55 candidates in fray for 16 ZPTC seats

Vijayawada: A total of 55 candidates are in the fray for 16 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) seats in NTR district following the completion of the nomination withdrawal process on Tuesday. Returning Officer and Zilla Parishad Chief Executive Officer (CEO) P Susheela announced the final list of contesting candidates and the allotment of election symbols in Vijayawada.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is contesting all 16 segments, with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) fielding candidates in 13 constituencies, the Jana Sena Party (JSP) in two and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in one. The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) is contesting all 16 seats.

The TDP has been allotted the bicycle symbol, the YSRCP the fan, Jana Sena the glass tumbler and the BJP the lotus. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will contest on the elephant symbol, while Congress candidates have been allotted the hand symbol. The CPI, CPI(M), Bharatha Chaitanya Yuvajana Party (BCY) and independent candidates are also in the fray in several segments.

According to the final list, Nandigama, Penuganchiprolu, Reddigudem and Vatsavai have two candidates each. Chandarlapadu, G Konduru, Ibrahimpatnam, Tiruvuru and Vissannapeta have three candidates each, while Gampalagudem, Jaggayyapeta, Mylavaram, and Vijayawada Rural have four candidates each.

Kanchikacherla has the highest number of contestants, with seven candidates, including nominees of the TDP, YSRCP, Congress and BSP, along with three independents. Veerullapadu has five candidates, while A Konduru has four.

With the final list and election symbols announced, candidates are set to intensify their campaigns ahead of polling scheduled for November 3. Counting of votes will take place on November 5.

Segment-wise list of contesting candidates

A Konduru (4): Anne Kamala Kumari (TDP), Baby Swarna Kumari Gogulamudi (CPI), Mekala Swarna (CPI-M) and Vajrala Satyaveni (YSRCP). Chandarlapadu (3): Aparna Sakhamuri (TDP), Sakhamuri Venkata Kumari (YSRCP) and Gadupudi Venkata Ramana (Independent). G Konduru (3): Banothu Kumari (Congress), Vemulakonda Revathi Chandrika (TDP) and Vemulakonda Lakshmi Tirumatamma (YSRCP). Gampalagudem (4): Ammaji Maddireddy (CPI-M), Kavuri Sasirekha (YSRCP), Kota Pullamma (TDP) and Velpula Papamma (Congress). Ibrahimpatnam (3): Chintapalli Das (Congress), Rentapalli Nagaraju (YSRCP) and Rentapalli Venkateswara Rao (TDP). Jaggayyapeta (4): Kosuri Prahlada Rao (Jana Sena), Mandava Srinivasa Rao (YSRCP), Gumma Chandrasekhar (BCY) and Venkanna Alla (Independent). Kanchikacherla (7): Ibrahim Shaik (BSP), Kuchipudi Mohan Rao (Congress), Moorakonda Edukondala Rao (TDP), Vema Suresh Babu (YSRCP), Charan Sujith Namburu (Independent), Chinthamala Naveen Ambedkar (Independent) and Rayala Narasimha Rao (Independent). Mylavaram (4): Krishna Bhukya (YSRCP), Banavathu Pedda Balu (CPI), Rambabu Gugulothu (TDP) and Banothu (Independent).

Nandigama (2): Amrutgamma Velpula (TDP) and Uppelli Sudha Rani (YSRCP). Penuganchiprolu (2): Jillepalli Sudhir Babu (TDP) and Markapudi Gandhi (YSRCP). Reddigudem (2): Moodumunthala Radhika (YSRCP) and Vankalapati Aruna Shesa Kumari (TDP). Tiruvuru (3): Domandala Manohara (BSP), Pinapati Nirmala (YSRCP) and Pramila Chatla (TDP). Vatsavai (2): Katepalli Ravi Kumar (YSRCP) and Rambabu Vadlamudi (TDP). Veerullapadu (5): Kalaka Naga Brahmam (BSP), Gopala Rao Thota (Congress), Raja Sekhar Nimmala (Jana Sena), Venkata Krishna Reddy Yippala (YSRCP) and Koppula Siva Rama (Independent).

Vijayawada Rural (4): Kone ru Venkata Subba Rao (YSRCP), Balakoteswara Rao Nuthulapati (BJP), Sandipamu Vijayakumar (BSP) and Venkata Rajendra Kumar Madhavarapu (Independent). Vissannapeta (3): Gramaasu Radha (YSRCP), Thota Shivamani (BSP) and Matta Sujatha (TDP).

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dasari Srinivasa Rao

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Dasari Srinivasa Rao is a Staff Reporter with The Hans India, covering NTR and Krishna districts, with a primary focus on Vijayawada. He has 32 years of experience in journalism. His reporting spans a wide range of beats, including city and rural development, politics, irrigation, education, crime, and human-interest stories.

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