Sweeping victory for Jana Sena, TDP in Godavari districts

Jana Sena’s Jyothi Murala becomes Nidadavolu Municipal chairperson in East Godavari district.

The alliance partners—Jana Sena, BJP, and TDP—registered a sweeping victory against their rival YSRCP in all five Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in East and West Godavari districts, including the Nidadavolu and Narsapuram municipalities, which were claimed by Jana Sena Party.

In East Godavari district, Nidadavolu Municipality, represented by Minister of Culture and Tourism Kandula Durgesh, Jana Sena showed its might by securing the chairperson seat with an unprecedented victory. Jana Sena’s Jyothi Murala, who secured 14,922 votes, was elected as chairperson of Nidadavolu Municipality, while her rival, YSRCP’s V. Vijaya Lakshmi garnered 8,340 votes.

On the banks of the Godavari, TDP’sKantamani Vijaya Lakshmi bagged a whopping 16,173 votes, defeating her rival Gandrothu Anjali Devi of YSRCP, who secured 6,505, to become chairperson of Kovvuru Municipality. The mandate gained attention across the Godavari region as the civic body hosts Godavari Pushkarams-2027.

In Mandapeta Municipality, the TDP has claimed Mandapeta Municipality after Vegulla Ajay Kumar secured 27,187 votes, defeating YSRCP’s K. Ramu, who secured 9,192 votes, to become chairperson of Mandapeta civic body.

In West Godavari district, Jana Sena’s Kottapalli Sailaja registered a thumping victory against her rival YSRCP’s Kavali Ramaseetha, with a majority of 17,069 votes to become chairperson of Narsapuram municipality. Ms. Sailaja secured 24,580 votes while Ramaseetha received 7,511 votes. However, 768 votes were invalid and 246 voters chose NOTA.

In Akiveedu Nagar Panchayat, TDP’s Nilofer Shaik has been elected as chairperson with a majority of 14,477 votes against YSRCP’s Manne Lalitha Devi who secured 4,720 votes.