Speaker’s Wife Wins Narsipatnam Chairperson Poll By 11,455 Votes
The contest drew attention as Anita is the wife of Ayyanna Patrudu’s younger brother, Sanyasi Patrudu: Reports
VISAKHAPATNAM: Chintakayala Padmavathi, wife of Assembly Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu, was elected chairperson of Narsipatnam Municipality as the Telugu Desam-led alliance candidate. She secured 23,028 votes, defeating YSRC candidate Chintakayala Anita, who polled 11,573 votes, by 11,455 votes.
A total of 35,765 votes were cast. Independent candidate Baipureddy Chitti Shiva Sandhyarani received 191 votes, while 573 votes were declared invalid. Another 400 voters opted for NOTA.
After the results were declared, Revenue Divisional Officer V.V. Ramana handed Padmavathi her certificate of election.
The contest drew attention as Anita is the wife of Ayyanna Patrudu’s younger brother, Sanyasi Patrudu. The two women contested on behalf of rival parties.
