Former MLA seeks SEC probe into poll irregularities in S. Kota constituency

S. Kota former MLA Kadubandi Srinivasa Rao along with the newly elected ZPTC, MPTC members offering a bouquet to former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in Tadepalli, Vijayawada.

Former YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MLA Kadubandi Srinivasa Rao on Thursday asked the State Election Commission (SEC) to probe large-scale irregularities which allegedly had taken place during the local body elections held in S. Kota constituency of Vizianagaram.

He said that the party won Jami ZPTC segment and several MPTC seats in the constituency in spite of the connivance of officials with the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and its alliance partners.

Along with newly elected members, he met former Chief Minister and YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in Tadepalli, near Vijayawada on Wednesday night.

In a press release, Mr. Srinivasa Rao said that polling officials altered the results in favour of TDP candidates in many places although YSRCP candidates were leading in the first and second rounds in many places.

Mr. Srinivasa Rao added that the SEC must act as a neutral body and must ensure justice to all parties. He added that a detailed note over the ‘single digit’ defeat of YSRCP candidates would be submitted to the SEC to facilitate the impartial probe over the elections.

“The ruling TDP is unable to digest the improvement of vote bank of the YSRCP in the local body elections. In spite of all the hurdles, YSRCP will win the assembly elections with a solid majority in 2029,” he added.