In the current
lok sabha elections, Karne Shireesha, better known as Barrelakka, is contesting against RS
praveen Kumar in Nagarkurnool. She gained notoriety for running in the
kollapur seat in the most recent
assembly elections and for raising awareness when a video of her challenging the
government about unemployment while taking care of buffaloes went viral.
She is now a candidate for the
nagarkurnool lok sabha constituency on her own. Pothuganti Bharat
prasad of the BJP, RS
praveen Kumar of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, and Mallu
ravi of the
congress are her opponents. Shireesha is a
cow herder and a BCom graduate from Marikal
village in Nagarkurnool. Her goal is to demonstrate that common
people can win
elections without using violence or bribes.
She has had offers of money and a house, but she refuses to back down from her determination to stand out for Telangana's unemployed young. She got funding for her previous campaign from
people like Malladi
krishna Rao and campaign help from VV
lakshmi Narayana, a retired IPS officer. She did not win, but the
people gave her a lot of support and attention.
Earlier in 2023, independent candidate Karne Shireesha—also referred to as Telangana's "buffalo sister"—finished fourth out of five candidates running for the state's
kollapur assembly seat. She received a total of 5,754 votes.
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congress won the seat with 93,609 votes, defeating his nearest opponent, Harshavardhan
reddy of the BRS, by almost 30,000 votes.