Andhra: Vizianagaram to vote on May 13

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency is one of the twenty-five Lok Sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh going to polls in phase 4 of the Lok Sabha elections on May 13.
The results will be declared on June 4.
Bobbili Srinu of Congress, Kalisetti Appalanaidu of TDP, and the ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party's (YSRCP) Bellana Chandra Sekhar are facing each other for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Vizianagaram constituency.
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party bagged the Vizianagaram seat by defeating the Telugu Desam Party in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The party secured a vote share of 47.5 per cent. Bellana Chandra Sekhar won the seat by 48, 036 votes.
While Jana Sena party candidate Mukka Srinivas Rao managed to get 34, 194 votes.
Earlier Telugu Desam Party (TDP) National General Secretary Nara Lokesh stated that YS Jagan Mohan Reddy made 50 promises to Vizianagaram district during his padayatra before the 2019 elections.
Lokesh reminded the people that Jagan Reddy pledged to complete projects such as the Bhogapuram airport, the Ramtheertham project, and the interlinking of the Gosthani and Champavathi rivers, "but failed to do so."
Lok Sabha and Assembly elections will be held simultaneously in the state on May 13. The counting of the votes for both elections will take place on June 4.
Andhra Pradesh has 25 Lok Sabha seats.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the YSRCP won 22 seats, while the TDP could only win three seats.
The principal opposition party TDP will take on the ruling YSRCP. TDP has an alliance with the Jana Sena Party and the BJP.
As part of a seat-sharing deal among NDA partners, TDP was allocated 144 Assembly and 17 Lok Sabha constituencies while BJP will contest from six Lok Sabha and 10 Assembly seats. JanaSena will contest two Lok Sabha and 21 Assembly seats.
In the 2019 Assembly elections, the YSRCP won with a thumping majority of 151 seats, while the TDP was confined to 23 seats. (ANI)