The nomination process for the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) elections is gaining momentum, with a total of 1,672 nominations filed for 120 wards as of 3 p.m. on October 18, 2026, election officials said. As many as 1,146 nominations were filed on Sunday alone.The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) topped the list with 504 nominations, followed by the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) with 365 and the Jana Sena Party with 278.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recorded 94 nominations, while the Congress party accounted for 66.Among the other political parties, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) filed 20 nominations, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 13, and the Communist Party of India (CPI) 10. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) filed one nomination, while other parties accounted for 22 nominations.Independent candidates also entered the electoral fray in significant numbers, filing a total of 299 nominations.Party-Wise Nomination Details- TDP – 504- YSRCP – 365- Jana Sena Party – 278- BJP – 94- Congress – 66- CPI (Marxist) – 20- BSP – 13- CPI – 10- NCP – 1- Other parties – 22- Independents – 299Total: 1,672 nominationsWith major political parties and independent candidates filing nominations in large numbers, the electoral contest for the GVMC is gathering momentum.
