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 sector of Kakinada is governed by the Kakinada Rural Assembly constituency, which falls under the umbrella of the larger Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency, serving as part of Andhra Pradesh's 25 parliamentary districts.