Praja Sankalpa Yatra was a foot march that was undertaken by

Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy (born 21 December 1972) also known as Y. S. Jagan or mononymously Jagan, is an Indian entrepreneur and politician serving as the 17th and current chief minister of Andhra Pradesh since 30 May 2019. He is the ...

starting 6 November 2017, for 341 days till 10 January 2019, when he walked over 3,648 km and met around two crore people. This was done in the run up to the

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. The

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has claimed it to be the largest

Padayatra A padayatra ( sa, पादयात्रा, pādayātrā, journey by foot, translit-std=ISO) is a journey undertaken by politicians or prominent citizens to interact more closely with different parts of society, educate about issues concerning ...

by any Indian politician till date.

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''Praja Sankalpa Yatra'' was a foot march campaign started by Andhra Pradesh's former leader of opposition

, objected to pitch himself as an alternative to former chief minister of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

N. Chandrababu Naidu. The campaign was launched on 6 November 2017 with the slogan ''Ravali Jagan Kavali Jagan'' (Jagan should come, We need Jagan) subjected to address over 5000 public meetings in 175 assembly constituencies of

. A set of nine welfare programs also called as Navaratnalu were promised by YS Jagan during the campaign which were delivered once he was elected as the chief minister of ''Andhra Pradesh'' post 2019 state assembly elections. After 341 days of ''Praja Sankalpa Yatra'' covering the distance of 3,648 km through 13 districts on foot, it was finally concluded at

Ichchapuram Ichchapuram is a town in the Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is located nearly 142 km from the district capital, Srikakulam. Ichchapuram municipality is the largest urban local body in the Srikakulam di ...

on 10 January 2019 making it the longest

by any politician in

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Key Moments

has interacted with around two crore people which also included meetings with select groups such as farmers, fishermen, auto drivers, teachers, ''Nayee Brahmins'', weavers, goldsmiths, ''anganwadi'' teachers, advocates, ambulance employees, government employees and unemployed youth. * The campaign covered 134 out of 175 assembly constituencies in ''Andhra Pradesh''. * Andhra Pradesh's tourism minister

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has led a rally at

Bheemunipatnam Bheemunipatnam (also known as Bheemili), is a suburb of Visakhapatnam, India. The town was named after Bhima, a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. It formerly administered under the Bheemunipatnam municipality, but merged into GVMC in 2017. ...

on 6 November 2020 marking the third anniversary of ''Praja Sankalpa Yatra''. *

was attacked by a person claiming to be his fan at

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with a knife while he was returning from ''Praja Sankalpa Yatra'' in

Vizianagaram district Vizianagaram district is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with its headquarters located at Vizianagaram. The district was once the part of ancient Kalinga.Saripilli Dibbilingeswara temple ...

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