TD, YSRC Dominate MPTC, ZPTC Nominations
The TD has fielded 19,760 candidates for MPTC seats and 1,693 for ZPTC seats, while the YSR Congress has 17,726 and 1,445 candidates, respectively.
Vijayawada: As many as 50,815 candidates are in the fray for 10,488 Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) seats across 28 districts of Andhra Pradesh, with the Telugu Desam and the YSR Congress accounting for the largest share of contestants.
The figures comprise 46,045 candidates contesting MPTC seats and 4,770 vying for ZPTC seats.
The TD has fielded 19,760 candidates for MPTC seats and 1,693 for ZPTC seats, while the YSR Congress has 17,726 and 1,445 candidates, respectively.
The nominations cover candidates from major political parties, smaller parties and independents across the state’s 28 districts.
The Jana Sena has fielded 4,330 candidates for MPTC seats and 587 for ZPTC seats, taking its combined tally to 4,917.
The BJP has 1,049 MPTC candidates and 227 ZPTC candidates, totalling 1,276.
Among the other parties, the Congress has 439 candidates for MPTC seats and 316 for ZPTC seats, taking its combined tally to 755.
The CPI(M) has 353 MPTC candidates and 69 ZPTC candidates, while the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has 155 and 122, respectively.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has two MPTC candidates and 10 ZPTC candidates.
Another 219 MPTC and 74 ZPTC candidates belong to other parties.
Independents are also a significant presence in the contest, with 2,012 candidates for MPTC seats and 227 for ZPTC seats, taking their combined strength to 2,239.
District-wise figures show that Srikakulam has the highest number of MPTC candidates at 2,806.
Vizianagaram follows with 2,511, while Anakapalli has 2,394.
SPSR Nellore has 2,231 candidates, Tirupati 2,177 and Kakinada 2,137.
Visakhapatnam records the lowest MPTC tally, with 353 candidates, followed by Polavaram with 558.
In the ZPTC category, Tirupati district tops the list with 280 candidates, followed by Vizianagaram with 254 and SPSR Nellore with 250.
Sri Satya Sai district has 234 candidates, while Anakapalli has 228.
Visakhapatnam again records the lowest tally, with just 46 candidates, followed by Polavaram with 103.