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AP SEC Issues Notification for Ward-Wise Photo Electoral Rolls
In the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, there is a group called the State Election Commission.
Its job is to make sure city elections are fair.
The group told every city, called a municipal corporation, to make a voting list.
Each voting list shows the picture of every person who can vote, so it is called a photo electoral roll.
The lists must be ready soon — one report says by September 9, and another says September 3.
The lists will be used for city elections, including for the mayor and ward members.
They will also help decide which seats are reserved for certain groups.
People who are old enough to vote by January 1, 2026 will be on the list.
The cities will use the newest Assembly voting lists to make their own lists.
This helps make sure everyone who can vote is on the list.
The State Election Commission (SEC) issued a notification to prepare and publish ward-wise photo electoral rolls for all municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh.
The articles give different dates: one says the rolls must be published by September 9, while the other says they will be published on September 3.
The rolls will facilitate municipal elections and help the government finalise reservations for mayoral posts and ward member seats.
The rolls will be prepared with January 1, 2026 as the qualifying date, adopting the latest Assembly electoral rolls.
Municipal corporation commissioners, and the zonal commissioners of GVMC, are authorised to prepare and publish the rolls under Rules 3 and 5.
- Who
- The State Election Commission (SEC) of Andhra Pradesh, municipal corporation commissioners, and the zonal commissioners of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC).
- What
- Issued a notification for the preparation and publication of ward-wise photo electoral rolls for all municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, covering all municipal corporations including the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC).
- When
- Publication set for September 9 (per one article) or September 3 (per another), with rolls prepared as of the January 1, 2026 qualifying date.
- Why
- To conduct municipal elections and to finalise reservations for mayoral posts and ward member seats.
Key facts
- Issuing authority
- State Election Commission (SEC), Andhra Pradesh
- Scope
- All municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh
- Publication date
- September 9 (per one article) or September 3 (per another)
- Qualifying date
- January 1, 2026
- Purpose
- Conduct municipal elections; finalise reservations for mayoral posts and ward member seats
- Basis of rolls
- Latest Assembly electoral rolls
- Legal basis
- Rules 3 and 5; notice in Form-1
- GVMC arrangement
- Zonal commissioners authorised for the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation











