K Padmarajan, popularly known as the Election King from Tamil Nadu, has filed his 237th nomination as an independent candidate in the Gajwel constituency. Despite facing defeat 236 times in various elections across the country, Padmarajan continues to participate in elections. He has contested against prominent politicians like Atal Bihari Vajpayee and PV Narasimha Rao.
Telangana Congress chief Revanth Reddy applied for a ticket from Kodangal, where he has won twice on a TDP ticket. Mohammed Ali Shabbir applied for the Kamareddy ticket to face off against CM KCR.
Authorities completed land acquisition in the village without any court case
The statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the entry point stands witness to the transformation the village has seen in the recent past. This village is in Kondapaka mandal of Gajwel constituency, represented by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, is soon going to disappear from the map and be submerged under Mallannasagar.
The village has about 200 houses with a population of about 600 persons. This village has some 400-year history. The residents say the village was founded on an Inam given to a family some 400 years ago. The family that was given the Inam settled here with five families and slowly it grew to its current status.