NDA seat-sharing done for 123 local body polls

Amaravati: The ruling NDA alliance partners - Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Jana Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - have finalised their seat-sharing arrangement for the urban local body elections in Andhra Pradesh, allocating the 17 municipal corporations and 106 municipalities and nagar panchayats among the three parties.

Under the agreement, the TDP will contest in 11 municipal corporations, Jana Sena in four and the BJP in two. The alliance has also distributed the 106 municipalities and nagar panchayats, with the TDP securing the largest share of 78, followed by Jana Sena (21) and the BJP (7).

The allocation of the 17 municipal corporations is as follows: Vizianagaram, Greater Visakhapatnam, Machilipatnam, Mangalagiri-Tadepalli, Guntur, Ongole, Nellore, Kadapa, Kurnool, Tirupati and Chittoor to the TDP; Srikakulam, Kakinada, Eluru and Vijayawada to Jana Sena; and Rajamahendravaram and Anantapur to the BJP.

When it comes to municipalities, the TDP has been allotted Ichchapuram, Palasa-Kasibugga and Amadalavalasa in Srikakulam district, while Jana Sena will contest in Srikakulam's neighbouring Rajam and Palakonda in Parvathipuram Manyam district.

The TDP has been allotted Parvathipuram, while Jana Sena will contest in Salur. Bobbili has gone to the TDP and Nellimarla to the BJP in Vizianagaram district.In Anakapalli district, Yelamanchili has been allotted to the BJP and Narsipatnam to the TDP. In Kakinada district, Tuni and Eleswaram have gone to the TDP, while Gollaprolu, Pithapuram and Samarlakota have been allotted to Jana Sena and Peddapuram to the TDP.

In Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district, Ramachandrapuram has been allotted to the TDP, while Mummidivaram and Amalapuram have gone to Jana Sena. In East Godavari district, Mandapeta and Kovvur have been allotted to the TDP and Nidadavole to Jana Sena.

In West Godavari district, Palakollu, Akiveedu and Tanuku have gone to the TDP, while Narasapuram, Bhimavaram and Tadepalligudem have been allotted to Jana Sena. In Eluru district, Chintalapudi, Jangareddygudem and Nuzvid have been allotted to the TDP. In NTR district, Tiruvuru has gone to Jana Sena, while Kondapalli, Nandigama and Jaggayyapeta have been allotted to the TDP. In Krishna district, Gudivada, Tadigadapa and Uyyuru have gone to the TDP, while Pedana has been allotted to Jana Sena.

In Guntur district, Ponnur has been allotted to the TDP and Tenali to Jana Sena. Repalle in Bapatla district has gone to the TDP, while Bapatla municipality has been allotted to the BJP. In Palnadu district, Chilakaluripet has gone to Jana Sena, while Narasaraopet, Sattenapalli, Vinukonda, Dachepalli, Gurazala, Piduguralla and Macharla have been allotted to the TDP.

In Prakasam district, Darsi has been allotted to Jana Sena, while Addanki, Chimakurthy and Kandukur have gone to the TDP. Chirala in Bapatla district has been allotted to the TDP. Markapuram and Podili have gone to the TDP, while Giddalur has been allotted to the BJP and Kanigiri to the TDP. In SPSR Nellore district, Allur, Atmakur (Nellore), Buchireddypalem and Gudur have been allotted to the TDP, while Kavali has gone to the BJP.

In Tirupati district, Naidupeta, Sullurpeta and Venkatagiri have been allotted to the TDP. In YSR Kadapa district, Badvel, Rajampet, Pulivendula, Kamalapuram, Jammalamadugu, Proddatur and Mydukur have gone to the TDP, while Yerraguntla has been allotted to the BJP. Rayachoti in Annamayya district has been allotted to the TDP.

In Nandyal district, Allagadda, Atmakur, Nandikotkur, Nandyal, Bethamcherla and Dhone have been allotted to the TDP. In Kurnool district, Gudur has gone to the BJP, while Emmiganur and Adoni have been allotted to the TDP.

In Anantapur district, Rayadurg, Gooty, Guntakal, Tadipatri and Kalyandurg have been allotted to the TDP. In Sri Sathya Sai district, Madakasira and Puttaparthi have gone to Jana Sena, while Hindupur, Penukonda, Dharmavaram and Kadiri have been allotted to the TDP.

In Annamayya district, B. Kothakota, Madanapalle and Punganur have gone to the TDP. In Tirupati district, Srikalahasti has been allotted to the TDP and Puttur to Jana Sena. Nagari in Chittoor district has gone to the TDP, while Palamaner and Kuppam have also been allotted to the TDP.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

K Varaprasada Rao

K Varaprasada Rao[email protected]

K Varaprasada Rao is a Senior Reporter with The Hans India, covering the Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Chief Minister's Office (CMO), State Legislative Assembly, Legislative Council and political affairs. With over 20 years of experience in journalism in Andhra Pradesh, he has extensively reported on governance, public policy, politics, and socio-economic issues that shape the state's development and influence the country's evolving landscape. He holds a postgraduate degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. His reporting focuses on finance, industries, irrigation, agriculture, infrastructure, investment, public administration, and political developments, with a particular interest in analysing their long-term economic and social impact.

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