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Seven Nominations Filed for GVMC Mayor’s Post, 265 for Ward Members on Second Day

Visakhapatnam, Oct 17 (UNI) A total of seven nominations for the Mayor’s post and 265 nominations for Ward Member positions were filed on Saturday, the second day of the nomination process for the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) Second General Elections–2026.
With 66 Ward Member nominations filed on the first day, the total number of nominations for ward positions over the first two days reached 331, according to officials.
Returning Officer Dayanidhi said seven nominations were received for the Mayor’s post at the GVMC head office.
Karanam Keerthana Grace filed a nomination on behalf of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), while Varudu Kalyani filed one on behalf of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP).
Nammi Bhavani filed two sets of nominations on behalf of the Bharata Chaitanya Yuvajana Party.
Independent candidates Viyyapu Uma, Prkruthi C.V.V.A.R.K. Devika and Vandrasi Shanti Kumari filed one nomination each.
Of the 265 Ward Member nominations filed on Saturday, the YSR Congress Party accounted for 80, followed by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) with 69 and the Jana Sena Party (JSP) with 56.
Independent candidates filed 41 nominations, while other parties accounted for four. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) filed five nominations, the Indian National Congress three, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] three, the Bahujan Samaj Party two and the Communist Party of India (CPI) two.
Officials said the nomination process was continuing across the respective zones of the municipal corporation.
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