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Elections to local bodies in Andhra Pradesh are being held in four phases in rural areas (panchayats) in February 2021 viz. 9 February 2021, 13 February 2021, 17 February 2021 and 21 February 2021 covering 13 districts.[1][2] In the first phase, 29,732 polling stations were set up.[3]
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Urban local body elections to 12 municipal corporations and 75 municipal and town councils will be held on 10 March, with a possible second round on 13 March.[4]
Elections in the state to district and township panchayats will be scheduled at a later date.[5]
Grama Panchayati elections
editElection schedule
editState Election Commission, headed by N. Ramesh Kumar, appointed K. Kanna Babu, IAS as Secretary of SEC and N. Sanjay, IPS to provide leadership for local elections.[6]
Phase 1
editLocal Body Election Event | Date |
---|---|
Election Date Announcement | 29 January 2021 |
Last Date for Filling Nominations | 31 January 2021 |
Scrutiny | 1 February 2021 |
Withdrawal Last Date | 4 February 2021 |
Voting | 9 February 2021 |
Results | 10 February 2021 (Total) |
Phase 2
editLocal Body Election Event | Date |
---|---|
Election Date Announcement | 2 February 2021 |
Last Date for Filling Nominations | 4 February 2021 |
Scrutiny | 5 February 2021 |
Withdrawal Last Date | 8 February 2021 |
Voting | 13 February 2021 |
Results | 14 February 2021 (Total) |
Phase 3
editLocal Body Election Event | Date |
---|---|
Election Date Announcement | 6 February 2021 |
Last Date for Filling Nominations | 8 February 2021 |
Scrut | 9 February 2021 |
Withdrawal Last Date | 12 February 2021 |
Voting | 17 February 2021 |
Results | 18 February 2021 (total) |
Phase 4
editLocal Body Election Event | Date |
---|---|
Election Date Announcement | 10 February 2021 |
Last Date for Filling Nominations | 12 February 2021 |
Scrutiny | 13 February 2021 |
Withdrawal Last Date | 16 February 2021 |
Voting | 21 February 2021 |
Results | 22 February 2021 (total) |
Elections held
editPhase 1
editDistrict | No. of Grama Panchayatis | No. of Wards | Voting Turnout |
---|---|---|---|
Anantapuramu | 169 | 1715 | |
Chittoor | 454 | 4142 | 79.33% |
East Godavari | 366 | 4100 | 82.81% |
Guntur | 337 | 3442 | |
Kadapa | 206 | 2068 | |
Krishna | 234 | 2502 | 86.06% |
Kurnool | 193 | 1922 | |
Nellore | 163 | 1566 | |
Prakasam | 229 | 2344 | |
Srikakulam | 319 | 2920 | 75.77% |
Visakhapatnam | 340 | 3250 | 84.23% |
Vizianagaram | 0 | 0 | No election held |
West Godavari | 239 | 2552 | 80.29% |
Total | 3249 | 32502 | 81.78% |
Phase 2
editIn the second phase, 539 sarpanch seats have been unanimously won, So, there is no election in those grama panchayatis. The elections were held in 18 revenue divisions and 167 mandals.
District | No. of Grama Panchayatis | No. of Wards | Voting Turnout |
---|---|---|---|
Anantapuramu | 310 | 84.65% | |
Chittoor | 276 | 77.20% | |
East Godavari | 247 | ||
Guntur | 236 | 85.51% | |
Kadapa | 175 | 80.47% | |
Krishna | 211 | 84.12% | |
Kurnool | 240 | 80.76% | |
Nellore | 194 | 78.04% | |
Prakasam | 277 | 86.93% | |
Srikakulam | 278 | ||
Visakhapatnam | 261 | ||
Vizianagaram | 415 | ||
West Godavari | 210 | 81.75% | |
Total | 3328 | 20 | 81.61% |
Urban local body/ Municipal elections
editThe elections were previously scheduled on March 23 were post-poned due to COVID-19 pandemic in India. The election process will be continued from the previous nominations filed.[7] The elections will be held in 12 municipal corporations and 75 municipalities or nagara panchaytis. Elections will not be conducted in Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation, Nellore Municipal Corporation, Srikakulam Municipal Corporation and 29 municipalities/nagara panchaytis.
Election schedule
editLocal Body Election Event | Date |
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Nominations Withdrawal Last Date | 3 March 2021 |
Election campaign Last Date | 8 March 2021 |
Voting | 10 March,12 March and 13 March 2021 |
Results | 14 March 2021 (Total) |
Election results
editMunicipal corporations
editMunicipal corporation | Total wards | YSRCP | TDP | JSP+BJP | INC+CPI+CPI(M) | Independent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation | 98 | 58 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Vijayawada Municipal Corporation | 64 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Guntur Municipal Corporation | 57 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Tirupati Municipal Corporation | 50 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kakinada Municipal Corporation | ||||||
Kurnool Municipal Corporation | 52 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Ongole Municipal Corporation | 50 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation | 50 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kadapa Municipal Corporation | 50 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation | 50 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Anantapuramu Municipal Corporation | 50 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Eluru Municipal Corporation | 50 | |||||
Chittoor Municipal Corporation | 50 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nellore Municipal Corporation | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation | 50 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Total |
Municipalities
editNagar Panchayats
editGram Panchayati
editGram Panchayati[8] | Total Wards | YSRCP | TDP | JSP+BJP | Elected Sarpanch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sirvel Panchayat | 18 | L.Salamama | |||
Govindapalli Panchayat | 14 | N.Mariyamma | |||
Yeraguntla Panchayat | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | Ayyaloori Subhan Ali |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Desk, India com News (8 February 2021). "Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Elections First Phase on Tuesday, Polling to Begin at 6.30 AM". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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- ^ "First phase of AP panchayat elections sees 82% voter turnout". The Economic Times. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh municipal polls to be held on March 10, counting on March 14". The New Indian Express. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Andhra Gram Panchayat elections to be held in February 2021". The News Minute. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ The Hindu, Poll Commission call centre receives 196 plaints on first day, 12 February, 2021.[1]
- ^ Bandari, Pavan Kumar (15 February 2021). "Andhra Pradesh: SEC contemplates to start Municipal Elections process soon". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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