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Andhra Pradesh SEC Issues Notification for Local Body Elections
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News18•19-10-2026, 22:00
Andhra Pradesh SEC Issues Notification for Local Body Elections
- •The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission issued a notification for elections to 659 ZPTC and 9,829 MPTC seats across the state.
- •Around 2.8 crore voters are eligible to participate, with a total of 35,333 polling stations established, including sensitive and highly sensitive locations.
- •The State Election Commission suspended Mydukur municipal elections following clashes and violence at nomination centres in Kadapa.
- •Elections will be conducted under 28 Zilla Parishads following district reorganization, while polls in four Amaravati region mandals are excluded for now.
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The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission issued a notification for elections to 659 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) seats and 9,829 Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC) seats across the state.
The State Election Commission suspended the Mydukur municipal elections after taking serious note of clashes and violence at nomination centres in Kadapa and other districts, which resulted in nomination papers being torn.
The expenditure limit has been fixed at Rs 4 lakh for MPTC candidates and Rs 8 lakh for ZPTC candidates.
