Campaigning enters its final day in Vizianagaram, candidates make final pitch to voters

Independent candidate Ch. C. S. V. Raju campaigning at Babametta in Vizianagaram.

The campaign for the Vizianagaram civic polls will end at 5 p.m. on Friday (October 30, 2026), candidates are making all efforts to to meet maximum number of residents on the last day before the scheduled elections on November 1, 2026.

Cyclone Arnab had disrupted campaign plans on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) and Wednesday (October 28, 2026).

Candidates are now intensified campaigning across the 62 divisions in the district headquarters.

As many as seven candidates are contesting for the Vizianagaram Mayor’s post, while more than 500 candidates are in the fray across the 62 divisions.

The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) is contesting in all the 62 divisions; where as the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has fielded candidates in 48 divisions. TDP’s alliance partners Jana Sena Party (JSP) has been allocated 10 seats and the and the BJP 4 seats.

Independent candidates are posing a strong challenge to the major political parties in several divisions. According to political experts, their presence is expected to change the fate of many candidates of major political parties.

The high voltage campaigns have focused on issues including inadequate street lights, CC cameras in colonies, ambulance facility and others. Candidates have been reworking on their strategy to win the respective divisions.

Andhra Pradesh Bhatraju Sangham State general secretary Chitta Chandrasekhar Varma Raju who is contesting from Babametta colony (22nd ward) as an independent highlighted the death of many senior citizens in the absence of an ambulance facility in their vicinity.

He claimed that more than 50% of the people living in the colony constructed by the AP Housing Board 40 years ago on the outskirts of Vizianagaram are senior citizens.

“Many senior citizens in our colony don’t have access to medical assistance. Unfortunately, many have died of heart attacks in the absence of ambulances and medical assistance during the golden hour. If elected, I will try to resolve the ambulance issue with my own funds,” he said.

Mr. Raju released a local manifesto to promising improved drainage, RO drinking water facility, improvement of greenery in the colony on the lines of Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam and other cities.

Adda Narasinga Rao, an independent candidate from Ward 12th, said that major political parties had ignored the development of their locality including Kothagaraharam for the last few decades.

“Corporators belonging to major parties don’t have the freedom to raise local issues in the council meetings of the corporations. But as an Independent, I can bring the issues of the residents’ to the notice of officials as well as the council without any hesitation,” he added.