Six File Nominations For Mayor’s Posts In 13 AP Civic Bodies On First Day
With regard to chairpersons for 87 municipalities and nagar panchayats, only 43 nominations have been filed, TDP – 15, YSRC – 13, Jana Sena – 5, INC – 2, and independents – 5.
Vijayawada:Six nominations have been filed for the position of mayor in 13 municipal corporations on the first day of filing of nominations for the local body elections in Andhra Pradesh on Friday.
YSR Congress filed two nominations – one each in Vizianagaram and Kadapa, while Anna YSR Party filed two nominations in Kurnool, one nomination in Kadapa, and AAP filed one nomination in Tirupati.
For a total of 922 wards in various municipal corporations, 274 nominations have been filed. The party and number of nominations are YSR – 161, TDP – 66, Jana Sena – 12, BJP – 5, INC – 3, CPI – 2, and independents – 25.
With regard to chairpersons for 87 municipalities and nagar panchayats, only 43 nominations have been filed, TDP – 15, YSRC – 13, Jana Sena – 5, INC – 2, and independents – 5.
For the position of ward members, out of a total of 3,021 wards, 367 nominations have been filed, YSRC – 190, TDP – 133, Jana Sena – 13, CPI – 5, BJP – 4, CPM – 2, INC – 1, and independents – 19.