{
  "id": 15151343,
  "title": "Kala Venkata Rao’s daughter in law in Vizianagaram Zilla Parishad chairperson’s race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/kala-venkata-raos-daughter-in-law-in-vizianagaram-zilla-parishad",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T07:37:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/kala-venkata-raos-daughter-in-law-in-vizianagaram-zilla-parishad-chairpersons-race/article71595510.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cheepurupalli MLA and former Minister Kimidi Kala Venkata Rao's daughter-in-law, Kimidi Sandhya, is expected to contest for the Vizianagaram Zilla Parishad chairperson's post in the upcoming elections. Kimidi Sandhya is the wife of TDP State Secretary Kimidi Mallik Naidu. The elections for the chairperson's post will be held indirectly among 27 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) members.\n\nGarividi and Gurla ZPTC are the primary constituencies where Kimidi Sandhya is likely to contest from, considering the higher presence of backward classes population, including the Kapu community. Kimidi Kala Venkata Rao, who could not secure a ministerial position even after winning against YSRCP heavy weight Botcha Satyanarayana in the 2024 general election, hopes that the party leadership will consider Kimidi Sandhya for the ZP chairperson's post.\n\nThe local leaders have approached Mallik Naidu to contest for the ZP chairperson's post, but the party decided to reserve it for a backward class (BC) woman this time. Kimidi Sandhya is a BC woman, making her the ideal candidate for this position. The Venkata Rao family, dating back four decades, share a good relationship with the Chandrababu Naidu family, which may influence the party high command's decision. If the party's leadership agrees to a ZP chairperson's post for Kimidi Sandhya, she will participate in the ZPTC elections.",
  "summary": "She is likely to contest either from Garividi or Gurla Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC), which is the first step to get the chairperson’s post in the election",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}