Key Contestant: MM Pallam Raju

The Union HRD minister faces an uphill task in retaining his Lok Sabha seat, located in Seemandhra. The Congress faces a meltdown in the region for its decision to go ahead with its plans to set up Telangana after splitting Andhra Pradesh, and Mr Raju, like other Congress candidates in Seemandhra, is facing the heat.

Constituency: Kakinada
Party: Congress
Age: 51
Education: Post Graduate
Assets: Rs. 113,518,442