Andhra Pradesh election results LIVE: TDP-led alliance leads in 10 of 13 municipal corporations, 62 municipalities

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: The elections are an important contest between the ruling NDA coalition, comprising the TDP, Jana Sena Party and BJP, and the Opposition YSRCP.

The TDP contested 10 of the 13 municipal corporation mayoral contests, while Jana Sena fielded candidates in two and the BJP in one. The YSRCP contested all 13 mayoral positions.

For the municipality and Nagar Panchayat chairperson elections, the TDP fielded candidates in 49 contests, Jana Sena in 17 and the BJP in four. The YSRCP contested all 70 positions where elections were held.

The chairperson candidates in 17 of the 87 municipalities and Nagar Panchayats were elected unopposed.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: Security arrangements have been tightened at the Andhra University counting centre in Visakhapatnam ahead of the counting of votes in the local body elections.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: The elections recorded a reported overall voter turnout of 62.16%, according to final figures released by the state election authorities.

Of the 96,89,061 registered voters, 60,22,411 exercised their franchise.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: The State Election Commission (SEC) has undertaken counting across 3,186 wards, comprising 804 wards in 13 municipal corporations and 2,382 wards in 79 municipalities and Nagar Panchayats.

A total of 138 counting centres, 556 counting halls and 6,831 counting tables have been arranged for the exercise. Around 47,817 personnel have been deployed, while 1,372 CCTV cameras have been installed at strong rooms and counting halls to monitor the process, as per reports.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka alleged electoral malpractice in Andhra Pradesh, sharing visuals that he claimed showed booth capturing and electoral rigging. He also targeted Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu and his associates, accusing them of setting new benchmarks in electoral malpractice.

Ranka’s remarks came as Union home minister Amit Shah was holding a ‘Loktantra Bachao’ rally in Hyderabad. “While Amit Shah is busy holding ‘Loktantra Bachao’ rally in Hyderabad, here are the visuals of booth capturing and electoral rigging in the neighbouring Andhra,” he wrote on X.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: Counting of votes for the Guntur Municipal Corporation elections is underway at Acharya Nagarjuna University.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu over south coastal Andhra Pradesh continues to affect normal activities in the region on Tuesday, with heavy rainfall delaying urban local election vote counting in Vijayawada and slowing the counting process in Guntur, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issues a red alert for Andhra Pradesh.

In Vijayawada, vote counting for the local body elections began around two-and-a-half hours late due to heavy rains. Officials initially took up the counting of postal ballots, while the counting process is being conducted in separate halls ward-wise for the East, West and Central constituencies.
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Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: The TDP-led alliance is leading in 10 of the 13 municipal corporations and 62 of the 83 municipalities in Andhra Pradesh, according to the latest trends. The YSR Congress Party has yet to open an account in municipal corporations and is leading in four municipalities, while Independents are ahead in three municipalities.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: Of the 13 mayoral posts in urban local bodies where elections were held, the ruling NDA alliance partners divided the contest among themselves. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) contested in 10 municipal corporations, Jana Sena Party in two and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in one.

The YSRCP, meanwhile, fielded candidates in all 13 mayoral contests, setting up direct electoral battles against the alliance partners.

Of the 87 municipalities and nagar panchayats, chairperson candidates were elected unanimously in 17 places. Elections were held for the remaining 70 chairperson posts.

Among the alliance partners, TDP candidates contested for 49 chairperson positions, Jana Sena candidates for 17 and BJP candidates for four. The YSRCP fielded candidates in all 70 constituencies where elections were held.

The ruling coalition is confident that its development and welfare programmes will help its candidates secure victories across the State. The YSRCP, on the other hand, is hoping to put up a strong fight in at least some municipalities and urban local bodies.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: The state high court, at 7.30 am on Tuesday, delivered its judgement giving the green signal for counting of votes in the municipal elections at Pulivendula in YSR Kadapa district, people familiar with the matter said.

The high court dismissed petitions filed by YSR Congress Party candidate for Kadapa chairperson post Y S Pramila and party MP Y S Avinash Reddy, seeking a halt to the counting process.

The petitioners had requested the court to direct the SEC to conduct repolling in all wards of the Pulivendula municipality, instead of restricting it to the four wards where repolling had already been conducted. They also sought suspension of the counting process until repolling was completed across the municipality.

Arguments in the petitions concluded in the high court on Monday. The court pronounced its verdict at 7.30 a.m. on Tuesday, rejecting the pleas and clearing the way for counting of votes in Pulivendula.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: The counting process in Prakasam and Bapatla districts will get delayed by three-and-a-half hours due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions on account of Cyclone Murasu, causing heavy rainfall accompanied by high velocity winds.

“The district administration in these districts expressed inability to take up counting of votes, due to disruption to normal movement and transportation of counting material. It would be extremely difficult for the counting staff to reach their respective counting centres at the scheduled time,” state election commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha said, adding that the district authorities wanted postponement of the counting process in these two districts.

Punetha said the Commission rescheduled the commencement of counting of votes from 8 am to 11.30 am in these two districts. “If there is no respite from heavy rains, the commission will take further decision in the matter,” he added.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: The TDP-led alliance is leading in eight of the 13 municipal corporations and 47 of the 53 municipalities in Andhra Pradesh, according to field reports. The municipality tally includes 17 seats where candidates were elected unanimously. The YSR Congress Party is leading in five municipalities but has not taken the lead in any municipal corporation, while Independents are ahead in one municipality. Official announcements are yet to be made.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: Ashutosh Ranka on Tuesday alleged booth capturing and electoral rigging in Andhra Pradesh, sharing a video on X purportedly showing electoral irregularities in the state.

“While Amit Shah is busy holding ‘Loktantra Bachao’ rally in Hyderabad, here are the visuals of booth capturing and electoral rigging in the neighbouring Andhra,” Ranka said in his post.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: Counting of votes for the second general election of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) began at Andhra University on Tuesday, with 113 counting halls and 1,507 counting tables set up across the university’s North and South campuses.

By 8:50am , the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) had secured 53 votes in the mayoral contest, while the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) had received 29 votes, Congress two votes and other candidates 31 votes.

In the ward-wise trends, TDP was leading in eight wards, YSRCP in five, Jana Sena in two, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in one and an Independent candidate in one ward.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: The ruling coalition is confident that its development and welfare programmes will help its candidates secure victories across the State. The YSRCP, on the other hand, is hoping to put up a strong fight in at least some municipalities and urban local bodies.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: The counting process in Prakasam and Bapatla districts will get delayed by three-and-a-half hours due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions on account of Cyclone Murasu, causing heavy rainfall accompanied by high velocity winds.

“The district administration in these districts expressed inability to take up counting of votes, due to disruption to normal movement and transportation of counting material. It would be extremely difficult for the counting staff to reach their respective counting centres at the scheduled time,” state election commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha said, adding that the district authorities wanted postponement of the counting process in these two districts.

Punetha said the Commission rescheduled the commencement of counting of votes from 8 am to 11.30 am in these two districts. “If there is no respite from heavy rains, the commission will take further decision in the matter,” he added.

Andhra Pradesh election results LIVE: The Andhra Pradesh high court, on Tuesday, delivered its judgement giving the green signal for counting of votes in the municipal elections at Pulivendula in YSR Kadapa district, people familiar with the matter said.

The high court dismissed petitions filed by YSR Congress Party candidate for Kadapa chairperson post Y S Pramila and party MP Y S Avinash Reddy, seeking a halt to the counting process.

The petitioners had requested the court to direct the SEC to conduct repolling in all wards of the Pulivendula municipality, instead of restricting it to the four wards where repolling had already been conducted. They also sought suspension of the counting process until repolling was completed across the municipality.

Andhra Pradesh election results LIVE: The contest for the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation mayoral contest is a closely-watched one. Running for mayor are NDA-backed Jana Sena candidate Vangaveeti Radhakrishna, YSR Congress Party candidate and former mayor Rayana Bhagyalakshmi, and former Director General of Police AB Venkateswara Rao running as an independent candidate.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: The elections for the municipal councils were held on November 1 from 7am to 5pm. Repolling, wherever required, was conducted on November 2.

The civic polls were held for 13 municipal corporations including, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Nellore, Kurnool, Kadapa and Tirupati, along with 79 municipalities and Nagar Panchayats.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: The counting process in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam and Bapatla districts is expected to get delayed by three-and-a-half hours due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions on account of Cyclone Murusu, causing heavy rainfall accompanied by high velocity winds.

“The district administration in these districts expressed inability to take up counting of votes, due to disruption to normal movement and transportation of counting material. It would be extremely difficult for the counting staff to reach their respective counting centres at the scheduled time,” state election commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha said, adding that the district authorities wanted postponement of the counting process in these two districts.

Punetha said the Commission rescheduled the commencement of counting of votes from 8 am to 11.30 am in these two districts. “If there is no respite from heavy rains, the commission will take further decision in the matter,” he added.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: Of the 13 mayoral posts in urban local bodies where elections were held, the ruling NDA alliance partners divided the contest among themselves. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) contested in 10 municipal corporations, Jana Sena Party in two and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in one.

The YSRCP, meanwhile, fielded candidates in all 13 mayoral contests, setting up direct electoral battles against the alliance partners.

Of the 87 municipalities and nagar panchayats, chairperson candidates were elected unanimously in 17 places. Elections were held for the remaining 70 chairperson posts.

Among the alliance partners, TDP candidates contested for 49 chairperson positions, Jana Sena candidates for 17 and BJP candidates for four. The YSRCP fielded candidates in all 70 constituencies where elections were held.

Andhra Pradesh election result LIVE: The counting of votes for municipal elections across 92 urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh municipal elections began at 8 am on Tuesday, state election commission authorities said.

The polling was held on November 1, amid stray incidents of clashes and protests in some parts of the state, with an overall poll percentage of 60.96 per cent. Repolling in 12 wards across seven urban local bodies in five districts recorded a turnout of 60.64 per cent on Monday.