Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh Begins Preparations for Elections to 100 ULBs
Andhra Pradesh is preparing to hold elections for 100 urban local bodies.
These bodies include municipal corporations, municipalities and nagar panchayats.
The councils in 87 of them have already completed their terms.
The terms of 13 more councils will end in November.
Elections in 23 other bodies could not previously be held because of court cases and related matters.
The government has asked its departments to work with the State Election Commission.
They must prepare voter lists, ward details and reservation notices before voting.
One-third of the seats will be reserved for Backward Classes under existing state laws.
Having elected local bodies is also important for democratic administration and receiving Finance Commission grants.
Andhra Pradesh has initiated preparations for ordinary elections to 100 urban local bodies.
The 100 ULBs include 87 whose elected councils have completed their terms and 13 whose terms expire in November.
Elections remain pending in 23 other ULBs because of court cases and related issues.
The government authorized coordination with the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission on electoral rolls, ward arrangements, reservations and other legal requirements.
Existing provisions reserving one-third, or 33.33%, of seats for Backward Classes will be implemented in the elections.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh government, the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, the Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, and the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission.
- What
- Preparations have begun for ordinary elections to 100 urban local bodies, including municipal corporations, municipalities and nagar panchayats.
- When
- The government order was issued on Wednesday; 13 councils are due to complete their terms in November.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To restore or establish duly constituted urban local bodies, meet constitutional and democratic governance requirements, and maintain eligibility for Finance Commission grants.
- ULBs covered
- 100 urban local bodies
- Total ULBs in the state
- 123
- Councils whose terms expired
- 87
- Councils expiring in November
- 13
- ULBs with earlier election delays
- 23
- Backward Class reservation
- One-third, or 33.33%, under existing state laws
- Government order
- GO Rt 1065, issued by Principal Secretary S. Suresh Kumar