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Election staff leave for their assigned polling stations with election materials and other essential equipment ahead of the October 31, 2026, municipal elections in Vijayawada. Personnel were deployed to various polling stations to ensure the polling process ran smoothly and in an orderly manner. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao
After days of hectic political activity and violent incidents during the filing of nominations, the stage is set for elections to 92 urban local bodies (ULBs) in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday (November 1, 2026). The elections will be held in 13 Municipal Corporations and 79 of the 87 Municipalities and Nagar Panchayats.
Elections in eight Municipalities and Nagar Panchayats — Allagadda, Dachepalli, Darsi, Gurajala, Kamalapuram, Piduguralla, Proddatur and Rayachoti — were unanimous, with both chairpersons and ward members elected unopposed.
District Collector G. Lakshmisha said that comprehensive arrangements were made to ensure the peaceful and successful conduct of elections within the limits of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation(VMC) and four municipalities in the NTR district.
Mr. Lakshmisha, District Election Expenditure Observer B. Vijay Kumar and VMC Commissioner Dhyanachandra H.M. visited the distribution centre at Loyola College in Vijayawada on Saturday (October 31). They inspected the election materials and various forms being supplied to polling teams.
The State Election Commission (SEC) is geared up to conduct elections to 100 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), comprising 13 Municipal Corporations and 87 Municipalities and Nagar Panchayats, on November 1. Polling was originally scheduled for October 28 but was deferred following directions from the Supreme Court after violent incidents prevented several candidates from filing their nominations. As part of seat adjustments, the Mayoral posts of the Greater Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada Municipal Corporations were allotted to the TDP and Jana Sena Party, respectively.
SEC gears up for 100 ULB elections on Nov 1 with heightened security, drones, CCTV, observers, and contingency controls.
After days of hectic political activity and violent incidents during the filing of nominations, the stage is set for elections to 92 urban local bodies (ULBs) in Andhra Pradesh on November 1. The elections will be held in 13 Municipal Corporations and 79 of the 87 Municipalities and Nagar Panchayats.
Stage set for November 1 polls in 92 Andhra Pradesh urban local bodies with 3,073 candidates across 804 corporation wards and 2,382 municipality/nagar panchayat wards.
All arrangements have been completed for municipal polls across the southern districts of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. The respective district administrations, police authorities, polling staff and and micro-observers are ready to conduct the elections in a peaceful, free, and fair manner.
All arrangements are ready for Sunday’s municipal polls across south Andhra Pradesh, with security, accessibility, and voter support measures in place.
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