Vijayawada: Filing of nominations for mayor, municipal chairperson and ward member posts in 23 urban local bodies (ULBs) across Andhra Pradesh began on Saturday, with returning officers issuing public notices inviting nominations.
Polling is scheduled for November 26.
In the four municipal corporations of Srikakulam, Kakinada, Rajamahendravaram and Mangalagiri-Tadepalli, five nominations were filed for mayor posts on the first day.
The TD, Jana Sena, BJP, YSRC and independents filed one nomination each.
For ward member posts in the four corporations, 98 nominations were filed for 260 wards.
These included 35 from the TD, eight from Jana Sena, two from the BJP, 30 from the YSRC and 23 from independents.
In 19 municipalities and nagar panchayats, 10 nominations were filed for chairperson posts.
The Congress filed four, the YSRC three, the BJP one, the CPM one and the BSP one.
The TD and Jana Sena did not file any nominations.
For 749 ward member posts in these 19 urban local bodies, 160 nominations were filed.
These included 31 from the TD, nine from Jana Sena, four from the BJP, 97 from the YSRC, eight from the Congress, four from the CPM, one from the BSP and five from independents.
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