Summary:
TDP has won only twice from Mangalagiri.But TDP improved its performance in 2014 and hopes to better it now. Naidu, who scouted for some of the ‘safest’ constituencies to field Lokesh, who is making his electoral debut, finally picked Mangalagiri. The TDP leadership hopes to win the seat hands down thanks to the support it expects from the youth and students. With several IT companies and AIIMS coming up in Mangalagiri, a number of jobs have been generated. VIJAYAWADA: It is the lowest victory margin of YSRC in Mangalagiri, which has made chief minister and TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu decide on fielding his son and political heir Nara Lokesh.TDP lost to YSRC by 12 votes in 2014..