NDA Alliance Wins Most North Andhra Civic Bodies; Independent Takes Nellimarla
The NDA alliance won several municipal chairperson posts and two corporation mayoral contests in north Andhra Pradesh, with counting still under way in Salur municipality in Parvathipuram Manyam district.
Visakhapatnam: The NDA alliance won several municipal chairperson posts and two corporation mayoral contests in north Andhra Pradesh, with counting still under way in Salur municipality in Parvathipuram Manyam district.
In Visakhapatnam, Telugu Desam candidate Mokka Sravani defeated YSRC candidate Varudu Kalyani to win the mayoral post by a wide margin.
In Vizianagaram, TD candidate Avanapu Bhargavi was leading YSRC candidate Kolagatla Sravani by 15,000 votes at the end of the second round of counting for the mayoral post, when this report was filed.
In Srikakulam district, TD candidate Vajja Gangabhavani won the Palasa-Kasibugga chairperson's post, defeating YSRC candidate Talasu Sripadma.
TD candidate ASI Leelarani defeated YSRC candidate Pilaka Rajalakshmi to win the Ichchapuram chairperson's post.
In Anakapalli district, TD candidate Chintakayala Padmavathy, wife of Speaker Ayyanna Patrudu, defeated YSRC candidate Chintakayala Anitha to win the Narsipatnam chairperson's post.
TD candidate Pilla Ramakumari defeated YSRC candidate B. Tulasi to win the Elamanchili municipal chairperson's post.
In Parvathipuram Manyam district, Jana Sena candidate Palla Vijayanirmala defeated YSRC candidate Palavalasa Indumathi to win the Palakonda Nagar Panchayat chairperson's post.
In Salur municipality, YSRC candidate B. Rebka Rai was leading Jana Sena candidate Vijay Kumar by 1,000 votes after the first round of counting when this report was filed.
In Vizianagaram district, independent candidate Lenka Appala Naidu defeated the BJP and YSRC candidates in Nellimarla.
He had sought a TD ticket but was denied one.
TD candidate Renukadevi Swapna Rambarki defeated YSRC candidate Achyutavalli Tumula to win the Bobbili municipal chairperson's post.