Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, October 14,IPU Media Update News : The schedule for local body elections in Andhra Pradesh has been released. State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha announced the schedule today (Wednesday). Notifications have been issued for conducting elections to Nagar Panchayats, municipalities, and municipal corporations. The local body elections will be held in three phases. The SEC announced that the schedule comes into effect statewide starting today.

The election schedule for 100 urban local bodies across the state has been announced. Elections for 13 municipal corporations, 77 municipalities, and 10 Nagar Panchayats are set to take place on the 28th, with results to be declared on the 30th. The window for filing nominations is open from the 16th to the 18th of this month. Scrutiny of nominations will be conducted on November 19, and the deadline for the withdrawal of nominations is the 21st. ✪ Here is the schedule for the local body elections...

★ Nominations: October 16 to 18

★ Scrutiny of nominations: October 19

★ Withdrawal of nominations: October 21

★ Elections: October 28; Results: October 30

★ MPTC and ZPTC elections: November 3

★ MPTC and ZPTC election results: November 5

★ First phase of Panchayat elections: November 26

★ Second phase of Panchayat elections: November 29

★ Third phase of Panchayat elections: December 2

★ Panchayat election results to be announced.


--- M. Venkata T. Reddy, News Editor and Investigative Journalist