Andhra Pradesh Civic Polls: NDA Ahead In All 13 Municipal Corporations, What's YSRCP's Position?
Andhra Pradesh Civic Polls: NDA Ahead In All 13 Municipal Corporations, What's YSRCP's Position?
- ✓Andhra Pradesh Civic Polls: NDA Ahead In All 13 Municipal Corporations, What's YSRCP's Position?
- ✓The elections covered 13 municipal corporations and 79 municipalities and nagar panchayats.
- ✓Counting is underway at 138 centres for votes polled in 3,186 wards.
- ✓Voting across these ULBs was held on November 1, recording an overall turnout of 62.16%.
Trends have started emerging in Andhra Pradesh's urban local body elections, with counting of votes for 92 urban local bodies (ULBs) beginning on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The elections covered 13 municipal corporations and 79 municipalities and nagar panchayats.
Counting is underway at 138 centres for votes polled in 3,186 wards. Voting across these ULBs was held on November 1, recording an overall turnout of 62.16%. According to the initial trends, the alliance comprising Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the Jana Sena Party (JSP) and the BJP is leading in all 13 municipal corporations.
In the 2021 elections, the opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), led by Jagan Mohan Reddy, had won all 13 municipal corporations. The TDP has also won several seats unopposed in the Chittoor region. In the Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation mayoral race, NDA candidate Mukka Sravani of the TDP was leading by 38,677 votes as of 2.30 pm.
The YSRCP candidate was trailing, having secured just 30.1% of the votes. YSRCP performance in all the local body elections is bad as compared to 2021 elections. The NDA is ahead in all 13 municipal corporations, including Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Machilipatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur, Chittoor, Tirupati, Kadapa and Kurnool.
Mayors from Jagan Mohan Reddy's party had been elected in all these municipal corporations in the 2021 elections. Counting of votes for 92 urban local bodies began on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. This process covers 13 municipal corporations and 79 municipalities and nagar panchayats.
The NDA alliance, comprising Chandrababu Naidu's TDP, JSP, and BJP, is leading in all 13 municipal corporations. This is a significant shift from the 2021 elections. The YSRCP is currently trailing, marking a poor performance compared to the 2021 elections.
In 2021, the YSRCP had won all 13 municipal corporations. Sneha is a Senior Copy Editor at ABP Live English, covering national and global news, politics, and social developments. She approaches every story with clarity, accuracy, and a reader-focused perspective.
She holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication from Central University of Jharkhand.
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| Issuing Authority | ABP News |
|---|---|
| Topic Category | STATES |
| Jurisdiction | All India / National |
| Publication Date | 3 November 2026 |