2017 Kakinada Municipal Corporation election

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2017 Kakinada Municipal Corporation election
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All 48 elected seats in the Kakinada Municipal Corporation
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party TDP YSRCP BJP
Seats won 35 10 3
Elected Mayor

Sunkara Pavani
TDP

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]

Election schedule[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Andhra Pradesh urban local bodies will go to polls on August 10, counting on 14th". The New Indian Express. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.[dead link]
  2. ^ "12 corporations, 75 municipalities to go to polls on August 10". The Hindu. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  3. ^ Naveena (1 September 2017). "TDP wins Kakinada Municipal Corporation Elections after 30 years". Telugu360.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Andhra Pradesh municipal polls on August 10". Eenadu. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
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