14 candidates vying for the post of Guntur Mayor; allocated election symbols

As many as 14 candidates, including nominees of major political parties and independents, are contesting for the post of mayor of Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) in the municipal council elections scheduled for October 28.

Guntur Municipal Corporation Commissioner and Additional Electoral Officer K. Mayur Ashok announced the final list of candidates on Wednesday, October 21, after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended, in line with the election schedule.

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) fielded Kovelamudi Lakshmi Aparna, who was assigned the wheel symbol. YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) candidate Tadikonda Alivelu Venkata Nagapadmasridevi was awarded the ceiling fan symbol.

Gudavalli Manikumari is contesting on behalf of the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) with an elephant symbol, while Chopparapu Padmavathi is a Congress candidate with a hand symbol.

Other candidates representing political parties are Degala Mounika of the Amaravati party who is assigned the wardrobe symbol; Pathan Muneer Sultana of the Navarang Congress Party, assigned the gas cylinder symbol; Pendyala Madhavi by Navodayam, assigned the bat symbol; Shaik Khader Bee of the Navataram side, assigned the symbol of the coconut; and Shaik Mohammed Zahurunnisa Begum of the Republican Party of India assigned the electric pole symbol.

Five candidates are running as independents. They are Kandepalli Aparna, they are assigned the symbol of a refrigerator; Ganji Suvarna Latha, assigned the coat symbol; Jarugumalli Jyothi, assigned symbol of the pincers; Manne Sudha, assigned the checkerboard symbol; and Sivalasetti Pavani, assigned the camera symbol.

Published – 21 Oct 2026 23:04 IST