Elections 98

State:	Andhra Pradesh
Constituency:	Srikakulam
Total Votes Polled:	673199
Winner: TDP	Kinjarapu Yerrannaidu	286582
Runner Up: NTRTDP(LP)	Appayya Dora Hanumanthu	200217
Margin: 86365 (30%)

Elections 96

State:	Andhra Pradesh
Constituency:	Srikakulam
Total Votes Polled:	647219
Winner: TDP	Kinjarapu Yerrannaidu	234278
Runner Up: TDP-NTR	Jaya Krishna Mandamuri	199700
Margin: 34578 (4.14%)

Significantly, Kanithi Viswanadham (Congress) -- who had won the seat in 1989 and 1991-- was not far behind the NTR-TDP candidate with 188, 559 votes. This was the only the second time since 1984 that the TDP won the seat.