krishna)\n\n## Career\n\nDevarayalu was first elected to the Lok Sabha from Narasaraopet in the 2019 general election, his electoral debut, and served in the 17th Lok Sabha from May 23, 2019, until his resignation in February 2024, as a YSRC member through that point.[1](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5096?from=members) • [2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Apr/02/developing-palnadu-region-is-my-only-agenda-says-lavu-krishna) During this period he was involved in the launch of development projects in Palnadu district, including the Indo-Israel Agriculture project and the Varikapudisala Lift Irrigation Project.[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Apr/02/developing-palnadu-region-is-my-only-agenda-says-lavu-krishna)\n\nAfter resigning from the YSRC, he joined the Telugu Desam Party and was renominated for Narasaraopet.[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Apr/02/developing-palnadu-region-is-my-only-agenda-says-lavu-krishna) He was re-elected in 2024 and has been a member of the 18th Lok Sabha since June 9, 2024.[1](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5096?from=members) A news report of September 2026 describes him as the TDP floor leader in the Lok Sabha.[3](https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/td-mp-devarayalu-defends-sir-process-in-ap-1990859)\n\n## Electoral history\n\n- 2019 general election, Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha): elected, with a margin of 154,002 (154,000 (1.54 lakh)) votes; it was his electoral debut.[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Apr/02/developing-palnadu-region-is-my-only-agenda-says-lavu-krishna)\n- 2024 general election, Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha): re-elected as the Telugu Desam Party candidate.[1](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5096?from=members)\n\n## Issues specific to Devarayalu\n\nIn September 2026, Devarayalu defended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in [Andhra Pradesh](https://www.edgepedia.org/andhra-pradesh), saying the exercise was being conducted fairly and transparently. He said the Telugu Desam Party had been the first to welcome the SIR process, that booth-level officers had verified voter status across the state, and that all political parties and voters had been given time to raise objections and enrol. Responding to criticism of the process, he alleged that the Congress targets democratic institutions when it loses elections, and said the [Election Commission of India](https://www.edgepedia.org/election-commission-of-india) would provide clear replies to the doubts raised by opposition parties.[3](https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/td-mp-devarayalu-defends-sir-process-in-ap-1990859)\n\nAt a press meeting in Delhi in September 2026, marking three years since the arrest of TDP leader [N. Chandrababu Naidu](https://www.edgepedia.org/n-chandrababu-naidu) by the then state government, Devarayalu said Naidu had been arrested as part of politically motivated actions and jailed for 53 days in what he described as fabricated cases. He said the 2024 election result reflected public support for justice and development, and that the state government was implementing about 90 percent of its key promises, including a ₹4,000 pension and free bus travel.[4](https://www.andhrajyothy.com/2026/andhra-pradesh/mp-lavu-srikrishna-devarayalu-chandrababu-arrest-anniversary-tdp-smr-1556730.html)\n\n## Positions and voting record\n\n### Palnadu development\n\nIn a 2024 interview, Devarayalu said of his agenda, \"Developing Palnadu region is my only agenda.\" He said he had played a role in launching development projects in the district, including the Indo-Israel Agriculture project and the Varikapudisala Lift Irrigation Project.[2](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Apr/02/developing-palnadu-region-is-my-only-agenda-says-lavu-krishna) In the 18th Lok Sabha he has raised matters concerning Palnadu district, including assistance for drought-affected farmers under the PM-Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana (a central agriculture scheme) and childcare infrastructure under the PALNA Scheme of Mission Shakti.[5](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/18th-lok-sabha/lavu-sri-krishna-devarayalu)\n\n### Irrigation and agriculture\n\nAfter an all-party meeting chaired by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi, Devarayalu said the TDP had asked for a national-level discussion on river interlinking, that the Godavari-Penna interlinking project be expedited, and for central assistance of ₹600 billion (₹60,000 crore) for irrigation projects.[6](https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/andhra-pradesh/mp-lavu-sri-krishna-devarayalu-pressmeet/1701/126127497)\n\n### Online personality harm and cyber fraud\n\nDevarayalu has asked the central government to hold a discussion in Parliament on harm to personality on social media and to bring a law to curb it, and to act against fake accounts, shell companies, and online cyber fraud, saying people were losing their savings to such fraud.[6](https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/andhra-pradesh/mp-lavu-sri-krishna-devarayalu-pressmeet/1701/126127497)\n\n### Electoral rolls\n\nDefending the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Andhra Pradesh, Devarayalu said, \"The exercise is going on in a fair and transparent manner.\" He said the TDP had been the first party to welcome the process and that voters and parties had been given adequate time to enrol and raise objections.[3](https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/td-mp-devarayalu-defends-sir-process-in-ap-1990859)\n\n### Legislative record\n\nIn the 18th Lok Sabha, from June 24, 2024, to August 13, 2026, Devarayalu's attendance was 90 percent against a national average of 85 percent; he took part in 46 debates (national average 21.5), asked 219 questions (national average 119.7), and introduced 2 private member's bills (national average 0.4).[5](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/18th-lok-sabha/lavu-sri-krishna-devarayalu) In the 17th Lok Sabha, from June 1, 2019, to February 10, 2024, his attendance was 82 percent (national average 79 percent), with 81 debates (national average 46.7), 285 questions (national average 209.7), and 7 private member's bills (national average 1.5).[7](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/17th-lok-sabha/lavu-sri-krishna-devarayalu)\n\nDebates he took part in include the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita and allied bills (December 20, 2023), the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 (August 7, 2023), the Finance Bill, 2026 (March 24, 2026), and a discussion on the Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (March 18, 2026).[5](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/18th-lok-sabha/lavu-sri-krishna-devarayalu) • [7](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/17th-lok-sabha/lavu-sri-krishna-devarayalu)\n\nOn April 3, 2025, in the recorded division on the motion that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, as amended, be passed, Devarayalu's vote was recorded as Aye; the motion was adopted, 288 Ayes to 232 Noes, and the bill was passed.[8](https://sansad.in/api_ls/debate/debate-details?loksabha=18&sessionNumber=4&dbSlNo=2038) Most bills pass by voice vote without a record of how individual members voted, and every member is required to vote according to the party whip, failing which they could lose their seat in Parliament.[9](https://prsindia.org/articles-by-prs-team/recording-each-vote)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu biography, Lok Sabha](https://sansad.in/ls/members/biography/5096?from=members)\n2. [Developing Palnadu region is my only agenda, says Lavu Krishna, The New Indian Express](https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Apr/02/developing-palnadu-region-is-my-only-agenda-says-lavu-krishna)\n3. [TD MP Devarayalu Defends SIR Process In AP, Deccan Chronicle](https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/td-mp-devarayalu-defends-sir-process-in-ap-1990859)\n4. [MP Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu on Chandrababu arrest anniversary, Andhra Jyothy](https://www.andhrajyothy.com/2026/andhra-pradesh/mp-lavu-srikrishna-devarayalu-chandrababu-arrest-anniversary-tdp-smr-1556730.html)\n5. [Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, PRS Legislative Review, 18th Lok Sabha](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/18th-lok-sabha/lavu-sri-krishna-devarayalu)\n6. [Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu press meeting, Eenadu](https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/andhra-pradesh/mp-lavu-sri-krishna-devarayalu-pressmeet/1701/126127497)\n7. [Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, PRS Legislative Review, 17th Lok Sabha](https://prsindia.org/mptrack/17th-lok-sabha/lavu-sri-krishna-devarayalu)\n8. [Lok Sabha division on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025](https://sansad.in/api_ls/debate/debate-details?loksabha=18&sessionNumber=4&dbSlNo=2038)\n9. 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