Vizianagaram, once a Princely State, is all set to witness a high-pitched electoral battle between the ruling YSRCP and the opposition TDP.
While the YSRCP fielded sitting MP Bellana Chandrasekhar again for the prestigious Vizianagaram Lok Sabha segment, the TDP gave its ticket to Kalisetti Appalanaidu, who had previously headed TDP’s North Andhra internal training centre, which helped him to get acquainted with all leaders of the region. Interestingly, both the leaders belong to the Turpu Kapu community which has a sizable population in the district.
Mr. Chandrasekhar, who hails from Cheepurupalli, is an advocate by profession and became an MP by defeating TDP’s heavyweight Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju in 2019 by 48,036 votes.
