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TDP hopeful of a cakewalk in Kamalapuram Municipality as YSRCP stays away from contest

Party’s Kadapa Mayor candidate Matli Suvarna files her nomination; district police register cases on more than 500 people in Pulivendula for their alleged involvement in violent incidents on Saturday and place leaders of both parties under house arrest

TDP hopeful of a cakewalk in Kamalapuram Municipality as YSRCP stays away from contest

In the Kamalapuram Municipality in Kadapa district, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is confident of victory as the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has refrained from contesting the elections. TDP candidate Matli Suvarna, along with legislators R. Madhavi Reddy and P. Krishna Chaitanya Reddy, and zonal coordinator R. Srinivasa Reddy, filed their nominations after the deadline on Sunday.

Unlike the YSRCP, there were no reported clashes or violence in Kamalapuram, but the party opted not to participate. Kamalapuram MLA Putha Krishna Chaitanya Reddy attributed this to the electorate's unwavering support for the TDP. On the day of the nomination filing, 562 individuals, mostly from the YSRCP, were booked for violence in Pulivendula, including the assault on police and arson.

As a result, notable leaders were placed under house arrest, including TDP's Pulivendula in-charge B. Tech Ravi and the district president C. Bhupesh Reddy.

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