AP Municipal Elections have been scheduled for four municipal corporations and 19 municipalities in Andhra Pradesh. State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha announced that polling will take place on November 26.
Election Schedule:
- Nominations: November 14 to 16
- Scrutiny of nominations: November 17
- Withdrawal of nominations: November 19
- Polling: November 26, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Counting and results: November 30
Elections in four municipal corporations, 19 municipalities and several nagar panchayats had been delayed due to ward delimitation issues, reservation-related matters and legal disputes. With the reported hurdles cleared, the SEC has announced the schedule.
The polls will cover 260 divisions in the Srikakulam, Kakinada, Rajahmundry and Mangalagiri-Tadepalli corporations, along with 749 wards across the 19 municipalities and nagar panchayats. With the election code now in force, restrictions will apply to new government announcements and welfare schemes in the poll-bound areas. Major political parties are preparing for the local body contest.