# TDP demands SEC action on YSRCP violence

> Telugu Desam Party leaders accuse YSR Congress of orchestrating attacks during local body election nominations in Rayalaseema.
- Title: TDP demands SEC action on YSRCP violence · The Hindu
- Summary: Telugu Desam Party leaders accuse YSR Congress of orchestrating attacks during local body election nominations in Rayalaseema. TDP leaders asked the State…
- Keywords: tdp, ysrcp, local body elections, rayalaseema, punganuru, rayachoti, tirupati, model code of conduct, election violence, news, politics, demands
- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdp-urges-sec-to-rein-in-ysrcp-leaders-inciting-violence-ahead-of-local-body-elections/article71592979.ece
- Author: V. Raghavendra
- Published: 2026-10-16T14:30:29+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: tdp, ysrcp, local body elections, rayalaseema, punganuru, rayachoti, tirupati, model code of conduct, election violence, news, politics
## TDP seeks SEC intervention
TDP leaders Varla Ramaiah and P. Ashok Babu submitted a representation to State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha requesting stringent action against YSRCP leaders and workers.
## Violence during nominations
YSRCP leaders perpetrated violence in the first hour of filing nominations by attacking TDP cadres and contestants with weapons, causing severe injuries to several people, Ramaiah alleged.
## Midhun Reddy's alleged role
Rajampet MP P.V. Midhun Reddy deliberately visited a centre in Punganuru in a convoy of vehicles with many people wielding sticks and weapons to drive out TDP cadres, TDP alleged.
## Goons brought from other states
TDP leaders alleged anti-social elements were brought from Katpadi, Tirutthani and other places in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring places of Karnataka to disturb the elections.
## TDP's motive allegations
TDP alleged YSRCP's intention in inciting violence was to terrorise voters because they were not in a position to face the elections or hoped to reap electoral dividends.
## Violations and SEC demands
TDP leaders said YSRCP actions violated the Model Code of Conduct and called on the SEC to direct departments to be vigilant and control anti-social elements.
## Key takeaway

TDP leaders asked the State Election Commissioner to act against YSRCP leaders accused of inciting violence during local body election nominations in Rayalaseema on October sixteenth.