2021 Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation election explained

Election Name:2021 Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation election
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:2007
Next Year:2026
Seats For Election:All 98 elected seats in the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
Majority Seats:50
Turnout:59.41%
Party1:YSR Congress Party
Seats1:59
Party2:Telugu Desam Party
Seats2:29
Seats3:4
Party4:Jana Sena Party
Seats4:3
Popular Vote4:77,865
Party5:Communist Party of India
Seats5:1
Party6:Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Seats6:1
Popular Vote6:8,100
Party7:Bharatiya Janata Party
Seats7:1
Popular Vote7:36,953
Election Date:10 March 2021
Mayor
Before Election:P Janardhan
After Election:Golagani Hari Venkata Kumari

The 2021 Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation election were held on 10 March 2021 to elect members to all 98 wards of the municipal corporation.[1] [2] The ruling YSRCP party was able to cross the magic figure and won the GVMC Elections 2021. Of 98 wards, YSRCP won 58 wards, TDP won 30 wards, Janasena Party won 4 wards, BJP won 1 ward, CPI, CPM 1 each and 3 wards are won by Independents.[3]

Election schedule

EventDate
Date for Nominations11 March 2020
Last Date for filing Nominations13 March 2020
Date for scrutiny of nominations14 March 2020
Date for commencement of withdrawal of candidature2 March 2021
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures andpublication of contesting candidates3 March 2021
Date of poll10 March 2021
Date of re-poll, if any13 March 2021
Date of counting14 March 2021
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Corporation election 2021

!No.!Party! Abbreviation!Flag!Symbol!Number of Corporators!Change
1.YSR Congress PartyYSRCP58
2.Telugu Desam PartyTDP30
3.IndependentsIND4
4.Jana Sena PartyJSP3
5.Bharatiya Janata PartyBJP1
6.Communist Party of India (Marxist)CPI(M)1
7.Communist Party of IndiaCPI1

Results by ward

S.noNameCandidateParty
1Akkaramani PadmaYSRCP
2Gadu Chinna Kumari LakshmiTDP
3Ganta AppalakondaTDP
4Doulapalli Yedu Kondala RaoYSRCP
5Melli HemalathaTDP
6Muttamsetti Lakshmi PriyankaYSRCP
7Pilla MangammaTDP
8Lodagala ApparaoYSRCP
9Korkonda Venkata Ratna SwathiYSRCP
10Maddila RamalakshmiTDP
11Golagani Hari Venkata KumariYSRCP
12Akkaramani RohiniYSRCP
13Kella SunithaYSRCP
14K Anil Kumar RajuYSRCP
15Appari SrividyaIndependent
16Melli LakshmiYSRCP
17Gedela LavanyaYSRCP
18Golagani MangaTDP
19Nooli NookaratnaTDP
20Nekkella LakshmiYSRCP
21Chennuboyina Srinivasa RaoYSRCP
22LV Narayana MurthyJSP
23Gudla VijayasaiYSRCP
24Saadi PadmareddyYSRCP
25Saripalli GovindYSRCP
26Mukka SravaniTDP
27Golagani Veera RaoTDP
28Palla AppalakondaYSRCP
29Urikooti Narayana RaoYSRCP
30Koduru AppalaratnamYSRCP
31Bipin Kumar JainYSRCP
32Kandula NagarajuIndependent
33Beesetti Vasantha LakshmiJSP
34Thota PadmavatiYSRCP
35Villuri Bhaskara RaoIndependent
36Masipogu Mary JonesYSRCP
37Chenna Janaki RamYSRCP
38Godi VijayalakshmiTDP
39Mohammad SadiqIndependent
40Gundapu Nageswara RaoYSRCP
41Kodigudla PoornimaTDP
42Alla LeelavatiYSRCP
43Peddisetti UshasriYSRCP
44Banala Satya SrinivasYSRCP
45Kampa HanokYSRCP
46Kattamuri Satish[5] YSRCP
47Kantipaamu KameswariYSRCP
48Gankala KavithaBJP
49Allu Shankara RaoYSRCP
50Vavilapalli PrasadYSRCP
51Reyyi VenkataramanaYSRCP
52Jiyyani SridharYSRCP
53Bartak AliYSRCP
54Challa RajaniYSRCP
55KVN Sasi KalaYSRCP
56Saragadam RajasekharTDP
57Murruvani NanajiYSRCP
58Gulivindala LavanyaYSRCP
59Purri Purna SriYSRCP
60PV SureshYSRCP
61Konathala SudhaYSRCP
62Balla Lakshmana RaoYSRCP
63Galla PolipalliTDP
64Dalli Govind ReddyJSP
65Boddu NarsimhapatruduYSRCP
66Mohammed ImranYSRCP
67Palla SrinivasTDP
68G Venkata Sai AnushaYSRCP
69Kaki Govinda ReddyTDP
70Urukuti Ramachandra RaoYSRCP
71Rajaana RamaraoYSRCP
72AJ StalinCPI
73Bhupatiraju SujataYSRCP
74Tippala Vamsi ReddyYSRCP
75Puli Jhansi Lakshmi BaiTDP
76Gandham SrinuTDP
77Battu Surya KumariYSRCP
78B Ganga RaoCPM
79Rowthu SrinivasTDP
80Konatala NeelimaYSRCP
81Peela Lakshmi SowjanyaYSRCP
82Mandapati SunithaYSRCP
83Jajula Prasanna LakshmiYSRCP
84Madamsetti ChinathalliTDP
85Illapu VaralakshmiYSRCP
86Lella Koteswara RaoTDP
87Bonda JagannadhamTDP
88Melli Mutyala NaiduTDP
89Dadi Venkata RameshTDP
90Bommidi RamanaTDP
91Kunche JyotsnaYSRCP
92Behara Venkata Swarnalatha SivadeviYSRCP
93Raparthi KannaTDP
94Balla Srinivasa RaoTDP
95Mummana DemuduYSRCP
96Peela Srinivasa RaoTDP
97Shanavati VasanthaTDP
98PV NarasimhamTDP

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andhra Pradesh urban local bodies will go to polls on March 10, counting on 14th. The New Indian Express. 16 February 2021. 22 February 2021.
  2. Web site: 12 corporations, 75 municipalities to go to polls on March 10. The Hindu. 15 February 2021. 22 February 2021.
  3. News: Ruling party breaks into TDP 'bastion' Vizag, wins 58 seats Visakhapatnam News . 2021-03-14. Times of India. en.
  4. Web site: Andhra Pradesh municipal polls on March 10. Eenadu. 15 February 2021. 22 February 2021.
  5. News: The Hindu . 46th ward corporator Satish elected as second Deputy Mayor . 14 June 2024 . 30 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240614162356/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/46th-ward-corporator-satish-elected-as-second-deputy-mayor/article35629176.ece . 14 June 2024 . en-IN.