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Lokesh Sets Goal to Make Mangalagiri Number One Region
Nara Lokesh wants Mangalagiri to become a leading region in many areas.
He thanked local government workers for helping poor families receive permanent rights to their homesites.
About 6,000 families received these rights in two phases.
Lokesh said he first lost an election in Mangalagiri in 2019.
He later spent five years listening to residents and learning about their problems.
He promised to help families living on government land for many years.
People then elected him with a large majority in 2024.
Lokesh also said that several projects, including drainage, water pipelines and parks, are being developed.
He said teamwork between elected representatives and officials is needed to improve the area.
Education Minister and Mangalagiri MLA Nara Lokesh said he wants the constituency to lead in all human-development sectors.
Lokesh hosted Mangalagiri Tadepalli municipal and revenue officials and their families to recognize their work distributing permanent house-site pattas.
Around 6,000 families benefited from the patta distribution after officials completed an enumeration process.
Lokesh said he first lost from Mangalagiri in 2019 but won the 2024 election with a 91,000-vote majority after promising land rights.
Development projects include parks, community facilities, underground drainage, drinking-water pipelines and a model Rythu Bazaar.
- Who
- Nara Lokesh, Mangalagiri officials, revenue staff and municipal workers.
- What
- Lokesh thanked officials for distributing permanent house-site pattas and outlined his goal of making Mangalagiri the number-one region in human development.
- Where
- Mangalagiri constituency, at Lokesh’s residence; the article is datelined Vijayawada.
- When
- The article references Lokesh’s 2019 defeat, his 2024 election victory and the recent two-phase patta distribution; no exact date for the dinner is given.
- Why
- The dinner was held to appreciate officials’ efforts, while the broader development goal is intended to improve services and living conditions in Mangalagiri.
Key facts
- Leader
- Nara Lokesh, Education Minister and Mangalagiri MLA
- 2019 election result
- Lokesh lost the Mangalagiri election by 5,300 votes.
- 2024 election result
- Lokesh said he won with a 91,000-vote majority.
- Patta beneficiaries
- Around 6,000 families benefited from the permanent house-site patta distribution.
- Distribution process
- The pattas were distributed in two phases after officials completed enumeration.
- Development works
- Projects include parks, Kalyana mandapams, community centres, modernized Anganwadi centres and PM Surya Ghar initiatives.
- Infrastructure projects
- Underground drainage and drinking-water pipeline works have commenced or are being taken up.
Quotes
Nara Lokesh
Education minister and Mangalagiri MLA
“Many leaders told me that I could win if I promised house pattas. But I refused to make a promise without making a study of the subject. If I make a promise, it is my habit to fulfill it.”
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“I promised to provide permanent house-site pattas to the needy in the 2024 election, following which people elected me with a 91,000-vote majority”
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