The Pithapuram constituency went to polling in the fourth phase of the Assembly elections on May 13. Candidates in the fray for the East Godavari subsect include the Congress' Madepalli Satyananda Rao, the Bahujan Samaj Party's Bulli Raju Prattipati. Held by the YSRCP's Pendem Dorababu, the seat looks to be out of the YS Jagan-led party's grip amid a dismal showing in this year's elections.
