AP Civic Polls: 25,809 Nominations Filed

Vijayawada: A total of 1,358 nominations were filed for mayor and chairperson posts in municipal corporations, municipalities and nagar panchayats in Andhra Pradesh during the three-day nomination process from October 16 to 18.

Party-wise, the YSRC accounted for 367 nominations, followed by the Telugu Desam (TD) with 329, the Congress with 117, Jana Sena with 100 and the BJP with 27.

For ward member posts, a total of 24,451 nominations were filed.

The TD led with 9,460 nominations, followed by the YSRC with 8,175, Jana Sena with 2,324, the BJP with 886 and the Congress with 415.

Andhra Pradesh has 3,020 wards in municipal corporations and 3,942 wards in municipalities and nagar panchayats.