Nearly 30% of MPTC Candidates in Chittoor Are Illiterate
There are several candidates with M.Tech, MBA and law degrees, as is evident from their election affidavits.
Tirupati: Nearly 30 per cent of candidates contesting the MPTC elections in Chittoor district are illiterate, while only three per cent hold postgraduate or professional qualifications.
The educational profile of contestants ranges from basic schooling to higher degrees. There are several candidates with M.Tech, MBA and law degrees, as is evident from their election affidavits.
Candidates who have studied up to Class 10 account for 28 per cent of the total, while another 16 per cent have studied between Classes 1 and 9. Around 11 per cent have completed Intermediate education and nearly 12 percent are graduates.
Among the candidates with professional qualifications, V Jeevan Jyothi, contesting from Pachchanapalli MPTC constituency in Chittoor Rural mandal, holds an M Tech degree. M Varsha, contesting from Velkuru in GD Nellore mandal, has completed LLM.
The list of MBA-qualified contestants includes R Michael from Kadapanatham in Byreddypalle mandal, A Paramasivayya from Gundlapalli in Irala mandal, M Dhanasekhar from Katterapalle in Karvetinagaram mandal, V Needi from Kollagunta and G Dhanasekhar from Kangundi-1 in Kuppam mandal.
Krishnaveni from Byreddypalle-2, Subramanyam from Keeramanda in Bangarupalem mandal and Lakshmidevi from Shettipalli in Gudupalle mandal are among those with postgraduate qualifications.
Several candidates had only a few years of formal schooling. P Ramanaiah from Chikurupalli and A Kala from Gudupalle studied up to Class 3, while AP Govindaswamy from CD Kandriga and K Sarala from Kotarvedu in Karvetinagaram mandal have studied up to Class 2. Several other contestants have declared in their affidavits that they have no formal educational qualifications but can sign their names.
Elections to MPTC and ZPTC constituencies would be held on November 5. Polling will be from 7am to 5pm. Repolling, if required, would take place on November 6. Counting of votes would begin at 8am on November 7.
