4 Aspirants Lobby for Chittoor ZP Chairperson Post
The selection has become challenging for the TD leadership, with all four aspirants reportedly claiming assurances from the party.
The selection of the Chittoor zilla parishad chairperson has led to lobbying within the ruling Telugu Desam (TD), with four women aspirants seeking the post. Family members of three aspirants are reportedly in Amaravati to meet senior party leaders, while the fourth claims to have an assurance from the party leadership.
The post was reserved for an unreserved woman candidate through a government gazette notification issued on October 13. N.P. Suchitra, wife of N.P. Jayaprakash Naidu, and M. Sailaja, wife of Vijayam Educational Institutions chairman Dr M. Tejomoorthy, were elected unopposed from Bangarupalem and Puthalapattu respectively.
The other two aspirants won through direct elections. R.M. Mamatha Sri, wife of Mogileeswara Naidu, won from Gudipala with a majority of 4,821 votes after Jayaprakash fielded his wife from Bangarupalem. Dr B. Jahnavi Babu, daughter of Chittibabu Naidu of Palasamudram, won from her mandal with a majority of 2,737 votes.
Mogileeswara Naidu, Jayaprakash and Chittibabu have reportedly moved to Amaravati to lobby senior leaders. Tejomoorthy, however, has remained in Chittoor and expressed confidence of securing the post. Supporters of all four aspirants claim their candidates have received assurances from the party leadership.
All four aspirants belong to the same community and have strong financial backgrounds, making the selection challenging for the party leadership.
The ruling alliance has 23 of the district’s 27 ZPTC seats, with the TD winning 22 and the Jana Sena one. The YSRC secured four seats.
