# 2021 Andhra Pradesh local elections

Elections to local bodies in Andhra Pradesh are being held in four phases in rural areas (panchayats) in February 2021 viz. 9 February 2021, 13 February 2021, 17 February 2021 and 21 February 2021 covering 13 districts. In the first phase, 29,732 polling stations were set up.
Urban local body elections to 12 municipal corporations and 75 municipal and town councils will be held on 10 March, with a possible second round on 13 March.
Elections in the state to district and township panchayats will be scheduled at a later date.

## Grama Panchayati elections
### Election schedule

State Election Commission, headed by N. Ramesh Kumar, appointed K. Kanna Babu, IAS as Secretary of SEC and N. Sanjay, IPS to provide leadership for local elections.

#### Phase 1

| Local Body Election Event | Date |
| Election Date Announcement | 29 January 2021 |
| Last Date for Filling Nominations | 31 January 2021 |
| Scrutiny | 1 February 2021 |
| Withdrawal Last Date | 4 February 2021 |
| Voting | 9 February 2021 |
| Results | 10 February 2021 (Total) |

#### Phase 2

| Local Body Election Event | Date |
| Election Date Announcement | 2 February 2021 |
| Last Date for Filling Nominations | 4 February 2021 |
| Scrutiny | 5 February 2021 |
| Withdrawal Last Date | 8 February 2021 |
| Voting | 13 February 2021 |
| Results | 14 February 2021 (Total) |

#### Phase 3

| Local Body Election Event | Date |
| Election Date Announcement | 6 February 2021 |
| Last Date for Filling Nominations | 8 February 2021 |
| Scrut | 9 February 2021 |
| Withdrawal Last Date | 12 February 2021 |
| Voting | 17 February 2021 |
| Results | 18 February 2021 (total) |

#### Phase 4

| Local Body Election Event | Date |
| Election Date Announcement | 10 February 2021 |
| Last Date for Filling Nominations | 12 February 2021 |
| Scrutiny | 13 February 2021 |
| Withdrawal Last Date | 16 February 2021 |
| Voting | 21 February 2021 |
| Results | 22 February 2021 (total) |

### Elections held
#### Phase 1

| District | No. of Grama Panchayatis | No. of Wards | Voting Turnout |
| Anantapuramu | 169 | 1715 | |
| Chittoor | 454 | 4142 | 79.33% |
| East Godavari | 366 | 4100 | 82.81% |
| Guntur | 337 | 3442 | |
| Kadapa | 206 | 2068 | |
| Krishna | 234 | 2502 | 86.06% |
| Kurnool | 193 | 1922 | |
| Nellore | 163 | 1566 | |
| Prakasam | 229 | 2344 | |
| Srikakulam | 319 | 2920 | 75.77% |
| Visakhapatnam | 340 | 3250 | 84.23% |
| Vizianagaram | 0 | 0 | No election held |
| West Godavari | 239 | 2552 | 80.29% |
| Total | 3249 | 32502 | 81.78% |

#### Phase 2

In the second phase, 539 sarpanch seats have been unanimously won, So, there is no election in those grama panchayatis. The elections were held in 18 revenue divisions and 167 mandals.
| District | No. of Grama Panchayatis | No. of Wards | Voting Turnout |
| Anantapuramu | 310 | | 84.65% |
| Chittoor | 276 | | 77.20% |
| East Godavari | 247 | | |
| Guntur | 236 | | 85.51% |
| Kadapa | 175 | | 80.47% |
| Krishna | 211 | | 84.12% |
| Kurnool | 240 | | 80.76% |
| Nellore | 194 | | 78.04% |
| Prakasam | 277 | | 86.93% |
| Srikakulam | 278 | | |
| Visakhapatnam | 261 | | |
| Vizianagaram | 415 | | |
| West Godavari | 210 | | 81.75% |
| Total | 3328 | 20 | 81.61% |

## Urban local body/ Municipal elections

The elections were previously scheduled on March 23 were post-poned due to COVID-19 pandemic in India. The election process will be continued from the previous nominations filed. The elections will be held in 12 municipal corporations and 75 municipalities or nagara panchaytis. Elections will not be conducted in Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation, Nellore Municipal Corporation, Srikakulam Municipal Corporation and 29 municipalities/nagara panchaytis.

### Election schedule

| Local Body Election Event | Date |
| Nominations Withdrawal Last Date | 3 March 2021 |
| Election campaign Last Date | 8 March 2021 |
| Voting | 10 March,12 March and 13 March 2021 |
| Results | 14 March 2021 (Total) |

### Election results
#### Municipal corporations

Seats won :
| Municipal corporation | Total wards | YSRCP | TDP | JSP+BJP | INC+CPI+CPI(M) | Independent |
| Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation | 98 | 58 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Vijayawada Municipal Corporation | 64 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guntur Municipal Corporation | 57 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tirupati Municipal Corporation | 50 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kakinada Municipal Corporation | | | | | | |
| Kurnool Municipal Corporation | 52 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ongole Municipal Corporation | 50 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation | 50 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kadapa Municipal Corporation | 50 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation | 50 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anantapuramu Municipal Corporation | 50 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eluru Municipal Corporation | 50 | | | | | |
| Chittoor Municipal Corporation | 50 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nellore Municipal Corporation | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation | 50 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | | | | | | |

#### Municipalities

| Municipality | Total wards | YSRCP | JSP+BJP | TDP | Independents+Others |
| Ichchapuram Municipality | 23 | 20 | | | |
| Palasa-Kasibugga Municipality | 31 | 28 | | | |
| Palakonda | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobbili Municipality | 31 | 30 | | | |
| Parvathipuram Municipality | 30 | 29 | | | |
| Salur Municipality | 29 | 27 | | | |
| Nellimarla | 20 | 20 | | | |
| Narsipatnam Municipality | 28 | 26 | | | |
| Elamanchili Municipality | 25 | 24 | | | |
| Amalapuram Municipality | 30 | 28 | | | |
| Tuni | 30 | 29 | | | |
| Pithapuram Municipality | 30 | 30 | | | |
| Samalkota Municipality | 31 | 29 | | | |
| Mandapeta Municipality | 30 | 28 | | | |
| Ramachandrapuram | 28 | 26 | | | |
| Peddapuram Municipality | 29 | 29 | | | |
| Yeleswaram | 20 | 20 | | | |
| Gollaprolu | 20 | 20 | | | |
| Mummidivaram | 20 | 20 | | | |
| Narasapuram Municipality | 31 | 29 | | | |
| Nidadavolu Municipality | 28 | 28 | | | |
| Kovvur Municipality | 23 | 22 | | | |
| Jangareddygudem | 29 | 28 | | | |
| Nuzvid Municipality | 32 | 30 | | | |
| Pedana Municipality | 23 | 23 | | | |
| Vuyyuru Municipality | 20 | 20 | | | |
| Nandigama | 20 | 28 | | | |
| Tiruvuru | 20 | 20 | | | |
| Tenali Municipality | 40 | 38 | | | |
| Chilakaluripet Municipality | 38 | 38 | | | |
| Repalle Municipality | 28 | 28 | | | |
| Macherla Municipality | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sattenapalle | 31 | 28 | | | |
| Vinukonda Municipality | 32 | 29 | | | |
| Piduguralla Municipality | 33 | 33 | | | |
| Chirala Municipality | 33 | 33 | | | |
| Markapur Municipality | 35 | 35 | | | |
| Addanki | 20 | 20 | | | |
| Chimakurthy Municipality | 20 | 18 | | 2 | |
| Kanigiri | 20 | 18 | | | |
| Giddaluru | 20 | 18 | | | |
| Venkatagiri | 25 | 25 | | | |
| Atmakur | 23 | 21 | | | |
| Sullurpeta | 25 | 23 | | | |
| Naidupeta Municipality | 25 | 23 | | | |
| Hindupur Municipality | 38 | 36 | | | |
| Guntakal Municipality | 37 | 37 | | | |
| Tadipatri Municipality | 36 | 16 | | | |
| Dharmavaram Municipality | 40 | 38 | | | |
| Kadiri Municipality | 36 | 34 | | | |
| Rayadurg Municipality | 32 | 30 | | | |
| Gooty Municipality | 25 | 23 | | | |
| Kalyandurgam Municipality | 24 | 22 | 2 | | |
| Puttaparthi Municipality | 20 | 20 | | | |
| Madakasira | 20 | 18 | | | |
| Adoni Municipality | 42 | 40 | | | |
| Nandyal Municipality | 42 | 42 | | | |
| Yemmiganur Municipality | 34 | 33 | | | |
| Dhone Municipality | 32 | 32 | | | |
| Nandikotkur Municipality | 29 | 29 | | | |
| Gudur | 20 | 20 | | | |
| Allagadda Municipality | 27 | 25 | | | |
| Atmakur Municipality | 24 | 23 | | | |
| Proddatur Municipality | 41 | 39 | | | |
| Pulivendula Municipality | 33 | 33 | | | |
| Jammalamadugu | 20 | 20 | | | |
| Badvel Municipality | 35 | 35 | | | |
| Rayachoti Municipality | 34 | 34 | | | |
| Mydukur Municipality | 24 | 22 | | | |
| Yerraguntla | 20 | 20 | | | |
| Madanapalle Municipality | 35 | 33 | | | |
| Punganur Municipality | 31 | 29 | | | |
| Palamaner Municipality | 26 | 26 | | | |
| Nagari Municipality | 29 | 28 | | | |
| Puttur Municipality | 27 | 26 | | | |
| Total | | | | | |

#### Nagar Panchayats
## Gram Panchayati

| Gram Panchayati | Total Wards | YSRCP | TDP | JSP+BJP | Elected Sarpanch |
| Sirvel Panchayat | 18 | | | | L.Salamama |
| Govindapalli Panchayat | 14 | | | | N.Mariyamma |
| Yeraguntla Panchayat | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | Ayyaloori Subhan Ali |