Palakonda, a constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribes, had Viswasarayi Kalavathi of YSRCP winning in 2019 with 72,054 votes, defeating Nimmaka Jayakrishna from TDP who garnered 54,074 votes. Looking forward to 2024, Viswasarayi Kalavathi is expected to contest again, with Nimmaka Jayakrishna potentially running under Jana Sena Party (JSP) as indicated by recent reports.