Vemuru (SC) Shows A Swing Towards YSRCP

Vemuru/Guntur: Vemuru (SC) Assembly constituency - Vemuru (SC) is located in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh and comes under the Bapatla (SC) Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 17 constituencies in the Guntur district.

As per the estimates of 2011 census, out of total 2,39,652 population 100% is rural. As per the voter list of 2018, there are 1,87,214 voters and 222 polling stations in this constituency. Vemuru, Kollur, Tsunduru, Bhattiprolu and Amarthaluru are mandals present in this constituency. Voter turnout in the 2014 assembly election was 85.57% where as it was 85.26% in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. The BJP, the INC, the YSRCP and the TDP got %, 1.08%, 47.32% and 48.66% votes respectively in 2014 Assembly Elections.

Ananda Babu Nakka (TDP) is the present MLA of Vemuru (SC) Legislative Assembly. He defeated Meruga Nagarjuna of the YSR Congress party ( YSRCP) by a very narrow margin of 2200 votes. Ananda Babu Nakka was renominated as the TDP candidate. Kona Raghupathi is the YSRCP candidate this time and he will also face Dr A Bharat Bhushan of the Jana Sena Party this time. The incumbent MLA faces a powerful wave of public resentment against the ruling party sweeping in all parts of the state and in Guntur district, as well.

Kona Raghupathi son of Kona Prabhakar Rao, who was the former governor for Maharashtra and Sikkim states is the sitting MLA of Bapatla constituency. He had defeated Annam Satish Prabhakar of Telugu Desam Party in 2014.

Since 1962, the constituency has seen the Congress and TDP winning the seats in equal terms . However, with the arrival of YSRCP in 2014 it has witnessed a sea of change in the political mindset of the people who are looking for a change of guard. As a local leader in Guntur, Kona Raghupathi is well versed with the issues faced in Bapatla and Vemuru and could give a tough fight to Ananda Babu Nakka of the TDP.

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