NDA Mayor Candidate Mukka Sravani poses along with NDA corporator candidates who secured a win in the GVMC elections in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: V RAJU NDA mayoral candidate Mukka Sravani is heading for an emphatic victory in the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) elections, maintaining a commanding lead over her YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) rival, Varudu Kalyani.As per the counting trends available by Tuesday evening, Ms. Sravani had established a lead of around 1.10 lakh votes, with the margin reportedly widening as counting progressed.Ms.
Sravani maintained a substantial lead across almost all wards from the start of the counting in the morning. Her consistent lead throughout the day pointed to a victory by a margin running into lakhs.The NDA and the YSRCP had a close contest in the postal ballot segment.
Of the 1,317 postal ballots counted, Ms. Sravani secured 609 votes, while Ms.
Kalyani received 414 votes. The remaining votes went to Congress and Independent candidates.As the scale of Ms.
Sravani’s victory became increasingly evident, celebrations began among NDA leaders and supporters even before counting was completed. TDP leaders and supporters took to social media to celebrate her impending victory.
Celebrations were also reported at the party office. Visakhapatnam MP M.
Sribharat, MLAs P. Vishnu Kumar Raju and other leaders congratulated her at the TDP office.
Published - November 03, 2026 09:35 pm IST