Andhra Pradesh · 2026

Andhra Pradesh Local Elections 2026: Schedule and Timeline

Urban local bodies: Counting today

The complete notified timeline of the 2026 cycle, step by step, with the report or notification behind each date. Where a date was revised, the earlier date is shown too.

Elections in this cycle5

First polling1 Nov 2026

Last counting2 Dec 2026

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

Andhra Pradesh urban local body elections 2026 (municipal corporations, municipalities and nagar panchayats)

Counting today

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

Counting is underway today. Results are added here only from the Commission's official publication.

Last date for nominationsSun, 18 Oct 2026ETV Bharat, IANS (via Social News XYZ)
Scrutiny of nominationsMon, 19 Oct 2026ETV Bharat, IANS (via Social News XYZ)
Last date for withdrawalWed, 21 Oct 2026ETV Bharat, IANS (via Social News XYZ)
Final list of candidatesSun, 25 Oct 2026Telangana Today
PollingSun, 1 Nov 2026, 7 am–5 pm (moved from 28 Oct 2026)Telangana Today, Deccan Chronicle, Telangana Today
Repoll, if orderedMon, 2 Nov 2026Telangana Today
CountingTue, 3 Nov 2026 (moved from 30 Oct 2026)Telangana Today, Deccan Chronicle, Telangana Today

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)

Andhra Pradesh MPTC and ZPTC elections 2026 (mandal and zilla parishad territorial constituencies)

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.

NotificationMon, 19 Oct 2026ETV Bharat, IANS (via Social News XYZ)
Last date for nominationsFri, 23 Oct 2026ETV Bharat, IANS (via Social News XYZ)
Scrutiny of nominationsSat, 24 Oct 2026IANS (via Social News XYZ)
Last date for withdrawalTue, 27 Oct 2026ETV Bharat, IANS (via Social News XYZ)
PollingThu, 5 Nov 2026, 7 am–5 pm (moved from 3 Nov 2026)Deccan Chronicle, The Hans India
Repoll, if orderedFri, 6 Nov 2026The Hans India
CountingSat, 7 Nov 2026, 8 am (moved from 5 Nov 2026)Deccan Chronicle, The Hans India

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

Andhra Pradesh gram panchayat elections 2026, phase 1 (sarpanch and ward members)

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.

NotificationFri, 13 Nov 2026ETV Bharat
Last date for nominationsTue, 17 Nov 2026ETV Bharat
Last date for withdrawalSat, 21 Nov 2026ETV Bharat
PollingThu, 26 Nov 2026ETV Bharat, IANS (via Social News XYZ)
CountingThu, 26 Nov 2026ETV Bharat, IANS (via Social News XYZ)

Votes are counted on polling day, after polling closes. (IANS (via Social News XYZ), ETV Bharat)

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

Andhra Pradesh gram panchayat elections 2026, phase 2 (sarpanch and ward members)

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.

NotificationWed, 18 Nov 2026ETV Bharat
Last date for nominationsFri, 20 Nov 2026ETV Bharat
Last date for withdrawalTue, 24 Nov 2026ETV Bharat
PollingSun, 29 Nov 2026ETV Bharat, IANS (via Social News XYZ)
CountingSun, 29 Nov 2026ETV Bharat, IANS (via Social News XYZ)

Votes are counted on polling day, after polling closes. (IANS (via Social News XYZ), ETV Bharat)

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

Andhra Pradesh gram panchayat elections 2026, phase 3 (sarpanch and ward members)

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.

NotificationThu, 19 Nov 2026ETV Bharat
Last date for nominationsMon, 23 Nov 2026ETV Bharat
Last date for withdrawalFri, 27 Nov 2026ETV Bharat
PollingWed, 2 Dec 2026ETV Bharat, IANS (via Social News XYZ)
CountingWed, 2 Dec 2026ETV Bharat, IANS (via Social News XYZ)

Votes are counted on polling day, after polling closes. (IANS (via Social News XYZ), ETV Bharat)

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 ↗

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 ↗

Last verified: 1 November 2026 at 8:00 am IST