CHIRALA: In a surprising development, at least 13 independent candidates elected as councilors in Chirala municipality in Prakasam district. All the independent candidates were backed by former legislator Amanchi Krishnamohan of YSRC.
No other town or city in the state has seen independent candidates winning so many seats in the municipal elections of which results were declared on Sunday. Although YSRC is in a comfortable position to clinch the chairperson seat as it won 19 seats in the 32-member council, the victory of 13 rebel candidates is likely to pose more troubles to the party in the coming days.
Former MLA Amanchi fielded the rebel candidates as the party decided to extend support to the legislator Karanam Balaram who switched sides to YSRC from TDP. YSRC backed the candidates proposed by Balaram and ignored Amanchi’s strength in the town. Irked by the party’s decision to give B-forms to the candidates proposed by Balaram, Krishnamohan fielded as many as 26 candidate
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Rebels upset calculations of ruling party in Chirala by bagging 13 wards
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YSRCP leaders celebrating the landslide victory in the Ongole Municipal Corporation elections on Sunday. | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS
Rebels upset calculations of ruling party in Chirala by bagging 13 wards
The YSRCP won all the 11 urban local bodies in south coastal Andhra Pradesh as its nominees emerged victorious in 245 of the 293 divisions / wards at stake.
The election of the YSRCP nominees as Mayor / Chairperson slated for March 18 is only a formality in the civic bodies of Ongole, Chirala, Kanigiri, Markapur, Giddalur, Addanki and Chimakurthy in Prakasam district and Atmakur, Sullurpeta, Naidupeta and Venkatagiri in Nellore district.
Fishermen pelt stones at Mopidevi’s convoy at Vodarevu area DECCAN CHRONICLE.
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Venkataramana came to the area to sort out the ongoing tussle between fisher folk of Katarivaripalem and Vodarevu over use of fishing nets
Police had a tough time controlling the fishermen, who initially started raising slogans against the MP but later hurled stones at his car. DC Image
NELLORE: Tension prevailed and police pickets have been placed in Vodarevu area of Prakasam district after some fishermen pelted stones at the convoy of Rajya Sabha member Mopidevi Venkataramana on Monday.
Agricultural market committee director Kanaparthi Bajjibabu and YSR Congress leader Kagitala Satish, following the MP in a vehicle of the convoy, were injured.