{
  "id": 18084278,
  "title": "Vijayawada civic poll result: Jana Sena’s Vangaveeti Radhakrishna elected Mayor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/vijayawada-civic-poll-result-jana-senas-vangaveeti-radhakrishna",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T07:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/vijayawada-civic-poll-result-jana-senas-vangaveeti-radhakrishna-elected-mayor/article71664223.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Jana Sena Party (JSP), and the BJP, secured a significant victory in the recent Vijayawada municipal elections. The counting process, delayed by heavy rains, concluded late Wednesday night, with final results announced on Thursday morning.\n\nVangaveeti Radhakrishna, the JSP candidate, emerged victorious as the mayor with a substantial lead of over 1.14 lakh votes. The alliance also triumphed in four municipal elections within the NTR district. A total of 8,05,797 voters participated, with 4,46,021 votes declared valid.\n\nThe JSP candidate secured 2,65,968 votes, followed by the YSRCP's Rayana Bhagyalakshmi with 1,35,056 votes. Independent candidate A.B. Venkateswara Rao, backed by the Congress, CPI, and CPI(M), garnered 12,657 votes, but could not retain his deposit. The Aam Aadmi Party candidate received only 499 votes.\n\nOut of the 19 candidates contesting for the mayor's post, 10 were independents. The TDP's alliance partners won 53 divisions, the JSP won 19, and the BJP secured 4 divisions. The alliance claimed a majority in 76 out of the 86 divisions of the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation. The YSRCP's influence was limited to eight divisions, while the CPI(M) retained one division, and another was won by an independent candidate.",
  "summary": "Jana Sena’s Vangaveeti Radhakrishna is elected Mayor by a margin of 1,30,912 votes",
  "key_points": [
    "JSP candidate Vangaveeti Radhakrishna elected Mayor with 1.14 lakh vote lead",
    "NDA alliance won 76 out of 86 municipal divisions in Vijayawada polls",
    "8,05,797 voters participated, 4,46,021 votes declared valid in election"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The National Democratic Alliance’s sweeping victory in Vijayawada signals a decisive shift in local power that marginalizes the YSRCP and consolidates the coalition's control over the municipal corporation.",
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  "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."
}