Politics · India · 1 hr ago
NDA wins 29 of 30 ZPTC seats in Srikakulam district
The NDA won 29 of 30 ZPTC seats in local elections in Srikakulam district.
It also won more than 95% of MPTC seats, according to TDP MLA Gondu Shankar.
ZPTCs and MPTCs are local electoral bodies whose members select leaders for district and mandal councils.
Shankar credited Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s administration and Union Minister K. Rammohan Naidu, who led the NDA in the district.
He accused the YSR Congress Party of making false claims about vote-rigging and counting, but the party’s allegations were not detailed.
MPTC members will elect mandal presidents under party decisions and applicable rules.
The NDA has not chosen its Zilla Parishad chairperson candidate; the 29 elected ZPTC members will elect the chairperson.
The NDA won 29 of the 30 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency seats in Srikakulam district.
TDP MLA Gondu Shankar said the NDA also won more than 95% of the Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency seats.
Shankar credited Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s administration for the result.
He accused the YSR Congress Party of making false allegations of vote-counting rigging and manipulation.
The NDA has not yet decided who it will nominate for Zilla Parishad chairperson.
- Who
- The NDA won the seats. TDP MLA Gondu Shankar commented on the result.
- What
- The NDA won 29 of 30 ZPTC seats and more than 95% of MPTC seats in the district.
- When
- The results were reported on Monday, November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- Shankar credited Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s administration and said voters had placed their faith in it.
NDA
YSR Congress Party
Vote-counting allegations
NDA
Shankar said the YSRCP was making false allegations of rigging and manipulation in the count.
YSR Congress Party
The YSRCP alleged rigging and manipulation in vote counting, according to Shankar.
The reported results showed the NDA had won 29 of the 30 ZPTC seats in Srikakulam district.
Gondu Shankar told the media that the NDA had also won over 95% of MPTC seats and accused the YSRCP of making false allegations about the count.
The newly elected MPTC members are to elect presidents for their respective mandals.
The 29 ZPTC members are to elect the Zilla Parishad chairperson, but the NDA has not decided on its candidate.
- ZPTC seats won by NDA
- 29 of 30
- MPTC seats won by NDA
- Over 95%
- District
- Srikakulam
- TDP MLA
- Gondu Shankar
- NDA candidate for ZP chairperson
- Not yet decided
What people are saying
the NDA had won 29 ZPTCs of the 30 and over 95% MPTC seats in the district