No polls for Kakinada, Rajahamahendravaram corporations
The elections to the urban local bodies in East Godavari district are set to go down to the wire as the main opposition parties the Telugu Desam Party and the Jana Sena Party have fielded candidates in all eight municipalities and two nagar panchayats.
In Peddapuram municipality, which is a TDP bastion, the TDP has fielded candidates in all 29 wards, thus preventing the rulingYSR Congress Party from claiming unanimous victories from even a single seat.
In Mandapeta municipality, where 30 wards are going to the polls, Gollaprolu nagar panchayat (20 wards) and Yeleswaram nagar panchayats (20 wards), the TDP and JSP have fielded their candidates in all 70 wards, doing away with the possibility of a unanimous win in any of the wards in the three civic bodies.