Assembly elections: Nominations galore on penultimate day in Andhra Pradesh

TIRUPATI: On an ‘auspicious’ day, several prominent leaders from across different parties, including the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP), YSR Congress , Jana Sena , BJP and independents filed nominations across four Rayalaseema districts on Friday. Two sets of nomination papers were filed by local leaders on behalf of AP chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu in Kuppam.

In Chittoor, 92 nominations were filed across 14 assembly constituencies and 16 nominations were filed in three Lok Sabha constituencies of Tirupati, Chittoor and Rajampet.

Prominent among those who filed nominations in Chittoor district include DA Satyaprabha (TDP, Rajampet LS), Peddireddy Midhun Reddy (YSRC, Rajampet LS) and former TTD chairman Bhumana Karunakar Reddy (YSRC, Tirupati) and actressturned-politician RK Roja (YSRC, Nagari assembly).

TDP nominee for Kadapa Lok Sabha seat C Adinarayana Reddy, TTD chairman Putta Sudhakar Yadav (TDP, Mydukur) were among the prominent leaders who filed nominations in Kadapa district.

In Anantapur district, the actor-turned-politician Nandamuri Balakrishna filed nomination at Hindupur.

Several other TDP leaders, including minister Kaluva Srinivasulu (Rayadurgam assembly) and nominees from other parties, also filed their nominations. A total of ninety nominations for 14 assemblies and 11 nominations for the two LS constituencies were filed on Friday.

Former Union minister Kotla Jayasurya Prakash Reddy who quit Congress for TDP filed his nominations for Kurnool Lok Sabha seat.

Six other nominations from different candidates, including YSRC's Dr Sanjeev Kumar, were filed from Kurnool Lok Sabha seat.

From Nandyal Lok Sabha seat, SPY Reddy, who switched over to Jana Sena after being denied a ticket by TDP, filed his nominations on Friday.

Twelve other candidates including TDP and YSRC nominees filed their nominations on Friday which also included minister Bhuma Akhila Priya filed her nomination from Allagadda assembly.