| Dalit ideologue Katti Padma Rao will contest from Vemuru |
HYDERABAD: Dalit ideologue Katti Padma Rao will contest from Vemuru (SC) Assembly constituency in Guntur district on behalf of the Praja Rajyam.
His name figured in the eighth and final list of Assembly candidates released by Praja Rajyam, which complete the process of selecting its nominees with just a few hours to go on the last day of filing nominations on Saturday.
The names of contestants for the Lok Sabha were cleared late on Friday though.
True to its promise, the party has given more seats than other major parties to candidates belonging to the weaker sections.
Of the 42 Lok Sabha seats, 14 went to BCs, seven to SCs, three to STs and six to those belonging to the minority communities. The list includes five women.
104 party ticketsIn respect of the Assembly candidates, 104 party tickets were given to the BCs, 50 to SCs, 23 to STs, and 14 to minorities. It includes 32 women.
The names of candidates for 25 Assembly constituencies in the list announced late on Friday night are as follows:
East Godavari district: Rongali Lakshmi (Tuni), Bandhan Hari (Kakinada City), Kudipudi Suryanarayana (Mummidivaram), Nalli Venkatakrishna Mallik (Rajolu SC), Janga Gautam (Gannavaram SC), B.R.K. Reddy (Anaparthi), Challa Sankar Rao (Rajahmundry City), Ravanam Swami Naidu (Rajahmundry Rural), Muthyam Srinivas (Rajanagaram) and Bandaru Satyanandam (Kothapeta).
West Godavari district: Rudraraju Bhoopathikumar Raju (Nidadavolu), Kanaraju Suri (Bhimavaram) and Vanapalli Babu Rao (Undi).
Krishna district: Simhadri Ramesh (Avanigadda).
Guntur district: Nukapeyi Santhi Jyothi, Basu Linga Reddy (Pedakurapadu), Oopoori Ganesh (Repalle) and Uggirala Seetharamayya (Bapatla).
Kurnool district: B.C. Srinivasulu (Yemmiganur) and M. Rami Reddy (Manthralayam).
Kadapa district: Obulampalli Subba Reddy (Kamapuram) and Gunipati Ramayya (Rajampet).
Chittoor district: M. Nagabhushanam (Gangadhara Nellore SC) and Pakala Pushparaj (Puthalapattu).
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