Andhra Pradesh local body elections 2026

Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat Elections 2026

Election scheduled

Voters in each gram panchayat elect a sarpanch and ward members. Andhra Pradesh holds these polls in 3 phases; a panchayat votes in one of them, and votes are counted on polling day.

Phase 1 polling26 Nov 2026

Phase 2 polling29 Nov 2026

Phase 3 polling2 Dec 2026

Phase 1 · 26 Nov 2026

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

Election scheduled

Polling: Thu, 26 Nov 20267 am–1 pm
Repoll (if ordered): Fri, 27 Nov 2026
Counting: 26 Nov 2026after polling closes

Polling is scheduled for Thu, 26 Nov 2026, 7 am to 1 pm. Votes are counted on polling day, after polling closes.

NotificationFri, 13 Nov 2026State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh, State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Nominations openSun, 15 Nov 2026, 10:30 amState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh, State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Last date for nominationsTue, 17 Nov 2026, 5 pmState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh, State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Scrutiny of nominationsWed, 18 Nov 2026, 8 amState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh, State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Last date for withdrawalSat, 21 Nov 2026, 3 pmState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh, State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Final list of candidatesSat, 21 Nov 2026, 3 pmState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh, State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
PollingThu, 26 Nov 2026, 7 am–1 pmState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh, State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
CountingThu, 26 Nov 2026, 2 pmState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh, State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
ResultsThu, 26 Nov 2026State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh, State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Upa-sarpanch electionThu, 26 Nov 2026State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh, State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh

Phase 1 elects 3,967 sarpanches and 40,012 ward members in 26 districts (none in Guntur or Visakhapatnam). (State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh)
Polling runs from 7 am to 1 pm. Counting starts at 2 pm the same day, and results are declared as soon as counting ends. The upa-sarpanch (deputy) is elected the same day. (State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh, State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh)
If a re-poll is needed at a polling station, it is held on 27 November from 7 am to 1 pm, with counting from 2 pm. (State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh, State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh)
The Commission names the mandals whose gram panchayats vote in this phase (Annexure-II of its notification); every gram panchayat in those mandals votes on 26 November. (State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh)

Official source: 2nd Ordinary Elections to Gram Panchayats 2026: Vital Statistics (with the 3-phase schedule) · Notification No.1800/SEC-B2/2026: Gram Panchayat elections, Phase-I

Phase 2 · 29 Nov 2026

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

Election scheduled

Polling: Sun, 29 Nov 20267 am–1 pm
Repoll (if ordered): Mon, 30 Nov 2026
Counting: 29 Nov 2026after polling closes

Polling is scheduled for Sun, 29 Nov 2026, 7 am to 1 pm. Votes are counted on polling day, after polling closes.

NotificationMon, 16 Nov 2026 (moved from 18 Nov 2026)State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Nominations openWed, 18 Nov 2026, 10:30 amState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Last date for nominationsFri, 20 Nov 2026, 5 pmState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Scrutiny of nominationsSat, 21 Nov 2026, 8 amState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Last date for withdrawalTue, 24 Nov 2026, 3 pmState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Final list of candidatesTue, 24 Nov 2026, 3 pmState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
PollingSun, 29 Nov 2026, 7 am–1 pmState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
CountingSun, 29 Nov 2026, 2 pmState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
ResultsSun, 29 Nov 2026State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Upa-sarpanch electionSun, 29 Nov 2026State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh

Phase 2 elects 4,960 sarpanches and 49,224 ward members in 27 districts (none in Visakhapatnam). (State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh)
Polling runs from 7 am to 1 pm. Counting starts at 2 pm the same day, and results are declared as soon as counting ends. The upa-sarpanch (deputy) is elected the same day. (State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh)
If a re-poll is needed at a polling station, it is held on 30 November from 7 am to 1 pm, with counting from 2 pm. (State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh)

Official source: 2nd Ordinary Elections to Gram Panchayats 2026: Vital Statistics (with the 3-phase schedule)

Phase 3 · 2 Dec 2026

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

Election scheduled

Polling: Wed, 2 Dec 20267 am–1 pm
Repoll (if ordered): Thu, 3 Dec 2026
Counting: 2 Dec 2026after polling closes

Polling is scheduled for Wed, 2 Dec 2026, 7 am to 1 pm. Votes are counted on polling day, after polling closes.

NotificationThu, 19 Nov 2026State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Nominations openSat, 21 Nov 2026, 10:30 amState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Last date for nominationsMon, 23 Nov 2026, 5 pmState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Scrutiny of nominationsTue, 24 Nov 2026, 8 amState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Last date for withdrawalFri, 27 Nov 2026, 3 pmState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Final list of candidatesFri, 27 Nov 2026, 3 pmState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
PollingWed, 2 Dec 2026, 7 am–1 pmState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
CountingWed, 2 Dec 2026, 2 pmState Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
ResultsWed, 2 Dec 2026State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh
Upa-sarpanch electionWed, 2 Dec 2026State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh

Phase 3 elects 4,240 sarpanches and 42,626 ward members in 24 districts (none in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema, Parvathipuram Manyam or Tirupati). (State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh)
Polling runs from 7 am to 1 pm. Counting starts at 2 pm the same day, and results are declared as soon as counting ends. The upa-sarpanch (deputy) is elected the same day. (State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh)
If a re-poll is needed at a polling station, it is held on 3 December from 7 am to 1 pm, with counting from 2 pm. (State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh)

Official source: 2nd Ordinary Elections to Gram Panchayats 2026: Vital Statistics (with the 3-phase schedule)

Results

Results have not yet been officially published.

Constituency, reservation and candidate lists appear here once they are loaded from the State Election Commission's publications.

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

Official source: 2nd Ordinary Elections to Gram Panchayats 2026: Vital Statistics (with the 3-phase schedule) · Notification No.1800/SEC-B2/2026: Gram Panchayat elections, Phase-I

Last verified: 13 November 2026 at 10:30 pm IST