Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday cast his vote and said that vote for that governance, which would lead to a "brighter future."
He cast his vote at Kadapa Constituency's Jayamahal Anganawadi Polling Booth No. 138.
"You have seen the governance in the last 5 years and if you think you have benefited from this governance, then vote for that governance, which would lead to a brighter future," Andhra CM told reporters.
Congress's YS Sharmila, TDP's Chadipiralla Bhupesh Subbarami Reddy and YSRCP's YS Avinash Reddy are contesting elections from this seat. YSRCP's YS Avinash Reddy is the sitting MP from Kadapa.
Sitting MP YS Avinash Reddy of the YSR Congress Party is pitted against state Congress chief YS Sharmila. Sharmila is the daughter of former Andhra CM YS Rajasekhara Reddy and sister of YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Avinash Reddy is the cousin of Sharmila and Jagan.
The Telugu Desam Party, which is in alliance with the BJP in the state, has fielded Chidipiralla Bhupesh Reddy for the seat.
Voting for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in 96 Parliamentary Constituencies across nine states and one Union Territory began on Monday at 7:00 am.
Polling for all 175 seats of the State Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh and 28 seats of the State Legislative Assembly of Odisha also started simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls.
Of the 96 Lok Sabha seats, 25 are from Andhra Pradesh, 17 from Telangana, 13 from Uttar Pradesh, 11 from Maharashtra, eight each from Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, five from Bihar, four each from Jharkhand and Odisha, and one from Jammu and Kashmir.
