Summary:
In the past five years, Ram Mohan Naidu has built his own constituency of supporters, among all constituents,” says Dr.
Varma.But many others beg to differ. Like Prasada Rao, Ram Mohan Naidu also belongs to the Velama community, whose number is about a lakh in the constituency.“Ram Mohan Naidu has done nothing to help Srikakulam enhance its economic profile in the five years he was MP. The Kalingas used to support Naidu’s father, Yerran, and they transferred this support to Ram Mohan Naidu,” says Hasan Zaman, 78, a long-term resident of Srikakulam whose father served as the Srikakulam municipal chairman in the seventies.Dr Mahendra Varma, a dentist in Srikakulam said, “Ram Mohan Naidu is accessible to his constituents. The YSR Congress ( YSRC ) has nominated Duvvada Srinivas, 47, as its LS candidate in Srikakulam. There are about 1,50,000 Kalinga votes in Srikakulam constituency..