The parties are yet to announce a candidate for Rajamahendravaram mayor

The ground cadre and mayoral ticket aspirants are keeping their fingers crossed as none of the parties — including the YSRCP and the NDA — have announced their mayoral candidate for the Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation by Saturday (November 14, 2026).

The last date for submitting a nomination for the post of mayor is November 16. The mayor’s seat is reserved for the Scheduled Caste General.

As the NDA allotted the mayoral seat to the BJP, party president PVN Madhav’s visit to Rajamahendravaram on Friday gained attention as he finalized the mayoral candidate. But he left the city without announcing a candidate, so the party cadre remained uncertain.

Meanwhile, BJP, Jana Sena and TDP are fighting to finalize the seat share among the 72 wards. As many as 19 candidates submitted their nominations for the corporation on Saturday. Out of the total 4.63,322 voters, there are 2,39,637 women who would dictate the outcome of the mayoral election.

Published – 14 Nov 2026 21:37 IST