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Elections to Local bodies in Andhra Pradesh were held in four phases in rural areas (panchayats) in February 2021 viz. 9 February 2021, 13 February 2021, 17 February 2021 and 21 February 2021 covering 13 districts. [1] [2] In the first phase, 29,732 polling stations were set up. [3]
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| Local Body Election Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Election Date Announcement | 29 January 2021 |
| Last Date for Filling Nominations | 31 January 2021 |
| Scrutiny | 1 February 2021 |
| Withdrawal Last Date | 4 February 2021 |
| Voting | 9 February 2021 |
| Results | 10 February 2021 (Total) |
| Local Body Election Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Election Date Announcement | 2 February 2021 |
| Last Date for Filling Nominations | 4 February 2021 |
| Scrutiny | 5 February 2021 |
| Withdrawal Last Date | 8 February 2021 |
| Voting | 13 February 2021 |
| Results | 14 February 2021 (Total) |
| Local Body Election Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Election Date Announcement | 6 February 2021 |
| Last Date for Filling Nominations | 8 February 2021 |
| Scrutiny | 9 February 2021 |
| Withdrawal Last Date | 12 February 2021 |
| Voting | 17 February 2021 |
| Results | TBA |
| Local Body Election Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Election Date Announcement | 10 February 2021 |
| Last Date for Filling Nominations | 12 February 2021 |
| Scrutiny | 13 February 2021 |
| Withdrawal Last Date | 16 February 2021 |
| Voting | 21 February 2021 |
| Results | TBA |
| District | No. of Grama Panchayatis | No. of Wards | Voting Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anantapuramu | 169 | 1715 | |
| Chittoor | 454 | 4142 | 79.33% |
| East Godavari | 366 | 4100 | 82.81% |
| Guntur | 337 | 3442 | |
| Kadapa | 206 | 2068 | |
| Krishna | 234 | 2502 | 86.06% |
| Kurnool | 193 | 1922 | |
| Nellore | 163 | 1566 | |
| Prakasam | 229 | 2344 | |
| Srikakulam | 319 | 2920 | 75.77% |
| Visakhapatnam | 340 | 3250 | 84.23% |
| Vizianagaram | 0 | 0 | No election held |
| West Godavari | 239 | 2552 | 80.29% |
| Total | 3249 | 32502 | 81.78% |
In the second phase, 539 sarpanch seats have been unanimously won, So, there is no election in those grama panchayatis. The elections were held in 18 revenue divisions and 167 mandals.
| District | No. of Grama Panchayatis | No. of Wards | Voting Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anantapuramu | 310 | 84.65% | |
| Chittoor | 276 | 77.20% | |
| East Godavari | 247 | ||
| Guntur | 236 | 85.51% | |
| Kadapa | 175 | 80.47% | |
| Krishna | 211 | 84.12% | |
| Kurnool | 240 | 80.76% | |
| Nellore | 194 | 78.04% | |
| Prakasam | 277 | 86.93% | |
| Srikakulam | 278 | ||
| Visakhapatnam | 261 | ||
| Vizianagaram | 415 | ||
| West Godavari | 210 | 81.75% | |
| Total | 3328 | 20 | 81.61% |
| Party | Phase (Sarpanch only) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | 145 | 247 | 302 | 156 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 22 | 54 | 74 | 26 |
| Jana Sena Party | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Independents + Others | ||||
| Party | Phase (Sarpanch only) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | 362 | 232 | 237 | 330 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 81 | 39 | 26 | 57 |
| Jana Sena Party | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Independents + Others | ||||
| Party | Phase (Sarpanch only) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | 308 | 187 | 141 | 169 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 36 | 24 | 26 | 57 |
| Jana Sena Party | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Independents + Others | ||||
| Party | Phase (Sarpanch only) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | 263 | 188 | 130 | 189 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 62 | 44 | 3 | 68 |
| Jana Sena Party | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Independents + Others | ||||
| Party | Phase (Sarpanch only) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | 179 | 154 | 164 | 210 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 25 | 19 | 23 | 0 |
| Jana Sena Party | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Independents + Others | ||||
| Party | Phase (Sarpanch only) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | 100 | 148 | 159 | 222 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 127 | 36 | 48 | 56 |
| Jana Sena Party | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Independents + Others | ||||
| Party | Phase (Sarpanch only) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | 160 | 184 | 189 | 233 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 33 | 41 | 50 | 50 |
| Jana Sena Party | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Independents + Others | ||||
| Party | Phase (Sarpanch only) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | 137 | 162 | 280 | 210 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 23 | 27 | 57 | 22 |
| Jana Sena Party | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Independents + Others | ||||
| Party | Phase (Sarpanch only) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | 177 | 238 | 251 | 181 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 46 | 37 | 47 | 25 |
| Jana Sena Party | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Independents + Others | ||||
| Party | Phase (Sarpanch only) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | 267 | 244 | 234 | 216 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 50 | 29 | 54 | 54 |
| Jana Sena Party | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Independents + Others | ||||
| Party | Phase (Sarpanch only) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | 275 | 194 | 180 | 90 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 56 | 59 | 46 | 23 |
| Jana Sena Party | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Independents + Others | ||||
| Party | Phase (Sarpanch only) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | No election held | 315 | 208 | 245 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 74 | 36 | 48 | |
| Jana Sena Party | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Independents + Others | ||||
| Party | Phase (Sarpanch only) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | Seats won | |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | 173 | 161 | 129 | 194 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 35 | 39 | 36 | 58 |
| Jana Sena Party | ||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Independents + Others | 1 | |||
| Party | Symbol | Seats won | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarpanch | Ward (Total) | |||||||
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Phase 4 | Total | ||||
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party |  | 2640 | 2654 | 2604 | 2638 | 10536 | ||
| Telugu Desam Party + Communist Party of India |  | 510 | 534 | 527 | 528 | 2099 | ||
| Jana Sena Party [4] |  | 137 | ||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party [5] |  | 81 | ||||||
| Indian National Congress Party | 2 | |||||||
| - | Independents + Others |  | 1 | |||||
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