NDA wins all 6 municipalities in NTR, Krishna districts

Vijayawada: The NDA swept all six municipalities in NTR and Krishna districts in the municipal elections, with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) winning four chairperson posts and the Jana Sena Party (JSP) securing two, according to the results announced on Tuesday.

In NTR district, the TDP won Jaggaiahpet, Nandigama and Kondapalli municipalities, while the JSP captured Tiruvuru.

In Krishna district, the TDP secured Vuyyuru municipality and the JSP won Pedana, consolidating the coalition’s position across the two districts.

In Jaggaiahpet, TDP chairperson candidate Narendrula Vineetha, daughter of former municipal chairman Sriram Subba Rao, defeated YSRCP candidate Shaik Hafeezunnissa by a margin of 15,210 votes. Vineetha secured 25,210 votes against Hafeezunissa’s 7,765 votes. Of the 36 wards, the TDP won 24, the JSP seven and the BJP one, while the YSRCP secured three and an Independent candidate won one. The TDP and JSP had also won 10 and two wards, respectively, unanimously.

In Nandigama, TDP chairperson candidate Shakhamuri Vamsidhar defeated YSRCP candidate Challa Brahmeswara Rao by a margin of 5,779 votes. Of the 32 wards, the TDP won 22, the JSP three and the BJP one. The YSRCP secured five wards and an Independent candidate won one.

In Kondapalli, TDP candidate Kanneganti Amulya defeated YSRCP candidate Nallamothu Tejaswini by a margin of 7,184 votes. The TDP won 22 wards, the JSP seven and the BJP one. The YSRCP secured seven wards, while Independents won three.

In Tiruvuru, JSP chairperson candidate P Madhavi defeated YSRCP candidate Parasa Srinivasa Rao by a margin of 2,938 votes.

Of the 28,357 registered voters, 20,929 cast their votes. The NDA parties together won more than 20 wards, while the YSRCP secured three.

In Krishna district, JSP candidate Balla Gyana Nagalinga Jyotsna Rani won the Pedana chairperson post by defeating YSRCP candidate Katakam Naga Kumari by 3,409 votes. Jyotsna Rani secured 11,042 votes against Naga Kumari’s 7,633. Of the 28 wards, the TDP won 19, the JSP six and the YSRCP three.

In Vuyyuru, TDP chairperson candidate Chedurthipati Praveen Kumar defeated YSRCP candidate Paidimukkala Divya by a margin of 4,793 votes. Praveen Kumar secured 14,316 votes against Divya’s 9,523. Of the 32 wards, the TDP won 22, the JSP seven and the YSRCP three.

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Dasari Srinivasa Rao

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Dasari Srinivasa Rao is a Staff Reporter with The Hans India, covering NTR and Krishna districts, with a primary focus on Vijayawada. He has 32 years of experience in journalism. His reporting spans a wide range of beats, including city and rural development, politics, irrigation, education, crime, and human-interest stories.

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