Andhra civic polls: TDP, YSRCP workers clash in Pulivendula; slow turnout in cities | LIVE

Workers of the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) clashed in Pulivendula, the home turf of YSRCP chief and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, during Andhra Pradesh’s urban local body elections on Sunday (November 1, 2026).

Stones were thrown in some wards before the police brought the situation under control. Polling elsewhere, so far, has been largely peaceful, State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha said. The overall turnout in the State reached 22.08% by 11 a.m.

Smaller towns are voting faster than the big cities: Jammalamadugu in Kadapa district had recorded 60.92%, while Visakhapatnam, the largest corporation, was at 13.34%. Voting for 100 urban local bodies, 13 municipal corporations and 87 municipalities and nagar panchayats, began at 7 a.m.

It will end at 5 p.m. Votes will be counted on November 3. Eight municipalities and nagar panchayats are not voting at all: Allagadda, Dachepalli, Darsi, Gurajala, Kamalapuram, Piduguralla, Proddatur and Rayachoti. Their chairpersons and ward members were all elected unopposed.

The polls were originally due on October 28. They were put off on the Supreme Court’s directions after complaints that candidates had been prevented from filing nominations. About 21.40 lakh of Andhra Pradesh’s 96.89 lakh urban voters had cast their votes by 11 a.m.

on Sunday, a turnout of 22.08%, according to the State Election Commission. Smaller towns are well ahead of cities. Jammalamadugu in Kadapa district leads the State at 60.92%, followed by Kuppam at 44.30% and Nagari at 40.46%.

In Pulivendula, the scene of clashes this morning, 35.17% had voted. The 13 municipal corporations are trailing: Chittoor leads them at 32.50%. Vijayawada was at 18.07% and Guntur at 17.82%. Visakhapatnam, the largest, was the lowest at 13.34%.

11 AM- Poll Percentage.pdf YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is on a visit to Pulivendula in Kadapa district on Sunday, where municipal polling is under way. The TDP has accused him of taking part in a roadshow in alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct.

Polling picked up in Visakhapatnam through the morning. Turnout rose from 3.34% at 9 a.m. to 13.34% by 11 a.m. on Sunday, according to election officials. Of the city’s 18.37 lakh voters, 2,45,251 had voted by then. Only 3.34% of Visakhapatnam’s voters had cast their votes by 9 a.m.

on Sunday, the lowest among the State’s 13 corporations. Of 18.38 lakh voters, 61,309 had voted. Madhurawada zone recorded the highest turnout at 5.87%, followed by Anakapalli at 5.18%. The South Assembly constituency was the lowest at 1.81%.

Vizag GVMC elections open with 3.34% turnout in first two hours; urban areas slower, with police security and active voter mobilization underway. Stones were thrown in wards 11 and 12 of Pulivendula on Sunday. TDP and YSRCP workers pushed and jostled each other in several other wards.

The police chased away the fighting groups in places such as Islampuram. YSRCP workers accused the police of driving away their voters. Voters had started queuing at 7 a.m. Hours earlier, around midnight, three cars, 10 motorcycles and a tractor were set on fire near an orchard belonging to one Madhusudhan Reddy.

The police said it was not yet known who was behind it. WhatsApp Image 2026-11-01 at 10.22.08 AM.jpeg WhatsApp Image 2026-11-01 at 10.20.19 AM.jpeg Several vehicles were set on fire in Pulivendula town, few hours before the municipal elections began on Saturday (November 1) morning.

The incident happened around midnight near the orchard belonging to one Madhusudhan Reddy, where three cars, ten motorcycles and a tractor were fully burnt.