Jakkampudi Raja demands recounting of Korukonda ZPTC votes

Rajamahendravaram: The counting of votes for Korukonda ZPTC seat in East Godavari district on Saturday triggered a controversy, with former MLA and YSRCP State youth wing president Jakkampudi Raja staging a protest demanding recounting.

Raja alleged irregularities in the counting process and questioned the declaration of the TDP candidate as the winner at the last moment, despite initial counting trends reportedly showing a lead of over 800 votes for the YSRCP candidate.

Expressing serious doubts over the counting process, Raja demanded a comprehensive recounting of votes to ensure justice. He staged a sit-in on the road outside the counting centre, insisting that the authorities conduct a recount. Raja made it clear that he would not call off the protest until recounting was conducted and justice was done.

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Deekshitula Subrahmanyam

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Deekshitula RV Subrahmanyam is a Staff Reporter with The Hans India, covering the erstwhile East and West Godavari districts, along with Alluri Sitarama Raju and Polavaram districts. A journalist with experience of over three decades, he began his career as a Telugu mofussil reporter in 1991. He writes extensively on politics, tribal affairs, rural development, tourism, development, and human-interest stories He is the author of the six-part Telugu prose Ramayana Sitarama Kathasudha and has received several literary and journalistic honours, including the JCI Young Writer Award, Vadlamudi Rammohan Rao Memorial Award and Madduri Annapurnayya Memorial Award.

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