Vijayawada: Four nominations were filed for the Vijayawada mayor’s post, while 419 nominations were received for ward-member posts across five urban local bodies in NTR district by Saturday, as preparations continued for the second ordinary municipal elections in Andhra Pradesh.
According to figures released on October 17, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) received four nominations for the mayor’s post, including one from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and three from independents.
No nominations were recorded under the Telugu Desam, YSR Congress, Jana Sena, BJP or Congress.
Across the five urban local bodies, nine nominations were filed for mayor and chairperson posts during the day, taking the cumulative total to 10.
Jaggaiahpet received one nomination, Tiruvuru two and Nandigama three, while Kondapalli received none. Vijayawada recorded four nominations.
For ward-member posts, Vijayawada accounted for 261 nominations, followed by Tiruvuru with 67, Nandigama with 38, Jaggaiahpet with 37 and Kondapalli with 16.
The district-wide cumulative total of 419 ward-member nominations included 187 from the YSRC, 144 from the TD, 46 from Jana Sena, seven from the BJP, six from the CPI, three each from the Congress and CPM, one from the AAP and 22 from independents.
Meanwhile, NTR district election observer S. Nagalakshmi, an IAS officer, inspected the office of the returning officer for the Vijayawada mayoral election at the VMC headquarters on Saturday morning.
Accompanied by VMC commissioner H.M. Dhyanachandra, she reviewed the nomination process, facilities for candidates, availability of forms, maintenance of records and arrangements for receiving nominations.
She sought details from officials about the number of nominations received and the procedures being followed to ensure compliance with election rules.
The observer also reviewed election arrangements for all 86 divisions of the VMC. Additional commissioner and election nodal officer A. Ravindra Rao and other election staff took part in the inspection.
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