TDP, YSRCP leaders meet voters to gather support in Chirala

Chirala: The TDP and YSRCP leaders in the Chirala Assembly constituency are busy in meeting communities and gathering support for their party in the assembly and general elections.

Chirala Assembly constituency has 1,81,877 voters. In 2014, the TDP fielded Pothula Suneetha, YSRCP gave the ticket to Yedam Balaji while the sitting MLA Amanchi Krishna Mohan faced them independently as a Navodayam party candidate. In the total 1,54,130 votes polled, Krishna Mohan received 57,544 votes with a majority of 10,335 on Pothula Suneetha, who got 47,209 votes. Balaji received 40,995 votes then.

Later Krishna Mohan became an associate of TDP and received priority and importance in the government. Now, the political situation in the assembly constituency dominated by weavers, yadavs, fishermen communities is changed as the MLA Krishna Mohan switched loyalty to YSRCP. The YSRCP in-charge until then, Yedam Balaji joined TDP and offered support to defeat Krishna Mohan.

The TDP assembly candidate Karanam Balarama Krishnamurthy started his political career in Chirala as youth Congress leader. Though he has great connections in all constituencies in the district, Chirala is like his special someone. He worked as Addanki, Martur MLA and Ongole MP earlier and known for his command over development activities in his tenure. He said to the cadre in Chirala that he will be available in his own house in Chirala regularly from now on. He is meeting the Padmasali, Yadava, fishermen and Dalit community leaders in the constituencies daily and requesting support from them to develop the Chirala Assembly constituency.

Amanchi Krishna Mohan, the sitting MLA, and YSRCP candidate is also meeting various communities to garner support to him. He is countering the allegations being made by the TDP leaders and challenging them to take the legal course to prove any of the allegations.

Speaking to The Hans India, Krishna Mohan said that he need not respond on any allegations made against him. Krishna Mohan said that he is least concerned about the opponent and said that he will win with a tremendous majority. He said that the TDP candidate and his son has lost support from his own community and lost in the last two elections. He said that his majority in the elections will be his answer to the allegations levelled against him. However, Karanam Balaram is not available for comment.