elections for the gramme panchayat, mandal and zilla parishad, municipality, and state assembly are no exception; it is a well-known fact that one must spend thousands or even millions of dollars to gain the seat. Because of their extreme corruption, citizens are now hesitant to cast their ballots unless the politicians offer them cash payments. In addition to other incentives like alcohol, biryani, and other freebies, the cost of each vote has increased from a few hundred to as much as 5,000 rupees.

No candidate from a party will, however, acknowledge that he spent so much money to win the election. Despite the fact that everyone is aware that the candidates for office spend thousands or even millions of rupees, if he or she says anything out loud, it would cause a significant scandal. A few years ago, when Kodela Sivaprasada Rao, a former speaker of the andhra pradesh assembly, admitted to spending millions of dollars to win the assembly seat in Narsaraopet in front of a television station, he found himself in hot water. A similar confession was made publicly by the husband of a ysr congress party municipal councillor from kuppam municipality, who claimed that he had bribed voters Rs 5,000 per vote during the municipal elections of the previous year to ensure that his wife was elected as a councillor.

Rangaiah, a YSRCP politician and councillor for the kuppam municipality, revealed during a general body meeting that he had to spend a lot of money to get his wife Devaki elected. "We gave kuppam voters Rs 5,000 for each vote. However, there have been neither any works nor any payments for the prior works. We are unable to perform even minor drainage work in the district, according to Rangaiah. Although the council had approved the work, he claimed it was not being done because there had been no money released. He was supported by many other council members, who asked the officials to release the funds.

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