Kakinada (rural) mandal is under Kakinada Rural (Assembly constituency) which in turn is a part of Kakinada (Lok Sabha constituency), one of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies representing Andhra Pradesh.
The rural area of Kakinada is administered by the Kakinada Rural Assembly constituency, which in turn is part of the larger Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency, one of the 25 parliamentary districts covering Andhra Pradesh.