{
  "id": 14017642,
  "title": "Vijayawada Mayor post declared ‘Unreserved General’ as per 2026 reservation allocation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/vijayawada-mayor-post-declared-unreserved-general-as-per-2026",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T18:16:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/vijayawada-mayor-post-declared-unreserved-general-as-per-2026-reservation-allocation/article71576427.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The post of Mayor for the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation has been categorized under the \"Unreserved General\" category, as per the orders issued by the Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) on October 12, 2026. This decision was made in the context of the Second Ordinary Elections-2026 for civic bodies in the state. The allocation of seats for different categories in the city, which has 86 wards and a voting population of 8,05,797, includes one seat each for Scheduled Tribe (ST) general and woman, five seats each for Scheduled Caste (SC) general and woman, 16 seats for Backward Class (BC) general, 15 for BC women, 22 for Other Backward Class (OBC) general, and 21 for OBC women. The District Collector is responsible for determining the reservation category applicable to each ward and will submit the details to the Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration by October 13.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}