MA&UD issues G.O. for delimitation of wards in 87 municipalities and 13 corporations in Andhra Pradesh

Following the Government Order G.O.Ms.No.65, issued on March 24, the Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Department released a notification on Wednesday (April 1, 2026), for the delimitation of 87 municipalities and 13 municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh.

According to the notification signed by MA&UD Commissioner and Director P. Sampath Kumar, the number of wards has increased as follows: in Visakhapatnam, from 98 to 120; in Vijayawada, from 64 to 86; in Guntur, from 57 to 76; in Nellore, from 54 to 72; in Kurnool, from 52 to 68; in Tirupati, from 50 to 66; and in Anantapur, from 50 to 62, among others.

The delimitation is done following the population criteria, as per the 2011 Census.

In the G.O.Ms.No.65, the Department had proposed to amend the rules of the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities (Fixation of Strength of Nagar Panchayats and Municipal Councils) Rules, 2004, and Andhra Pradesh Municipal Corporations (Fixation of Strength of Elected Members) Rules, 2005, based on population criteria for fixation of strength of elected members in municipalities, Nagar Panchayats and in municipal corporations in the State.

Accordingly, the number of elected members has been fixed at 60 in a local body with a population below 2 lakh; for a population between 2 lakh and 3 lakh, the number of elected members is 62; for a population between 3 lakh and 4 lakh, the number is 66; for a population between 4 lakh and 5 lakh, the number is 68; for a population between 5 lakh and 6 lakh, the number of elected members is 72; for a population between 6 lakh and 10 lakh, the number is 76; for a population between 10 lakh and 15 lakh, the number is 86; and for a population above 15 lakh, the number of elected representatives is 120.