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In Short
The CPI, Indian National Congress, and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) filed one nomination each, accompanied by eight Independent candidates submitting their papers.
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TDP mayoral candidate Manne Srinivasa Prasad (JB Srinivas) submitting his nomination papers to the Returning Officer at the Municipal Corporation office in Tirupati on Sunday
Tirupati: The nomination process for the Tirupati Municipal Corporation elections concluded on a high note on Sunday, with 201 candidates submitting their papers on the third and final day of filings.
Among the filings received by election officers, 24 candidates submitted papers for the Mayor post, while 177 candidates entered the fray across the corporation’s 66 ward divisions.
In the contest for the Mayoral post, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) submitted five nominations, while the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), CPI(M), BCY Party, and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) filed two nominations each.
The CPI, Indian National Congress, and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) filed one nomination each, accompanied by eight Independent candidates submitting their papers.
For the 66 corporator wards, the TDP led the filing count with 76 nominations, closely followed by coalition partner Jana Sena Party with 45 nominations. The opposition YSRCP filed eight nominations, while the BJP submitted seven. The CPI(M) and CPI filed two nominations each, alongside 36 Independent candidates and one representative from other registered political parties. Returning officers confirmed that the entire nomination filing drive across all designated municipal counters was completed smoothly without untoward incidents. Election authorities will conduct the comprehensive scrutiny of all received nomination papers on October 19.
Following the withdrawal period, polling for the Tirupati Municipal Corporation will take place on October 28, with vote counting scheduled for October 30 to determine the civic body’s new governing council.
