Jana Sena Seeks Kakinada Zilla Parishad
Peddapuram Jana Sena ZPTC Sunitha Divya Raj for Kakinada ZP chairperson post
Kakinada: A stiff competition is evident among the alliance partners for the Zilla Parishad chairperson posts in the Kakinada, Eluru, Konaseema, East and West Godavari districts.
Several candidates from the Telugu Desam and the Jana Sena are vying for these posts as this is the first time these positions are being filled following the reorganization of the districts.
Telugu Desam leader Pilli Anantha Lakshmi who worked as MLA for two times from Sampara and Kakinada Rural contested from Kakinada Rural and won as ZPTC. She aspired for the Zilla Parishad chairperson post.
Meanwhile, unexpectedly, Jana Sena’s Peddapuram ZPTC Burra Sunitha Divya Raj’s name has emerged on the scene as the JS is insisting getting Kakinada Zilla Parishad. Rajanagaram MLA Bathula Bala Ramakrishna had fielded his wife Bathula Venkata Lakshmi for the Seethanagaram ZPTC post, while aspiring for the East Godavari district chairperson post. But, she was defeated by a YSRC candidate with a 2,800 majority.
Now, the Jana Sena has proposed the name of Kadiam ZPTC member Maheswari Devi for the East Godavari Zilla Parishad chairperson post. Kakinada Jana Sena leaders have urged the alliance leadership to allot the district ZP chairperson post to their party. They proposed the name of Sunitha Divya Raju. She is a dentist and runs an education consultancy which counsels students and sends them abroad for higher studies. She had donated an ambulance worth `15 lakh to the police department.
Pawan Kalyan and his brother K. Nagababu MLC have supported her candidature, according to local Jana Sena leaders.
Meanwhile, Kapu Nadu has come upfront and argued that while Vanga Geetha was elected as Zilla Parishad chairperson in 1995, no Kapu community leader held the post thereafter. Now, a chance has come to the district to allow the Kapu community to hold this post under Unreserved women category, they said.
They said Kakinada municipal corporation goes to BC (W) while six seats out of four municipalities were reserved to non-OCs, which reinforced the claim of Kapus.
In Konaseema district, I Polavaram ZPTC Beera Satya Kumari and Mamidikuduru ZPTC Gollapalli Amulya are competing for the ZP chairperson post. Mummidivaram MLA Datla Subba Raju and the Kshatriya community have supported Satya Kumari. However, a decision is dependent upon Rajya Sabha member Sana Satish, who strived hard for getting a cent percent strike rate in the district, in elections for both the municipality and zilla parishad.
A stiff competition is evident in Eluru district. It is widely believed that the Zilla Parishad chairperson post would go to Chintamaneni Navya, the daughter of Denduluru MLA Chintamaneni Prabhakar. However, Kamavarapukota ZPTC G Jahnavi and Dwaraka Tirumala ZPTC Satya Srivani are also strong aspirants for the post. These three candidates belong to the Kamma community and are strong Telugu Desam leaders.