Andhra Pradesh municipal elections: 23 urban bodies vote on 26 November, panchayat polls in three phases
Gram panchayat elections will follow in three phases, with notifications on 13, 16 and 19 November.
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Andhra Pradesh municipal elections in 23 pending urban local bodies will be held on 26 November, the State Election Commission announced on Thursday, IANS reported. State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha said the poll covers four municipal corporations and 19 municipalities and nagar panchayats, and that gram panchayat elections will follow in three phases.
Andhra Pradesh municipal elections: what the State Election Commission announced
The commission issued a notification for the 23 bodies, according to Telangana Today, which carried the IANS report. Voters will choose Mayors and Chairpersons, as well as Corporators and Ward Members, Punetha said. The second phase covers 15 districts, m9.news reported.
Key numbers
- 23: urban local bodies going to the polls, per IANS.
- 24.98 lakh: voters expected to cast their votes, at 2,801 polling centres, according to IANS.
- 4 and 19: municipal corporations, and municipalities or nagar panchayats, in the list.
- 3: phases of gram panchayat elections, with notifications due on 13, 16 and 19 November.
Urban local bodies nomination and polling calendar
Nominations close on 16 November and scrutiny follows on 17 November, Punetha said. The last date for withdrawal is 19 November. Polling runs from 7 am to 5 pm on 26 November, according to m9.news. Re-polling, if required, will take place on 27 November, followed by counting from 8 am on 30 November, the same outlet reported.
Gram panchayat elections in three phases
Punetha also announced that gram panchayat elections in the state would be held in three phases. Notifications for the first, second and third phases will be issued on 13 November, 16 November and 19 November, IANS reported. The dates of polling for those phases were not part of the report.
What has already been completed
The election process for the MPTC and ZPTC elections, as well as the first phase of elections to 100 urban local bodies, has already been completed, according to IANS. The latest notification completes the schedule for the remaining urban bodies that were left out of that first phase, m9.news said.
What happens next
Nominations for the 23 bodies open on 14 November, and the first gram panchayat notification is due on 13 November. Candidates and parties will have only a few days to file papers before nominations close on 16 November.
The vote closes out the urban body cycle after 100 bodies voted in the first phase, and the panchayat notifications open the village-level round across the state. Parties have a few days to pick candidates before nominations close on 16 November.