According to sources Pawan's statement to contest in all the 175 constituencies of AP has stirred a big debate in Godavari districts. Meanwhile since Kapu voters are largely based in these two districts, naturally, all eyes are on from where Pawan would contest. Moreover when given that Palakollu from West Godavari is close to the native place of Konidelas, and even his elder brother Chiranjeevi was defeated in 2009 elections, it is widely discussed whether Pawan would dare to contest from Palakollu or not.
Moreover when going into the political history of Palakollu, Palakollu Assembly constituency has been TDP bastion for so many years. In the years 1983, 1985,1994,1999,2004, 2014 TDP has won the Palakollu Assembly constituency by great margins. Earlier only in 1989 and 2009, the Congress had won in Palakollu. In 2009, it was a triangular fight where Chiranjeevi was contested and divided the votes which led to victory of Congress candidate Usha Rani.
Meanwhile
the sitting MLA Nimmala Ramanaidu from TDP is a powerful candidate with strong
base in cadre, and earned foothold in the region with the help of developmental
activities, it needs to be seen whether Pawan Kalyan can think of fielding
himself from Palakollu. Even though Palakollu has large population of Kapu
community, Chiranjeevi couldn't register a victory.
