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Janasena names 14 candidates for Andhra Pradesh local elections
Janasena has announced its first 14 candidates for upcoming local elections in Andhra Pradesh.
The list names Vangaveeti Radha Krishna as its Vijayawada mayoral candidate and Reddy Appala Naidu for Eluru Corporation.
It also names candidates for 12 municipalities, including Amalapuram, Tenali and Pithapuram.
The elections cover urban local bodies such as municipal corporations and municipalities.
Janasena is part of an alliance and plans to contest in four corporations and 21 municipalities.
The party says more candidate names will be announced later.
Janasena announced its first list of 14 candidates for local elections in Andhra Pradesh.
The list covers two municipal corporations and 12 municipalities.
Vangaveeti Radhakrishna was named as the party’s candidate for Vijayawada mayor, and Reddy Appala Naidu was named for Eluru.
The party said it would contest in four corporations and 21 municipalities as part of its coalition arrangement.
Further candidate names are expected in later lists.
- Who
- Janasena, led by party president Pawan Kalyan, announced the candidates.
- What
- It named 14 candidates for local elections, covering two corporations and 12 municipalities.
- When
- The first list was announced on 17 October 2026.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Why
- The party is preparing for upcoming local elections and is contesting as part of a coalition arrangement.
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- Candidates announced
- 14
- Corporations covered
- Vijayawada and Eluru
- Municipalities covered
- 12
- Vijayawada candidate
- Vangaveeti Radhakrishna
- Eluru candidate
- Reddy Appala Naidu
- Coalition allocation
- Four corporations and 21 municipalities