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Andhra Pradesh Local Body Elections 2026

Urban local bodies: Repoll day (where ordered)

Andhra Pradesh elects its urban local bodies, mandal and zilla parishad members (MPTC and ZPTC) and gram panchayats (sarpanch and ward members) in the 2026 cycle on separate dates. Each date below names the report or notification it comes from, and each status changes by itself as the dates pass. Pick your district to reach your village.

Municipal polling1 Nov 2026
MPTC / ZPTC polling5 Nov 2026
Panchayat phase 126 Nov 2026
Panchayat phase 229 Nov 2026
Panchayat phase 32 Dec 2026

Schedule and status, 2026

Urban local body elections (municipal corporations, municipalities, nagar panchayats)

Repoll day (where ordered)
Polling
Sun, 1 Nov 20267 am–5 pm
Repoll (if ordered)
Mon, 2 Nov 2026
Counting
Tue, 3 Nov 2026

Repolling is held today at polling stations where the Commission ordered it. Counting is scheduled for 3 Nov 2026.

  • 100 urban local bodies were notified: 13 municipal corporations and 87 municipalities and nagar panchayats. (ETV Bharat, Telangana Today)
  • Polling was first scheduled for 28 October (counting 30 October) and was moved to 1 November after a Supreme Court direction. (IANS (via Social News XYZ), Telangana Today)
  • Eight bodies (Piduguralla, Gurazala, Dachepalli, Darsi, Allagadda, Proddatur, Rayachoti and Kamalapuram) were elected unopposed, so polling is held in 92. (Deccan Chronicle)

Dates as reported by: Telangana Today · Deccan Chronicle · Telangana Today

The Commission's own notification is not yet linked here — check it before you rely on a date. State Election Commission website ↗

MPTC and ZPTC elections (mandal and zilla parishad)

Withdrawals closed
Polling
Thu, 5 Nov 20267 am–5 pm
Repoll (if ordered)
Fri, 6 Nov 2026
Counting
Sat, 7 Nov 2026from 8 am

Polling is scheduled for Thu, 5 Nov 2026, 7 am to 5 pm. Counting is scheduled for 7 Nov 2026.

  • Polling was first scheduled for 3 November (counting 5 November). The Commission moved it so that it would not fall on the municipal counting day. (Deccan Chronicle, The Hans India)
  • At 88 polling stations in Alluri Sitarama Raju and Polavaram districts, polling ends at 3 pm. (The Hans India)

Dates as reported by: Deccan Chronicle · The Hans India

The Commission's own notification is not yet linked here — check it before you rely on a date. State Election Commission website ↗

Gram panchayat election · Phase 1

Election scheduled
Polling
Thu, 26 Nov 2026
Counting
26 Nov 2026after polling closes

Polling is scheduled for Thu, 26 Nov 2026. Votes are counted on polling day, after polling closes.

Dates as reported by: ETV Bharat · IANS (via Social News XYZ)

The Commission's own notification is not yet linked here — check it before you rely on a date. State Election Commission website ↗

Gram panchayat election · Phase 2

Election scheduled
Polling
Sun, 29 Nov 2026
Counting
29 Nov 2026after polling closes

Polling is scheduled for Sun, 29 Nov 2026. Votes are counted on polling day, after polling closes.

Dates as reported by: ETV Bharat · IANS (via Social News XYZ)

The Commission's own notification is not yet linked here — check it before you rely on a date. State Election Commission website ↗

Gram panchayat election · Phase 3

Election scheduled
Polling
Wed, 2 Dec 2026
Counting
2 Dec 2026after polling closes

Polling is scheduled for Wed, 2 Dec 2026. Votes are counted on polling day, after polling closes.

Dates as reported by: ETV Bharat · IANS (via Social News XYZ)

The Commission's own notification is not yet linked here — check it before you rely on a date. State Election Commission website ↗

Full 2026 timeline and sources →

Find your village

Every village page in Andhra Pradesh shows the elections that apply to it. A gram panchayat's phase and its MPTC/ZPTC constituency appear once the State Election Commission's lists for them are loaded; until then the village page shows the statewide dates. Urban local body elections apply to towns and cities, not to villages.

Who is elected

Gram panchayat
The elected council of one or more villages. Voters elect a sarpanch (president) and a ward member for each ward; the upa-sarpanch is then chosen by the elected members.
Village
A revenue village (LGD record). Several villages can share one gram panchayat, and a large village can have several wards.
MPTC
Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency: a member of the mandal parishad, elected from a group of villages in the mandal.
ZPTC
Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency: a member of the zilla parishad, one per mandal. Zilla parishads can follow older district boundaries than today's districts (Andhra Pradesh has 13 zilla parishads for its 28 districts, per the Local Government Directory), so each village page names its own.
Urban local bodies
Municipal corporations, municipalities and nagar panchayats govern towns and cities, with corporators or ward councillors, a mayor or a chairperson. They are separate from gram panchayats; a village page never shows a municipal poll as its own.
Who runs the polls
The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission notifies these elections, publishes reservations, candidate lists and results, and orders any repoll.

Sources

Dates as reported by: Telangana Today (22 Oct 2026) · Deccan Chronicle (31 Oct 2026) · Telangana Today (1 Nov 2026) · ETV Bharat (14 Oct 2026) · IANS (via Social News XYZ) (14 Oct 2026) · Deccan Chronicle (28 Oct 2026) · The Hans India (28 Oct 2026)

The Commission's own notification is not yet linked here — check it before you rely on a date. State Election Commission website ↗

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