AP Elections 2024: Manyam's Stamp of Approval for YSRCP's Return

The YSRCP's dominance in Manyam district shows no signs of waning. The opposition alliance appears outmatched by the ruling party's sway over the region. Across homes and streets, reverberations of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's good governance can be heard loud and clear. The YSRCP is poised to secure resounding victories in both the assembly and Lok Sabha seats in the district.

The newly carved out Parvathipuram Manyam district, comprising the Parvathipuram, Saluru, Kurupam, and Palakonda assembly constituencies, has emerged as a bastion for the YSRCP since the party's inception. In the 2014 and 2019 elections, the YSRCP registered victories in the Saluru, Kurupam, and Palakonda constituencies. Pedika Rajannadora, Pamula Pushpa Srivani, and Viswasarai Kalavathi, contesting on the party's ticket, secured assembly seats in the region.

The 2019 assembly elections saw MLA Alajangi Joga Rao emerge victorious from the Parvathipuram constituency, further solidifying the YSRCP's foothold in the region. The party's dominance extended to local body elections as well, with its candidates securing a majority of the MPP and ZPTC seats. The sarpanch candidates, too, gained an unassailable lead owing to the party's backing. The Navaratnalu welfare schemes implemented by the YSRCP have left an indelible mark on the hearts of the tribals. 

• Pedika Rajannadora is contesting as the MLA candidate from the Saluru constituency for the fifth consecutive time. He emerged victorious in the 2014 and 2019 elections during the YSRCP's reign.
• In the 2019 polls, a total of 1,46,839 votes were cast in the Saluru constituency. Rajannadora, the YSRCP candidate, garnered 78,430 votes, while his Telugu Desam Party opponent received 58,401 votes. Rajannadora secured victory with a comfortable margin of 20,029 votes.
• During the 2014 elections, Rajannadora, representing the YSRCP, amassed 63,755 votes, translating to 47.8 percent of the total votes polled and clinching the seat.
• Parvathipuram constituency witnessed a total of 1,37,154 votes being cast in the 2019 elections. YSRCP's Alajangi Joga Rao secured 75,304 votes, defeating the TDP candidate by a substantial margin of 24,199 votes.
• In 2014, the YSRCP candidate narrowly lost the Parvathipuram seat by a slim margin of votes.
• During the 2019 elections in the Kurupam constituency, a total of 1,38,723 votes were polled. YSRCP's Pamula Pushpa Srivani garnered 74,527 votes, defeating her TDP rival by a decisive margin of 26,602 votes.
• In the 2014 polls, Pamula Pushpa Srivani secured 55,435 votes and emerged victorious with a margin of 19,083 votes over the TDP candidate.
• In the 2014 elections, YSRCP's Vishwasarayi Kalavathi won the Palakonda constituency by securing 55,337 votes, defeating her opponent by a narrow margin of 1,620 votes. However, in the 2019 elections, she secured an emphatic victory with a margin exceeding 18,000 votes.

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