The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday extended the deadline for filing nomination papers by 48 hours across select wards in four urban local bodies, complying with directions issued by the Supreme Court, State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha announced, ANI reported.

Source: ANI via LatestLY, Oct 22, 2026

Under the revised timetable, prospective candidates can submit fresh nomination papers on October 23 and October 24 between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM, ANI said. The extension applies to designated wards within the Kadapa Municipal Corporation, Tirupati Municipal Corporation, Rajampet Municipality and Mydukur Municipality. NationPress reported the extension covers specific ward counts in each body, ranging from 11 wards in Kadapa and Rajampet to all 32 wards in Mydukur.

Source: NationPress — Andhra ULB polls moved to Nov 1, Oct 22, 2026

The revised schedule governing the post-nomination stages will apply across all 100 urban local bodies taking part in the civic elections. Scrutiny and withdrawal formalities will culminate in the publication of the final list of contesting candidates on October 25, polling across the urban local bodies will be held on November 1, any repolling will take place on November 2, and counting of votes will follow on November 3, according to the revised election notification reported by ANI.

Source: ANI via NewKerala, Oct 22, 2026

The decision follows the Supreme Court's direction on Wednesday that the SEC decide by October 22 on extending nomination deadlines wherever candidates were allegedly prevented from filing nominations due to law-and-order issues. A vacation bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana had directed the poll panel to postpone publication of the final candidates' list — originally scheduled for October 21 — until October 25 and to examine complaints of violence, obstruction and electronic evidence, ANI reported.

Source: ANI via LatestLY, Oct 22, 2026

The YSR Congress Party, which moved the Supreme Court, alleged that its candidates were intimidated, attacked or prevented from reaching nomination centres in places including Punganur, Rayachoti, Kadapa and Tirupati — allegations the SEC examined through reports from district collectors and police officials before extending the window in the four bodies, NationPress reported. Sources: ANI and NationPress, October 22, 2026.

Source: NationPress — Andhra ULB polls moved to Nov 1, Oct 22, 2026