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Two contestants for Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency, Adari Anand (TDP) and Dr K Satyavathi (YSRC), are also new to the general elections. Visakhapatnam: Two major parties in the state – the ruling TDP and the opposition YSRC — have fielded 14 new faces for the assembly elections and five newcomers for the Lok Sabha elections. Adeep will be facing senior politician and former minister Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy of TDP. KGH doctor B Bangaraiah is contesting from Payakaraopeta in Visakhapatnam district on a TDP ticket, while Kimidi Nagarajuna from Cheepurupalli in Vizianagaram district will face the strongman of Vizianagaram politics, Botsa Satyanarayana. Sources say that severe allegations against Bandaru’s family may make things easier for Adeep.Kotagulli Vijayalakshmi will be crossing swords with sitting MLA Giddi Eswari, who won the last elections on a YSRC ticket and later joined the TDP..