YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress set for a landslide victory in the Andhra Pradesh local body polls.
The YSR Congress party has had a landslide victory in the urban body elections in Andhra Pradesh, winning 74 out of 75 municipalities and trends suggest it may win in all the corporations. The ruling party have won in Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Chittoor, Tirupati, Ongole, Guntur corporations. Counting is being continued in Vijayawada and Vishakapatnam Corporation where YSRCP has a good lead.
Elections were held for 12 corporations and counting is pending in Eluru corporation due to High Court orders. Though TDP has won 12 wards and YSRCP won 11 wards in Mydukur municipality, YSRCP candidate will become Chairperson with Ex Officio Votes.
Here are the Highlights on Andhra Pradesh Local Body Election Results:
The YSR Congress party has had a landslide victory in the urban body electio, winning 74 out of 75 municipalities and trends suggest it may win in all the corporations.
Chief Minister Reddy's government was reportedly facing its first test of governance in these polls, held amid a strong attack by a combined opposition which has accused it of resorting to high-handedness and abuse of state machinery, particularly the police, in a bid to grab the civic bodies.
A total of 27,29,072 votes were cast for 533 division members in 11 municipal corporations.
Over 65 per cent of polling was reported in the elections on Wednesday, according to a PTI report based on poll panel sources.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) came a distant second with three leads in the second category. Others such as the Congress and the BJP had drawn nil till around 10.30 am.
The ruling party is leading in eight municipal corporations and was ahead in 61 of the municipalities and nagar panchayats where the results were beginning to be declared.
Early trends show YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress leading in eight municipal corporations and was ahead in 54 of the municipalities and nagar panchayats where the results were beginning to be declared.
12 corporations and 75 municipalities and nagar panchayats went to polls on March 10.
In 90 of the 671 divisions in the 12 corporations, candidates had won without contest. In the 75 municipalities and nagar panchayats, up to 490 wards had chosen members unanimously.
Early trends in the counting of votes today showed the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress set for a landslide victory in the Andhra Pradesh local body polls held on Wednesday.