NDA dominates rural local body polls in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts

VIZIANAGARAM/SRIKAKULAM The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and its alliance partners continued their winning streak in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts in the rural local body elections held on Saturday. The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), which suffered a setback in the urban local body elections, put up a relatively better performance, winning a sizeable number of seats in several mandals. However, the ruling NDA alliance secured more than 70% of the ZPTC and MPTC seats in the two districts.

In Vizianagaram district, the TDP and its alliance partners won a majority of the 27 ZPTC seats. The NDA secured around 300 of the 438 MPTC seats, while the YSRCP won about 80. The ruling alliance registered emphatic victories in Rajam, Bobbili, Gajapathinagaram and several other Assembly constituencies, winning more than 90% of the seats in some segments.

The TDP had already secured eight MPTC seats in the Rajam Assembly constituency unanimously, dealing a blow to the YSRCP even before polling. Rajam MLA Kondru Murali felicitated the newly elected ZPTC and MPTC members in Rajam on Saturday evening.