AP Municipal Elections on October 28, Panchayat Polls from November 26
The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission has announced the schedule for municipal and local body elections across the state, with polling for urban local bodies set for October 28. State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha released the revised timetable covering 11 municipal corporations and 72 municipalities and nagar panchayats. Elections will be held for mayoral, chairperson and ward member posts, along with Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC), Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) and gram panchayat positions.
The nomination process for urban local body elections will begin on October 16, with candidates allowed to file their papers until 3 pm on October 18. The scrutiny of nominations will take place on October 19, followed by the withdrawal deadline on October 21. The final list of contesting candidates will be released on the same day. Polling is scheduled for October 28, from 7 am to 5 pm, while repolling will be conducted on October 29 wherever necessary. Counting of votes and declaration of results will begin at 8 am on October 30.
Elections in 11 Municipal Corporations
The elections will cover mayoral and ward member positions in Vizianagaram, Eluru, Machilipatnam, Guntur, Ongole, Nellore, Tirupati, Chittoor, Kadapa, Kurnool and Anantapur. In addition, 72 municipalities and nagar panchayats across the state have been included in the announced schedule.
The district-wise list includes Ichchapuram and Palasa-Kasibugga in Srikakulam district; Bobbili and Nellimarla in Vizianagaram; Parvathipuram, Salur and Palakonda in Parvathipuram Manyam; and Yelamanchili and Narsipatnam in Anakapalli. Kovvur, Nidadavole and Mandapeta are included in East Godavari, while Kakinada district has Peddapuram, Tuni, Samalkot, Pithapuram, Eleswaram and Gollaprolu. Amalapuram, Ramachandrapuram and Mummidivaram feature in Dr B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema, while Narasapuram and Akividu are listed in West Godavari. Nuzvid and Jangareddygudem are included in Eluru, and Pedana and Vuyyuru in Krishna district.
In NTR district, elections will be held in Nandigama, Jaggayyapeta, Kondapalli and Tiruvuru, while Tenali is included in Guntur district. Palnadu district has Macherla, Piduguralla, Sattenapalli, Chilakaluripet, Vinukonda, Gurazala and Dachepalli. Repalle and Chirala are listed in Bapatla, while Chimakurthy, Addanki and Darsi are included in Prakasam. Markapuram, Kanigiri and Giddalur will also go to polls.
In SPSR Nellore district, elections are scheduled in Atmakur and Buchireddypalem. Venkatagiri, Sullurpeta, Naidupeta and Puttur are included in Tirupati district, while Palamaner, Nagari and Kuppam feature in Chittoor. Madanapalle, Punganur and Rayachoti are listed in Annamayya district. In YSR Kadapa, the municipalities include Rajampet, Proddatur, Pulivendula, Badvel, Mydukur, Jammalamadugu, Yerraguntla and Kamalapuram. Rayadurg, Kalyandurg, Tadipatri, Guntakal and Gooty are included in Anantapur district.
MPTC, ZPTC and Gram Panchayat Elections
Polling for MPTC and ZPTC positions will be held on November 3, with vote counting scheduled for November 5. Gram panchayat elections will take place in three phases, beginning on November 26, followed by the second phase on November 29 and the final phase on December 2. The staggered timetable sets separate polling dates for rural local bodies across Andhra Pradesh.