The major political parties that are active in Tadepalligudem was TDP and YSRCP with constituency inchages Valavala Babji and Kottu Satyanarayana respectively.Famous politicians like Pydikondala Manikyala Rao, Chintalapati Murty Raju,Indukuri SubbaRaj (Freedom Fighter), Eli Anjaneyulu was elected as MLA several times from Tadepalligudem Constituency.[8][9] National Institute of Technology, Tadepalligudem is the 31st NIT in the country, for which the foundation stone was laid in the town on 20 August 2015.[14] Tadepalligudem has an airport which is currently not in use, built by the British to accommodate military aircraft during World War II.[16] Tadepalligudem experiences hot and humid climate due to its proximity to the shore of Bay of Bengal.