He lost the Assembly elections to
Paritala Sunitha in 2009 on a Congress ticket and then in 2014 when he contested on behalf of
YSR Congress Party. He won the 2019 election defeating Sunitha's son Paritala Sreeram. He lobbied for getting the mega textile park work re-start near Raptadu in Anantapur district. Both Paritala and Thopudurthi families have a running feud politically. A police case was registered against him on 10 April 2025 in
Ramagiri police station by a constable who was injured in the melee following the collapse of the barricades near a helipad during the recent visit of former chief minister
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. == References ==