​ Since Tenkasi district has neither government engineering college nor medical college, the Kadayanallur voters expect the government to establish these institutions in their segment.  

​ Agriculture continues to shape the local economy, with coconut, banana, vegetables, and turmeric as the main crops. The areca sheath industry has emerged as a parallel activity, with units producing plates and bowls catering to steady market demand.  

​ Encompassing Thirumayam, Arimalam, and Ponnamaravathy unions, the constituency continues to remain industrially backward necessitating many educated youth to move out in search of employment; farmers complain that sufficient attention has not been paid to water management in this rain-fed region  

​ As hustings draw nearer, DMK is leveraging the sex scandal to dash the hopes of AIADMK, which is highlighting stagnant development in the constituency to get back at its opponent. Residents, however, point out that the promises being made by contestants, regardless of parties, are the same old ones  

​ Bapatla sets up district-level safety committee for adventure tourism; Information and Public Relations and Housing Minister Kolusu Parthasarathy launches paramotor and jet ski rides at Chirala