The NDA is leading in the urban polls in Guntur, Palnadu and Bapatla districts

MAUD Principal Secretary S. Suresh Kumar inspects the counting progress at Guntur Municipal Corporation on Tuesday.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), the Jana Sena Party (JSP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), appeared headed for a decisive victory in the municipal body elections in Guntur, Palnadu and Bapatla districts, with the alliance parties securing leadership in most municipalities and the Guntur Municipal Corporation.

In Guntur, TDP mayoral candidate Kovelamudi Lakshmi Aparna was leading against YSRCP candidate Tadikonda Alivelu Nagapadma Sridevi as counting continued. Out of 76 constituencies in the Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC), the TDP won 16 and was leading in 21, while the Jana Sena Party won three and was ahead in 10. The BJP and YSRCP won one constituency each, the latter leading in another 10. An independent candidate also won one constituency.

In Tenali, Jana Sena candidate Thotakura Venkata Ramana Rao won the Speaker election with 51,020 votes defeating YSRCP candidate Maddali Seshachalam who got 33,927 votes by a margin of 17,093 votes. TDP won 29 out of 52 wards, followed by Jana Sena Party with 16, YSRCP with six and BJP with one.

In Bapatla district, TDP chairperson candidate Kurra Avarna was leading against YSRCP candidate Chimatala Lakshmi by 14,319 votes in Repalla as counting continued. TDP won 25 constituencies, Jana Sena Party two, BJP one, YSRCP two and independent candidate one. Counting in Chiral has been suspended in view of Cyclone Murasu.

In Palnadu district, the TDP won 17 wards in Macherle, 13 in Vinukonda and nine each in Sattenapalli and Chilakaluripet. Jana Sena Party secured six wards, BJP three and YSRCP six across four municipalities. With the census continuing, the results of the elections of the presidents in all four municipalities were awaited.

Across the three districts, the TDP won 118 constituencies and was leading in another 21. The Jana Sena secured 26 constituencies, leading in 10, while the BJP won five. YSRCP won 15 wards and led in another 10. Independents won two wards.

Published – 03 Nov 2026 20:38 IST