Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar: Wealthiest Politician Is The TDP's Guntur Lok Sabha Pick (image:facebook.com/pemmasaniofficial)
Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidate for Guntur Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh is the wealthiest candidate announced so far for the ongoing general elections. As per the data submitted before the Election Commission, he has disclosed assets with a net worth of over Rs 5,700 crore. In terms of moveable assets, he possesses Rs. 5,598 crores, and immovable assets are valued at Rs.1,038 crores.
A doctor-turned-politician, Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar has been a member of the party for a long time. An earnest TDP NRI cell leader, he actively organised party activities in America. He has been at the forefront in organising several charity events for the over the last decade.
Chandra Sekhar hails from the Guntur district. After completing MBBS from Osmania medical college, he moved to US for higher education and worked as a physician there. Counted as one of the finest physician, he then became a faculty at John Hopkins university. Dr Chandra Sekhar is the recipient of ‘Earnest and Young’ award in 2020.
Besides, he is the founder and CEO of UWorld, an online learning platform that provide assistance in order to clear licensing examinations. As an NGO it gives support to students from different areas including law, commerce, pharmacy, nursing, and accounting.
Though Dr Chandra Sekhar planned to field from Narsaraopet constituency in 2014, he failed to get a ticket due to several reasons. Even in 2019, he attempted to obtain Narsaraopet ticket, but TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu gave ticket to Rayapati Sambasiva Rao, who then quit the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) and joined TDP. This time also, he was initially decided to contest from Narasaraopet, his candidacy then announced from Guntur as the sitting TDP MP Galla Jayadev informed his retirement from politics.
Guntur has traditionally been held as the battleground for the YSRCP and the TDP and in the upcoming election, Dr Chandra Sekhar is pitted against YSRCP nominee Kilari Venkata Rosaiah. Regarding his strategy to win the election, Dr Chandra Sekhar told in an interview with The New Indian Express: “My strategy is to be honest and fair. My life is an open book and everyone knows what I’ve contributed to the society as an entrepreneur and a philanthropist, and how I represented Telugu pride on international level. Frankly speaking, I didn’t enter politics to get fame or money, because I have both. All I want is to serve the people and I think that through this platform, it will be more intense.”
