Amaravati, October 2026: A total of 22,806 nominations have been declared valid for the Andhra Pradesh urban local body elections scheduled for October 28, while 1,531 nominations were rejected during scrutiny on Monday, according to the State Election Commission (SEC).
The elections will cover ward members and Mayors and Chairpersons of municipal corporations, municipalities and nagar panchayats. The scrutiny results indicate that the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led National Democratic Alliance and the opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) are among the major contenders in the civic polls.
For the Mayoral posts in 13 municipal corporations, 286 nominations were found valid. Across the Mayoral and other related leadership posts covered in the scrutiny, the SEC reported 1,213 valid nominations.
The TDP, which leads the ruling NDA, has filed 46 nominations for the Mayoral posts. Its ally Jana Sena, led by Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, has fielded eight candidates, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has submitted four nominations.
The YSRCP, headed by former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, has filed 47 nominations, while the Congress, led by his sister Y.S. Sharmila, has fielded 35 candidates. Another 93 nominations from independent candidates were also found valid.
For the Chairperson posts in 86 municipalities and nagar panchayats, the SEC received 1,027 nominations, of which 100 were rejected. The remaining 927 nominations were declared valid. These included 246 candidates from the TDP, 84 from Jana Sena and 20 from the BJP. The YSRCP fielded 277 candidates, while the Congress submitted 76 nominations.
In the municipal corporations, 8,217 nominations were received for 922 ward-member posts. Of these, 7,610 were found valid. The TDP accounted for 2,752 valid nominations, followed by the YSRCP with 2,129. Jana Sena had 972 valid nominations, the BJP 332 and the Congress 194.
For 2,988 ward-member posts in municipalities and nagar panchayats, 15,196 nominations were found valid. The TDP had 6,032 valid nominations, while the YSRCP had 5,497. Jana Sena accounted for 1,290 valid nominations and the BJP for 508. The Congress had 191 nominations declared valid.
With scrutiny completed, candidates and political parties will now focus on the October 28 elections, which will determine representation across Andhra Pradesh's urban local bodies.
