Press Releases Archive
Dr. JP resuming campaign from April 3
Lok Satta President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan will be undertaking election campaigning again from April 3 to 6 both by road and train.
On April 3, he will be visiting Suryapet, Kodada (all in Nalgonda district) and Jaggayyapet (in Krishna district) and reaching Vijayawada in the night. On April 4, he will be campaigning in Vijayawada City, Penamaluru, Pamarru, Machilipatnam and Gudivada.
On April 5, he will be leaving at 06-20 a.m. by train from Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam by Ratnachal Express. En route, he will be addressing people who come to greet him at stations. The stopovers will be at Eluru (07-07), Tadepalligudem (07-39), Nidadavole (07-56), Rajahmundry (08-39), Samalkot (09-17), Annavaram (09-43), Tuni (09-58), Anakapalli (10-40), Duvvada (11-24) and Vsiakhapatnam (12-05). In Viskhapatnam, he will take part in a road show and address two public meetings.
After an overnight stay at Visakhapatnam, he will be leaving on April 6 on a visit to Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts.
Lok Satta's sixth list of candidates
The Lok Satta today released the sixth list of its candidates comprising 13 contesting to the Assembly and three to the Lok Sabha.
Releasing the list, party spokesman. V. Viayender Reddy disclosed that a Kukatpally businessman, Mr. D. Dilip Kumar, donated Rs.25000 to the Lok Satta. He expressed happiness over the Election Commission allotting the whistle symbol to the party.
Candidates for Assembly:
Name | Constituency | District |
Navin Reddy | Balkonda | Nizamabad |
Ramdas Naik | Dornakal | Warangal |
Ravinder Rao | Parkala | Warangal |
P. Ramesh | Madhira | Khammam |
Chokka Rao | Sattupalli | Khammam |
Srinivasa Naik | Pinabaka | Khammam |
Srinivasachari | Narsapur | Medak |
E. Anand | Chandrayangutta | Greater Hyderabad |
M. D. Rafiq | Bahdurpura | Greater Hyderabad |
B. Chiranjeevi | Ichhapuram | Srikakulam |
S. S. N. Murthy | Srikakulam | Srikakulam |
G. Satyanarayana | S. Kota | Vizianagaram |
Reddy Lakshmu Naidu | Chipurupalli | Vizianagaram |
Candidates for Lok Sabha:
Mahbubabad (Warangal Dt.) | Banotu Malchand |
Karimnagar | M. Sasikanth |
Vizianagaram | K. K. M. Raju |
Lok Satta fields Vignan Rattaiah for Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat
The Lok Satta Party today admitted renowned educationist Dr. Lavu Rattaiah in the party and named him as the candidate for the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency. Dr. Rattaiah has had the distinction of shaping the lives of tens of thousands of students in Andhra Pradesh by establishing the Vignan group of educational institutions. The Vignan Engineering College founded by him is today a deemed university.
Welcoming him into the party, Lok Satta Party President Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan said Dr. Rattaiah has helped lakhs of poor and middle class students to come up in life by imparting them education of very high standards. He was glad that Dr. Rattaiah had accepted his invitation to join the party and share the burden of leadership. "His joining the party marks a turning point in the Lok Satta history."
Dr, JP pointed out that the people were thirsting for a fundamental change in the nature of politics and instanced how Mrs. Santakumari a practicing chartered accountant from Kalyandurg in Anantapur district has come forward to contest the elections on behalf of the party which alone can lead the country out of the present mess. Dr. JP said that Miss Samhita, a 14-year-old girl, donated the Rs.1000 the birthday gift she had received from her grandmother because she could not vote for the Lok Satta Party for four more years to go.
Dr. Rattaiah disclosed that he had joined the Lok Satta Party with a view to repaying the debt of gratitude to society which has made him what he is today. "I have achieved the ultimate in education by founding a university." Although he had a good understanding of politics and society, and was educationally qualified, he did not want to knock at the doors of any political party seeking a ticket to contest elections. The Lok Satta Party, in contrast to other parties, had invited him to join the party and serve the country. The Lok Satta decision would serve an eye-opener to other parties in that they too would have to choose deserving candidates and rowdies to contest elections.
Asked whether Dr. Rattaiah could overcome the "outsider" tag by contesting from Malkajgiri, Dr. JP replied that every one in India is an insider for the Lok Satta. The Constitution guarantees every one's right to live and work and contest elections from anywhere in the country. Dr. Rattaiah replied he has been living in Hyderabad for more than two decades and educating thousands of children through his educational institutions.
The Lok Satta Party today released 5th list of it's candidates to contest the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. With this list the party has so far released the names of 170 candidates for the Assembly and 18 for the LokSabha elections.
MLA Candidates
Sl.No. | Name | Constituency | Dist |
1 | Majid Bin Abid | Adilabad | Adilabad |
2 | Battula Madhu | Bellampally | Adilabad |
3 | Shanta Kumari | Kalyanadurgam | Anantapur |
4 | P B Phanindar | Puttaparthi | Anantapur |
5 | Kinnera Shyam Sundar | Huzurabad | Karimnagar |
6 | L Raja Reddy | Karimnagar | Karimnagar |
7 | R Santhosh Babu | Sircilla | Karimnagar |
8 | Krishna Kumar Reddy | Devarakadra | Mahaboobnagar |
9 | K Raja Mallesh | Makthal | Mahaboobnagar |
10 | P Narender | Shadnagar | Mahaboobnagar |
11 | Chinta Lakshman Rao | Andole | Medak |
12 | Kishtaiah | Bhongiri | Nalgonda |
13 | B Krishna | Armoor | Nizamabad |
14 | Geeta Murthy | Bhansuwada | Nizamabad |
15 | Manchineni Srinivaswa Rao | Darsi | Prakasam |
16 | G Chandraiah | Chevella | Ranga Reddy |
17 | Satyanarayana Reddy | Parigi | Ranga Reddy |
18 | Venkatesh | Vikarabad | Ranga Reddy |
19 | Irya Banothu Nayak | Mahaboobabad | Warangal |
20 | Kurma Jagan | Parakal | Warangal |
MP Candidates
1 | Dr Raghuveer Reddy | Chevella |
2 | L Rattaiah | Malkajgiri |
3 | Vidyasagar | Nagarkurnool |
4 | S Manorama | Narasapuram |
5 | Jupalli Satyanarayna | Khammam |