TDP clinches 15 of 17 newly elected municipal chairperson posts in Andhra Pradesh

What Happened

State Election Commission announced that 17 candidates were unanimously elected as chairpersons of municipalities and nagar panchayats across Andhra Pradesh on Monday morning, October 26, 2026. Fifteen of the chairpersons belong to the Telugu Desam Party. They are Shaik Babavali (Piduguralla), Nelavelli Bollaiah (Gurajala), Tangella Srinivasa Rao (Dachepalli), Atchala Tirupathamma (Kanigiri), E.N. Sreenivasan (Nagari), Nayim Taj (Punganur), Shaik Khadar Vali (Rayachoti), Dontham Gayathri (Rajampet), Nandyala Raghava Reddy (Proddatur), Somesula Divya Teja (Badvel), Dhanapala Jagan (Mydukur), Gongal Reddy Swapna (Kamalapuram), G.R. Tamila Selvi (Gooty), Shaik Anisha (Allagadda) and Avula Govinda Rajulu (Atmakuru). The Jana Sena Party secured one chairpersonship with Daram Subba Rao elected in Darsi. The Bharatiya Janata Party also won one seat, Gorla Madhu Latha in Yerraguntla.

Context

These results show the TDP holding a dominant share of local leadership, while the Jana Sena and BJP manage only isolated victories. The news report was filed from Vijayawada.