| Election Name: | 2017 Kakinada Municipal Corporation election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2005 |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Seats For Election: | All 48 elected seats in the Kakinada Municipal Corporation |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Party1: | Telugu Desam Party |
| Seats1: | 35 |
| Party2: | YSR Congress Party |
| Seats2: | 10 |
| Party3: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Election Date: | 29 August 2017 |
| Mayor | |
| After Election: | Sunkara Pavani |
| After Party: | Telugu Desam Party |
The 2017 Kakinada Municipal Corporation election was held on 10 August 2017. Its purpose was to elect members for all 48 wards of the municipal corporation for this municipality in India.[1] [2] After three decades of running, the Telugu Desam Party won the election, securing 32 of the 48 seats.[3]
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2017 | Opening for filing Nominations | |
| 10 August 2017 | Last Date for filing Nominations | |
| 11 August 2017 | The nominations were scrutinized | |
| 12 August 2017 | Opening date for candidates to withdrawal | |
| 13 August 2017 | Last date for voluntary withdrawals and publication of contesting candidates | |
| 29 August 2017 | Poll took place | |
| 1 September 2017 | Counting took place and the TDP won | |
| 16 September 2017 | Sunkara Pavani was elected mayor |