Martur · Bapatla · Andhra Pradesh

Dronadula Local Elections 2026

ద్రోణాదుల

Gram panchayat phase 1: Nominations open

Dronadula is a village in Martur mandal of Bapatla district, Andhra Pradesh, with 6,921 people in the 2011 Census.

It is governed by Dronadula gram panchayat; the sarpanch and ward members of that panchayat are elected in the Andhra Pradesh gram panchayat elections.

The State Election Commission's list places Dronadula in phase 1, polling on 26 Nov 2026.

MPTC and ZPTC polling in rural Andhra Pradesh was held on 5 Nov 2026. Its mandal parishad is Martur, in Prakasam zilla parishad.

Local bodyDronadula gram panchayat

Zilla parishadPrakasam

Panchayat pollingPhase 1 · 26 Nov 2026

MPTC / ZPTC polling5 Nov 2026

Sarpanch electionYes, with the gram panchayat

Official sourceState Election Commission website ↗

Election overview

Gram panchayat · Phase 1

Nominations open

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.

Dronadula gram panchayat votes in phase 1.

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

MPTC and ZPTC elections (mandal and zilla parishad)

Counting held

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

Counting was held on 7 Nov 2026. Official results are not yet published on this page.

Statewide schedule, for every constituency where a contest is due.

Mandal parishad: Martur · Zilla parishad: Prakasam (Local Government Directory)

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 ↗

Sarpanch and ward members of Dronadula

The reservation of the sarpanch post, the ward list and the contesting candidates for Dronadula are published by the State Election Commission with the phase notification. They are not loaded here yet. Results have not yet been officially published. We never list a candidate or a winner that is not in an official list.

MPTC and ZPTC

Which MPTC constituency Dronadula belongs to comes from the Commission's delimitation list for Martur mandal, which is not loaded here yet. We don't guess it from village names. The mandal parishad is Martur and the zilla parishad is Prakasam (Local Government Directory); in Andhra Pradesh each rural mandal elects one ZPTC member.

MPTC constituencies of Martur mandal parishad (LGD, 15): Bobbepalli, Bollapalli, Chimmiribanda, Darsi, Dronadula East, Dronadula West, Jonnathali, Kolalapudi, Konanki, Nagarajupalli, Rajugaripalem, Rajupalem, Valaparla Est, Valaparla Sc Colony, Valaparla West. The Commission's delimitation for 2026 governs where it differs.

Polling stations

Verify your polling station with the State Election Commission before voting. No official polling station list for Dronadula is loaded here yet.

Results

Results have not yet been officially published.

Local government of Dronadula

Gram panchayat: Dronadula (LGD 234773) · ద్రోణాదుల
Mandal parishad: Martur (LGD 5818)
Zilla parishad: Prakasam (LGD 472)
Mandal: Martur (LGD 5106)
District: Bapatla
Population: 6,921 (Census 2011)
Village code: LGD 590705 · Census 2011 590705
Administrative source: Local Government Directory (Ministry of Panchayati Raj), as of 1 Nov 2026

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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

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

Last verified: 14 November 2026 at 10:15 am IST

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