Former president of Vizianagaram District Police Officers Association M. Venkata Rama Simhachalam speaking to the media after filing his nomination on a TDP ticket for the Dattirajeru ZPTC seat in Vizianagaram district. | Photo Credit: ZPTC M.
Venkatarama Simhachalam, former president of the Vizianagaram District Police Officers-Employees Association, filed his nomination on a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) ticket for Dattirajeru Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) seat.Dattirajeru is part of the Gajapathinagaram Assembly constituency, represented by the Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Kondapalli Srinivas.Mr.Simhachalam recently took voluntary retirement from the police department after reportedly receiving an assurance from the TDP high command that he would be given the ZPTC ticket.Speaking to the media after filing his nomination, he said that he had entered politics to serve his native mandal with the support of the government.He thanked the minister and other leaders for providing him an opportunity to contest in the elections. Published - October 22, 2026 08:58 pm IST