Pithapuram, the AP assembly constituency, which gathered much hype in the present election saw a high-stake battle between JSP chief Pawan Kalyan and Vanga Geetha Viswanath of YSRCP.
Pawan was expected to secure a majority of over one lakh votes. On expected lines, Pawan Kalyan, who fought the elections with an alliance with BJP and TDP, was able to win from Pithapuram,
with a majority of 70,279 votes against his nearest opponent Vanga Geetha Viswanath of YSRCP.
While Pawan Kalyan received 1,39,394 votes, Geetha stood second with 64,115 votes. incidentally, Pawan Kalyan defeated Geetha, who had won as Pithapuram on Praja Rajyam Party (PRAP) ticket in 2009, when the party was founded by Pawan’s elder brother and former MP K Chiranjeevi.