TDP selects Avanapu Bharagavi as Vizianagaram Mayor candidate

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has chosen Avanapu Bhargavi, the wife of TDP senior leader Avanapu Vijay, as the candidate for the mayoral position in Vizianagaram after extensive deliberations. Bhargavi, who is associated with the Nagavamsam community, has been actively involved in party activities alongside her husband. Her maternal grandfather, Avanapu Suribabu, had served as Vizianagaram Municipal Chairperson earlier.

The selection process for the mayoral candidate was a challenging task undertaken by Rajya Sabha member and party observer Chintakayala Ravi, along with TDP MLA Aditi Vijaya Lakshmi Gajapathi Raju. They held numerous discussions with the candidates vying for the position and sought advice from the party leadership before finalizing Bhargavi's name.

Initially, the consideration was given to Siri Sahasra, daughter of former ZP chairperson Majji Srinivasa Rao, but she was ineligible as she did not have a voting right in the city. Other contenders for the post included Kandi Murali Naidu's wife Samantaka Mani, Prasadula Kanaka Mahalakshmi along with her family, and even the JSP demanded the mayor's seat.

TDP leader Chintakayala Vijay explained that Bhargavi was chosen as the party aimed to field candidates from the most backward community and acknowledged her family's contributions to the party in recent years. He also mentioned that the candidates who sought the mayor's post would still receive future opportunities as their services were also considered.