Election Result 2024: Botcha couple head towards a bitter defeat in North Andhra
The Hindu
Election Result 2024: Botcha Satyanarayana and family face bitter defeat in Vizianagaram district as TDP gains momentum in crucial segments.
Minister for Education Botcha Satyanarayana (Cheepurupalli), his brother Botcha Appalanarasayya (Gajapathinagaram), and close relative Baddukonda Appalanaidu (Nellimarla), all YSRCP candidates, are likely to taste bitter defeat in Vizianagaram district as per the present trends.
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Mr. Satyanarayana’s wife Botcha Jhansi, who also contested on a YSRCP ticket from the Visakhapatnam Parliament seat, is also trailing in Visakhapatnam.
Mr Satyanarayana, who won from Cheepurupalli in 2004, 2009 and 2019, is currently trailing behind former Home Minister and TDP nominee Kala Venkata Rao, who was surprisingly given the Cheepurupalli ticket at the eleventh hour.
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Mr. Kala Venkata Rao’s entry turned the fortunes of TDP in Cheepurupalli. The party has asked former Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao to contest from the seat, but he chose only the Bhimili seat.
Later, Mr. Venkata Rao was asked to contest the seat, although he sought Etcherla as he had represented the segment previously. Mr. Venkata Rao could win the hearts of the people within one month through his network in all mandals.