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Only once did it slip out of their hands — in 2004.The constituency has a substantial upper caste vote bank, with the Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vysyas, and the Telagas constituting over 30% of the population. Visakhapatnam: The Vizianagaram assembly segment has for long been the lair of the Pusapatis. Vizianagaram will stay with TDP, Aditi Gajapathi Raju’s victory is certain. The sitting MLA’s unpopularity could have damaged our chances,” he said.On the chances of YSRC spliting the Kapu vote bank, he said the YSRC candidate will not get more than not more than 20,000 Kapu votes. In 2014, we got almost 50% of the total votes polled, and we expect to do better this time..