NDA-Backed Candidate Emerges Victorious in MLC Election from Godavari Graduates' Constituency
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Synopsis
The NDA-supported candidate P. Rajashekaram has won the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council seat from the East-West Godavari graduates’ constituency, securing 51% of the first-preference votes. He won with a significant margin, promising to address the concerns of graduates.
Key Takeaways
- P. Rajashekaram wins MLC election with 51% votes.
- Victory margin of 71,063 votes against Veera Raghavulu.
- Rajendra Prasad wins in Krishna-Guntur constituency.
- Gade Srinivasulu Naidu elected from teachers’ constituency.
- Naidu secures victory for the third time.
Amaravati, March 4 (NationPress) – The candidate endorsed by the ruling NDA has won the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council seat representing the East-West Godavari graduates’ constituency.
P. Rajashekaram was announced as the winner after the seventh round of counting, having garnered 51 percent of the initial preference votes.
To secure victory, a candidate must achieve 50 percent of first-preference votes, leading the Election Commission to declare him the winner with two rounds of counting remaining.
Rajashekaram received 112,331 votes, while his closest competitor, Veera Raghavulu of the Progressive Democratic Front (PDF), obtained 41,268 votes.
Rajashekaram's victory margin was an impressive 71,063 votes. He expressed gratitude towards Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and the graduate voters in the constituency, pledging to address the challenges faced by graduates.
The NDA also secured a Legislative Council seat from the Krishna-Guntur graduates’ constituency.
Senior leader of the Telugu Desam Party, Alapati Rajendra Prasad, was previously declared the winner from the Krishna-Guntur graduates’ constituency, while Gade Srinivasulu Naidu of the Progressive Recognised Teachers’ Union (PRTU) triumphed in the North Coastal Andhra Pradesh teachers’ constituency.
The elections for three MLC seats took place on February 27, with vote counting conducted on the subsequent Monday.
Rajendra Prasad achieved a significant victory in the Krishna-Guntur graduates’ seat, leading by 82,320 votes against his nearest opponent, K.S. Lakshmana Rao of PDF.
Rajendra Prasad, previously a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA and supported by allies Jana Sena and BJP, amassed 145,057 votes, while Lakshmana Rao secured 62,737 votes after the ninth and final round of first preference vote counting on Tuesday.
Out of 347,116 votes in the constituency, 241,500 voters participated in the election held on February 27, with more than 25,000 votes being deemed invalid. This was the third-highest number following the votes received by the winner and the runners-up.
A total of 25 candidates contested in this constituency, but the primary competition was between Rajendra Prasad and Lakshmana Rao.
Gade Srinivasulu Naidu of the Progressive Recognised Teachers’ Union (PRTU) has been elected to the Council from the Srikakulam-Vizianagaram-Visakhapatnam teachers’ constituency.
He triumphed over his nearest competitor, Pakalapati Raghu Varma of the Andhra Pradesh Teachers’ Federation (APTF), who had the support of the ruling NDA.
Srinivasulu Naidu secured 12,035 votes, while his closest rival obtained 8,527 votes.
This marks Naidu's third win for this seat, having previously been elected in 2007 and 2014.
