The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission has issued a notification for elections to 23 pending urban local bodies. Polling will be held on November 26, while counting of votes will take place on November 30.
State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha announced the schedule on Thursday, November 12. The second phase will cover four municipal corporations and 19 municipalities and nagar panchayats across 15 districts.
The four municipal corporations are Srikakulam, Kakinada, Rajamahendravaram and Mangalagiri-Tadepalli. The remaining 19 urban bodies include Palakollu, Bhimavaram, Tadepalligudem, Tanuku, Gudivada, Narasaraopet, Ponnuru, Kavali and Bapatla.
Elections to these local bodies were previously delayed due to court cases, delimitation and other administrative issues. With the pending issues addressed, the Election Commission has decided to proceed with polling.
A total of 24,98,152 voters are eligible to participate in the elections across 1,009 wards. Of these, 260 wards fall under the four municipal corporations, while the remaining 749 belong to municipalities and nagar panchayats.
The nomination process will begin on November 14 and conclude on November 16. Scrutiny will take place on November 17, while November 19 is the last date for withdrawing nominations.
Polling will be conducted from 7 AM to 5 PM on November 26. Repolling, if required, will take place on November 27, followed by counting from 8 AM on November 30.
The latest notification completes the election schedule for the remaining urban local bodies that were excluded from the first phase of Andhra Pradesh’s municipal elections.
