Archive · 10 Oct 2026
NTR District Prepares for ZPTC and MPTC Elections
NTR district is getting ready for local elections in its 16 mandals.
The final lists show 835,515 registered voters.
People will choose 16 ZPTC members and 280 MPTC members.
Officials have identified 992 places where people can vote.
They have also prepared 3,321 ballot boxes and selected 7,190 election workers.
Teams are checking for essentials such as water, electricity, toilets and ramps.
Revenue and police officials are working together on security.
A control room will receive election complaints.
The election schedule has not yet been announced.
Election authorities have published final voter rolls for all 16 mandals, listing 835,515 registered voters.
The district has 992 identified polling stations and 3,321 ballot boxes ready.
A total of 7,190 polling personnel have been selected, with additional reserve staff planned.
Voters will elect 16 ZPTC members and 280 MPTC members across the district.
Officials are checking polling facilities, planning security and operating a control room as they await the election schedule.
- Who
- Voters in NTR district will elect ZPTC and MPTC members.
- What
- District authorities are preparing for elections across 16 mandals.
- When
- Preparations are underway; the election schedule has not yet been announced.
- Where
- NTR district, including its 16 mandals.
- Why
- To prepare electoral rolls, polling facilities, materials, staff and security for the elections.
- Registered voters
- 835,515: 428,594 women, 406,889 men and 32 third-gender voters
- Polling stations
- 992 identified
- Ballot boxes
- 3,321: 3,191 large, 127 medium and 3 small
- Polling personnel
- 7,190 selected, with a 20% reserve staff contingent planned
- Seats to be elected
- 16 ZPTC members and 280 MPTC members
- Highest voter count
- Vijayawada Rural mandal, with 146,890 voters
- Lowest voter count
- Ibrahimpatnam mandal, with 33,759 voters
- Nomination locations
- ZPTC nominations at the Krishna Zilla Parishad office in Machilipatnam; MPTC nominations at the respective Mandal Praja Parishad offices