Andhra Pradesh MPTC, ZPTC election results LIVE: TDP leads in multiple Zilla, Mandal Parishads

Election officials counting votes polled in the Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency (MPTC) and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) elections at a counting centre in Vijayawada on Saturday. Officials are seen sorting and verifying ballot papers at designated tables as candidates’ agents and other personnel observe the counting process. The counting was conducted under the supervision of election authorities. | Photo Credit: G.

N. Rao Counting of votes in 577 Zilla and 7,707 Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies began at 8 a.m. on Saturday (November 7, 2026) amidst tight security. Arrangements for the counting were made at 365 centres.

About 19,885 police officers of various capacities were deployed to ensure security keeping in view the likelihood of violence between cadres of the major political parties and the clashes jeopardising the counting process. In East Godavari district, Damanthunigidem Panchayat of Devarapalli Mandal, 28-year-old Jana Sena Party MPTC contestant, Garapati Divya, died of cardiac arrest a few hours ahead of counting of votes.