TDP sweeps four municipal corporations across Rayalaseema

Returning Officer and Joint Collector M. Venkateswarlu handing over the election victory certificate to Poluboina Roop Kumar Yadav who won the Nellore Mayoral seat on Wednesday. | Photo credit: BY ARRANGEMENT

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidate Manne Srinivasa Prasad (JB Srinivas) won the Tirupati Municipal Corporation (TMC) mayoral seat with a majority of 61,582 votes over YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) candidate Y. Vasudeva by the end of counting at SV Arts College in Tirupati on Tuesday.

Out of a total of 1.36 lakh votes polled, Mr. Srinivas got 94,937 votes and Mr. Vasudeva got 33,355 votes. While the other candidates combined for 3,176 votes, 3,149 votes were deemed invalid and 1,389 votes were none of the above (NOTA).

Among the 66 constituencies within TMC limits, TDP candidates emerged victorious in 38 and YSRCP was successful in 19. Candidates from Jana Sena Party (JSP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and others won three constituencies each.

Returning Officer and RDO A. Murali presenting election victory certificate to Matli Suvarna, who won the Kadapa Mayoral seat, in Kadapa on Tuesday. | Photo credit: BY ARRANGEMENT

In Kadapa, TDP mayoral candidate Matli Suvarna won with 1,31,615 votes against YSRCP’s Bandi Deepthi.

Out of the total 66 constituencies in Kadapa Municipal Corporation limits, TDP candidates emerged successful in 61, while JSP and BJP candidates won one and two constituencies respectively. Meanwhile, YSRCP won one ward. Independent candidates and candidates from other political parties failed in all constituencies.

In Nellore, TDP mayoral candidate Poluboina Roop Kumar Yadav defeated YSRCP counterpart Anam Vijaya Kumar Reddy with a huge majority of 80,721 votes after the last round of counting at DKW College in Nellore.

Among the 72 constituencies in the Nellore Municipal Corporation, TDP candidates won in 56, including 18 constituencies elected unanimously. The JSP and BJP candidates won eight and five wards respectively. Even independent candidates claimed two wards but YSRCP won only one.

Electoral Officer and District Collector Prakasam P. Raja Babu presents the election victory certificate to TDP mayoral candidate Nallamalli Sri Silpa after she won the Ongola municipal body election on Wednesday. | Photo credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS

In Ongola, TDP mayoral candidate Nallamalli Sri Silpa defeated YSRCP candidate Kuppam Prasad with a huge majority of 37,626 votes. Out of the total 62 constituencies in Ongole Municipal Corporation, TDP candidates were elected in 39, YSRCP in 11, JSP in eight and BJP in one.

Published – 04 Nov 2026 21:39 IST