Results were rigged in Srikakulam local polls, YSRCP leader alleges

Former MLA and YSRCP leader Gunda Lakshmi Devi. | Photo credit: BY ARRANGEMENT

Former MLA Gunda Lakshmi Devi, who recently joined the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), alleged that Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders in connivance with several officials were indulging in malpractices to change the results of local body elections in rural areas.

She alleged that several YSRCP MPTC candidates had won the elections but their fortunes were forcibly changed with the result of “manipulation” during the counting of votes.

She told the media on Monday that many YSRCP MPTC candidates won in Gara and Srikakulam mandals but were forced to accept defeat following alleged “manipulations” in the counting process. She accused the ruling party of misusing the official machinery to gain political opinion in the municipal and rural body elections.

Ms. Lakshmi Devi expressed confidence that the YSRCP would register a victory in the Srikakulam Municipal Corporation elections expected to be held soon.

Ms. Lakshmi Devi said that the people of Srikakulam town will reject the NDA candidates as they are fed up with the alliance parties after the widespread violence that she said took place during the election process.

Published – 9 Nov 2026 19:59 IST