Delimitation: Vizag wards rise to 120, Vijayawada to have 86, Tirupati 66

Following the issuance of a Government Order, G.O.Ms. No. 65, on March 24, the Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Department released a circular on Wednesday (April 1, 2026), for the delimitation of wards in Urban Local Bodies, including 87 municipalities, nagara panchayats and 13 municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh based on population.

According to the circular 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.