AMARAVATI: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has registered a major victory in Andhra Pradesh’s rural local body elections, securing 499 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) seats and 5,861 Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC) seats, according to the final results.
The results mark a strong performance by the ruling alliance, comprising the TDP, Jana Sena Party and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Counting has been completed, and the final results were announced on Sunday night, November 8.
Party Wise ZPTC and MPTC Results
- The TDP emerged as the largest party in the elections, winning 406 ZPTC and 4,806 MPTC seats. Jana Sena secured 73 ZPTC and 938 MPTC seats, while the BJP won 20 ZPTC and 117 MPTC seats.
- Together, the three NDA partners secured 499 ZPTC and 5,861 MPTC seats.
- The opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) won 76 ZPTC and 1,711 MPTC seats, emerging as the second-largest political force in the results.
Other Parties and Independent Candidates
- Among the other MPTC winners, independents and other candidates secured 169 seats. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] won 15 seats, the Congress secured nine, and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won three seats.
Rural Political Landscape
- The results underline the NDA’s strong performance in Andhra Pradesh’s rural local body elections. The ZPTC and MPTC bodies play an important role in local administration and rural development, including public services and implementation of development programmes.
- The final tally provides an overview of the political representation across the state’s rural local bodies following the completion of the election process.
