NDA sweeps Andhra Pradesh ZPTC, MPTC polls; TDP wins Pulivendula seat from YSRCP
By 9 p.m. on counting day the TDP alone had won 229 ZPTC and 4,823 MPTC seats, against 20 and 1,050 for the YSRCP. Turnout rose to 70.7% from 61% in 2021.
The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Jana Sena Party (JSP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has swept Andhra Pradesh’s rural local body elections, extending the dominance it established in the 2024 Assembly polls. Counting was held on Saturday, 7 November.
By 9 p.m., the TDP had won 229 seats in Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies (ZPTCs) and 4,823 in Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies (MPTCs). The Jana Sena had won 36 and 644, and the BJP eight and 130. The opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) had won only 20 ZPTCs and 1,050 MPTCs. Counting went on into the night; in all, 659 ZPTC and 9,821 MPTC seats were at stake.
The result that drew most attention came from Pulivendula in Kadapa district, the home turf of former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and his family for decades. The TDP’s candidate won the Pulivendula ZPTC seat by 1,463 votes. The TDP had also won it in a by-election in August 2025, a result the YSRCP said was rigged.
Polling was held on 5 November, two days later than first scheduled, with a re-poll in a few places on 6 November. Turnout was 70.72%, nearly ten points higher than the 60.91% recorded in 2021.
Minister Nara Lokesh called the result the fruit of good governance. Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan credited the government’s welfare and development work, and Roads and Buildings Minister B.C. Janardhan Reddy said Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy must accept the people’s mandate.
The bigger picture
Parties in power usually do well in local body elections in Andhra Pradesh. In 2021, under the YSRCP government, the YSRCP won almost every Zilla Parishad after the TDP boycotted the polls. This time the YSRCP contested, and its showing confirms how much ground it has to make up after being reduced to 11 of the 175 Assembly seats in 2024.
What’s next
The newly elected members will choose Zilla Parishad chairpersons and Mandal Parishad presidents in the coming weeks. Elections to 13,313 gram panchayats follow in three phases, on 26 November, 29 November and 2 December.
- The TDP-led NDA won 499 of the 582 ZPTC seats where elections were held, and 5,861 of the 7,768 MPTC seats.
- The YSRCP won 76 ZPTC and 1,711 MPTC seats, holding ground mainly in the tribal north and parts of Rayalaseema.
- The TDP took the Pulivendula ZPTC seat, in former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's home turf.
- Turnout was about 70.7%, against 60.9% in 2021.
- Gram panchayat elections follow in three phases, on 26 November, 29 November and 2 December.
What’s next26 November 2026: The first phase of gram panchayat elections is on 26 November; the State Election Commission issues its notification on 13 November.
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