Andhra Pradesh votes today in local body polls across 100 towns and cities
Voters across Andhra Pradesh in southern India were due to vote on Sunday, 1 November, in elections to 100 urban local bodies, after a court-ordered delay over claims that some candidates had been blocked from filing their nomination papers.
Polling was scheduled from 7am to 5pm local time in 13 municipal corporations and 87 municipalities and nagar panchayats, which are small town councils. The State Election Commission said 36,351 police personnel would support security, with CCTV cameras at polling centres and drones watching sensitive areas, according to a summary of The Hindu’s reporting.
The vote was first set for 28 October. It was moved after the Supreme Court directed the election commission on 21 October to extend the nomination process. The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) had complained to the court that its candidates faced violence and threats while filing papers, and that some could not submit them at all. The commission later found that some candidates had been wrongly stopped from filing, and reopened nominations for 48 hours in four places: Kadapa, Rajampet, Mydukur and Tirupati.
Tensions were still high before polling day. On 29 October, YSRCP leaders in Tirupati appealed to the election commission, the district collector and police for more protection, saying its candidates had received death threats and warning of outsiders being brought in to disrupt voting. The party asked for live webcasting and CCTV at every polling station. These remain allegations from the opposition party.
Why it matters
These local bodies decide everyday services such as water, roads and sanitation, so the results will shape daily life in towns and cities across the state. The vote is also a grassroots test for the ruling TDP-led alliance and the opposition YSRCP. And the court’s intervention shows that access to the nomination process, not just the vote itself, can decide whether an election is seen as fair.
What happens next
If any polling station needs a fresh vote, repolling is planned for 2 November. Counting is due to begin at 8am on 3 November. Elections to rural councils, the Zilla Parishad and Mandal Parishad territorial constituencies, are scheduled for 5 November, while polls in 23 other urban bodies remain deferred over legal and administrative issues.
This article is for general information and education only. It is not legal or financial advice.
Sources
- https://newspoint.in/news/andhra-pradesh-civic-polls-now-on-1-november-four-urban-bodies-get-second-chance-to-file-n (NewsPoint, 23 October 2026, updated 31 October 2026)
- https://urbanacres.in/ap-urban-local-body-polls-get-new-schedule-after-nomination-dispute/ (Urban Acres, 23 October 2026)
- https://currentaffairs.chetanbharat.com/andhra-local-body-polls-upsc/ (Chetan Bharat, summarising The Hindu, 30 October 2026)
- https://www.nationpress.com/all/ysrcp-urges-fair-polling-in-tirupati-ulb-vote (Nation Press, 29 October 2026)
