YSRCP Wins 76 ZPTC Seats Across Andhra Pradesh

The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has won 76 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) seats across Andhra Pradesh. Of these, it defeated Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidates in 43 seats, Jana Sena candidates in 24 and BJP candidates in nine. The defeats of alliance candidates have been attributed to several factors, including dissatisfaction with local MLAs, poor coordination, lack of attention to grassroots workers, unilateral decisions in candidate selection and internal differences. Jana Sena and BJP candidates reportedly faced disadvantages in some constituencies due to limited local recognition and weak grassroots networks. Rebel candidates from alliance parties and cross-voting also affected the results. According to the report, YSRCP’s own organisational strength may have been decisive in only around 10 to 15 of the 76 seats, while coordination failures among the three alliance partners and a lack of joint campaigning by their local leaders and workers helped the opposition party in several other constituencies.

YSRCP recorded notable victories in several constituencies, including Kadiri, Puttaparthi, Dharmavaram, Nandyal, Chandragiri, Gangadhara Nellore, Rampachodavaram, Polavaram, Araku, Paderu and Thamballapalle. In Kadiri, it won four of the six ZPTC seats, while it secured three each in Puttaparthi and Chandragiri. The party also won both ZPTC seats in Nandyal and four of the six in Gangadhara Nellore. In the Araku and Paderu constituencies, it won seven of the 11 seats, with tribal support and rebel candidates reportedly benefiting the party. The report also lists victories in several other constituencies where TDP, Jana Sena and BJP candidates contested, including areas in Vizianagaram, Alluri Sitarama Raju, East Godavari, Bapatla, Nellore, Tirupati, Chittoor, Anantapur and Kurnool districts. The results have highlighted the need for better coordination among the alliance partners at the constituency and grassroots levels.