Kakinada, Nov. 14 -- A total of 38 nominations were filed on the first day of filing of nominations for the 66 wards of Kakinada Municipal Corporation on Saturday, with the ruling coalition and YSRCP gearing up for a keen electoral contest.
According to election officials, the nominations included 17 from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), seven from Jana Sena, three from the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), one from the BJP and 10 from independents.
No nominations were filed for the Mayor's post on the first day.
Political activity has intensified in the city, with ruling coalition leaders led by Kakinada MLA Vanamadi Kondababu and former MLA and YSRCP leader Dwarampudi Chandrasekhara Reddy treating the municipal elections as prestigious.
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