Jagan files nomination from Pulivendula seat

Hyderabad | Friday | 22nd March, 2019

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YS Vivekananda Reddy was elected twice while Jagan's mother YS Vijayamma was elected once. YSR family has been representing this constituency for four decades.Jagan's father and former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy was elected from Pulivendula six times. AMARAVATI: YSR Congress Party chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday filed nomination from Pulivendula constituency for next month's elections to the Andhra Pradesh assembly.Accompanied by party leaders, the leader of opposition filed his papers before the Returning Officer in Pulivendula town in Kadapa district.Before submitting his nomination papers, Jagan attended an all-religious prayer meet. Earlier, he addressed a huge rally in the town and urged people to bless him and the party.Alleging that chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu was hatching a conspiracy to target YSRCP leaders, Jagan asked people not to get provoked.Referring to the murder of his uncle YS Vivekananda Reddy, Jagan said the TDP government was trying to target his family and the party.Jagan is seeking re-election from Pulivendula, considered the pocket borough of his family..