Mayor Reservations for 17 Municipal Corporations Finalised Ahead of Civic Polls
AP Civic Polls 2026: Visakhapatnam and Guntur mayoral posts are reserved for women, while Vijayawada and Tirupati are left unreserved.
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has finalised reservations for the mayoral posts in all 17 municipal corporations, a key step toward the long-awaited urban local body elections to soon be held in the state.
The Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department issued the notification on Monday through G.O. No. 252. Principal Secretary Suresh Kumar signed the orders.
Under the allocation, five corporations go to Backward Classes (BCs), two to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and one to a Scheduled Tribe (ST). Another five are reserved for women in the general category, and four remain unreserved.
ST (1): Mangalagiri-Tadepalli
SC (2): Rajahmundry, Kurnool
BC Women (2): Machilipatnam, Kakinada
BC General (3): Anantapur, Chittoor, Eluru
General Women (5): Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Guntur, Kadapa, Visakhapatnam
Unreserved (4): Tirupati, Vijayawada, Ongole, Nellore
Two of the state’s biggest cities, Visakhapatnam and Guntur, will now have women mayors. Vijayawada and Tirupati are in the unreserved category, so they are open to candidates from any group.