VIJAYAWADA: The Telugu Desam-led NDA alliance secured leads or victories in most urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh, while the YSRC won or led in a smaller number of civic bodies, according to the results available on Tuesday.

Counting was taken up by the State Election Commission (SEC), with results being announced through the day. Final results had not been officially released when this report was filed.
Of the 13 municipal corporations, the TD had won or was leading in 10, Jana Sena in two and the YSRC in one. The TD mayoral candidates listed as winners or leading candidates were Mokka Sravani in Visakhapatnam, Avanapu Bhargavi in Vizianagaram, Shaik Abdul Abida in Machilipatnam, K. Lakshmi Aparna in Guntur, Nallamalla Sri Shilpa in Ongole, Anam Roop Kumar Yadav in Nellore, Manne Srinivasa Prasad in Tirupati, Katari Hemalatha in Chittoor, Nellaturi Suvarna in Kadapa and B. Vijaya Prathishta in Kurnool.
Jana Sena candidates listed were Vangaveeti Radhakrishna in Vijayawada and Reddy Appala Naidu in Eluru. The YSRC candidate listed for Anantapur was B.C. Ramesh Goud.
Of the 794 corporation divisions for which results were available, the TD won 514, Jana Sena 120, the BJP 36, the YSRC 90 and other candidates 34.
Among municipalities and nagar panchayats, results were available for 86 civic bodies. The TD won 59, Jana Sena 18, the BJP four, the YSRC three and other candidates two.
Of the 2,712 municipal and nagar panchayat wards for which results were available, the TD won 1,838, Jana Sena 328, the BJP 103, the YSRC 349 and other candidates 94.
Winners celebrated by distributing sweets and bursting crackers, while supporters braved rainfall in several parts of the state.
The SEC had notified elections to 100 urban local bodies, comprising 13 municipal corporations and 87 municipalities and nagar panchayats. Eight ULBs were declared elected unanimously, while 17 municipal and nagar panchayat chairperson posts were also declared unanimous earlier.


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