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Elections in eight Municipalities and Nagar Panchayats — Allagadda, Dachepalli, Darsi, Gurajala, Kamalapuram, Piduguralla, Proddatur and Rayachoti — were unanimous, with both chairpersons and ward members elected unopposed

Updated - November 01, 2026 10:10 am IST

Election staff leave for their assigned polling stations with election materials and other essential equipment ahead of the October 31, 2026, municipal elections in Vijayawada. Personnel were deployed to various polling stations to ensure the polling process ran smoothly and in an orderly manner. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao

(PTI) Elections to 100 ULBs across Andhra Pradesh began on Sunday (November 1, 2026), with voters turning up at polling stations to exercise their franchise. Polling began at 7 a.m. and will continue until 5 p.m., according to the revised schedule issued by the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission for the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections.

The elections cover 13 municipal corporations and 87 municipalities and Nagar Panchayats. Vote counting is scheduled for November 3.

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Elections in eight Municipalities and Nagar Panchayats — Allagadda, Dachepalli, Darsi, Gurajala, Kamalapuram, Piduguralla, Proddatur and Rayachoti — were unanimous, with both chairpersons and ward members elected unopposed.

District Collector G. Lakshmisha said that comprehensive arrangements were made to ensure the peaceful and successful conduct of elections within the limits of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation(VMC) and four municipalities in the NTR district.

Mr. Lakshmisha, District Election Expenditure Observer B. Vijay Kumar and VMC Commissioner Dhyanachandra H.M. visited the distribution centre at Loyola College in Vijayawada on Saturday (October 31). They inspected the election materials and various forms being supplied to polling teams.

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State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha said at a polling station in DAV Public School, Ibrahimpatnam, that polling across the State has so far been peaceful.

In connection with the Second Ordinary Municipal Elections–2026, an error was identified in the printing of election symbols allotted to two candidates in Division 55, RR Peta area, under the jurisdiction of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation.

The division has a total of 8,881 voters, and 9 polling stations have been set up.

Polling began at 7 a.m. at all polling stations in the Chirala and Repalle municipalities of Bapatla district on Sunday. Voters are exercising their franchise, while officials are monitoring the polling process across the district through webcasting from the Collectorate.

Polling across 36 polling stations in Repalle Municipality in Bapatla district recorded a voter turnout of 13.5% between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Sunday.

Polling across the polling stations in all 44 wards of Chirala Municipality in Bapatla district recorded a voter turnout of 10% between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Sunday.

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10.56% voting has been registered in the elections to the four local bodies in Kurnool district by 9 a.m. In Kurnool Municipal Corporation (KMC), 11.15% polling was registered while 11.97 % electorate cast their vote in Yemmiganur municipality. In Adoni municipality, 8.50% polling was registered, while in Gudur nagar panchayat, the polling percentage stood at 8.49.

Polling for the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) elections began on a peaceful note on Sunday, with several polling stations, particularly in semi-urban areas, witnessing a good turnout in the morning hours, while voter participation in the core urban areas was yet to gather momentum. The overall polling percentage stood at only 3.34% in the first two hours, indicating a relatively slow start across the city.

Polling for the municipal elections began peacefully in Guntur district on Sunday, police informed. District Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal visited several polling stations in the morning to inspect the polling process and security arrangements.

The SP visited polling stations set up at Mahaveer College within the limits of Lalapet police station, Muslim College on Ponnur Road, Anki Reddypalem High School and NGO Colony School to review the conduct of the elections.

During his visits, he reviewed police security arrangements, the movement of voters and the law and order situation at the polling stations. He instructed police officers and personnel to remain alert until the completion of the elections and ensure that voters could exercise their franchise freely without fear or pressure.