Ground Report: Elephants, cashews and a bridge; Kurupam tribal constituency in Andhra Pradesh cries for help

Kurupam is a Scheduled Tribe reserved constituency situated in the Parvathipuram Manyam district of Andhra Pradesh. It falls under the Araku (ST) Lok Sabha constituency.

Women voters (99,034) outnumber their male counterparts (94,050). Of the 1,93,123 voters, 39 are transgenders. Tribesmen and Other Backward Class (OBC) communities, including Koppula Velama and Turpu Kapu, are dominant in the constituency.

But what are the issues in the constituency that matter to the voters? In this Ground Report, South First brings you the details and stories that truly need to be heard.

Ground Report: Elephants, cashews, and a bridge — Kurupam tribal constituency in Andhra cries for help