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.
Photo: Imahesh3847 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0The YSRCP finished with 76 ZPTC and 1,711 MPTC seats. Gram panchayats vote in three phases, and the code of conduct is lifted in 100 towns.
Photo: Imahesh3847 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0The alliance won 48 of 54 ZPTC seats in the old Kurnool district. The YSRCP held its own in Anantapur, Saluru and parts of the Agency area, and demanded a recount in Korukonda.
Photo: Imahesh3847 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0By 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.
Photo: Rishabh Tatiraju / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0A former Zilla Parishad chairperson lost the seat. The YSRCP was ahead in five of the tribal district’s ZPTC segments, the TDP in two.
