Nandyal

Khairatabad is getting ready for a by-election after Telangana High Court disqualified sitting MLA Danam Nagender. Some political circles are already calling it a referendum on the Telangana government. A new study says that is a mistake.

People's Pulse Research Organisation looked at 12 years of electoral data from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The findings are clear. By-election and local body results have often differed a lot from what happens in the next Assembly election.

Take Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh. In 2017, TDP won the by-election comfortably. Two years later, YSRCP swept Nandyal and went on to win 151 of 175 Assembly seats. TDP was down to just 23. The by-election told us nothing about the general election.

Local results don't predict big elections

Or look at YSRCP's local body control in 2021. They held all 13 Zilla Parishads. Then came 2024, and YSRCP managed only 11 seats. That contrast alone should end the habit of reading too much into mid-term contests.

Telangana tells the same story. BRS won five of seven by-elections during its time, yet Congress formed the government in 2023. In Jubilee Hills, BRS held the seat in 2023 but lost the November 2025 by-election by 24,729 votes. KTR and Harish Rao campaigned hard but still lost.

Why the gap? By-elections turn on local stuff like candidate popularity, sympathy and personal ties. Local body polls come down to roads, drainage and welfare delivery. General elections bring together alliances, leadership choices and statewide issues. Different contests, different outcomes.

Khairatabad's own history proves the point. Nagender won in 2009 as Congress, in 2018 and 2023 as BRS. BJP won in 2014. Vote shares swung from 39.1 percent to 22.4 percent for Congress alone. Voter preferences shift, and no single result locks in a mandate.

Andhra Pradesh's local body elections are also coming soon. Both contests will give useful info about grassroots party strength. Neither will settle the question of statewide public mood.

Source: People's Pulse Research Organisation analysis, published by The Hans India

Election officials in Andhra Pradesh have a big backlog of work. The deadline to submit claims and objections for voter lists was September 10. Official data shows 4.10 lakh applications using forms 6, 7, and 8 are waiting to be cleared.

New voter registrations through Form 6 reached 3.77 lakh applications. Of those, 2.52 lakh are still being processed. Districts such as YSR, Nellore, and Tirupati have many of these requests pending. Also, Form 8 applications for address changes and corrections have a backlog of 1.49 lakh.

Status of voter roll updates

Election Commission is running a special revision of voter lists. Some districts like Kurnool and Chittoor have finished hearings for most notices. However, others like Palnadu and Anantapur are moving slowly. Since nearly 40 percent of voters are still waiting to be added to the final lists, officials have a hard task ahead.

Election officials in Nandyal are updating the voter list as part of Special Intensive Revision 2026. Election Observer Prashanthi met with District Collector G Rajakumari to make sure the process follows Election Commission of India rules. They are focusing on removing names of deceased voters and fixing errors fast.

Voter list updates

The administration has sent notices to over 80,000 voters to fix record errors. If you have claims or objections, submit them by August 30. The final, error-free list will be released on October 3. Officials are working to register every eligible citizen correctly.

Officials in Nandyal found mistakes in the details of 80,140 voters after releasing the new draft electoral roll. District Collector Rajakumari Ganiya said that 12,25,937 voters are confirmed, but thousands have issues like logical errors or mapping problems. Local staff will send notices to these people to fix their status.

Voter verification process

Each affected voter will get a notice with a set date and time for a meeting. These meetings must happen at least 7 days after the notice is delivered. The goal is to finish these checks by September 10 so the final roll is ready by October 3. If you live in Nandyal, Banaganapalle, or Dhone, watch for official messages about your registration.

Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission released the official notice for the indirect election of the Jupadu Bunglow Mandal Praja Parishad vice-president. This fills a vacancy in Nandyal district.

Election Process and Schedule

SEC commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha asked the Nandyal District Collector to name a gazetted officer to manage the election. This officer will post a notice in Form-V by July 25. The election meeting starts at 11 a.m. on July 29. Authorities must follow all rules to make the process easy.

District Election Officer and Collector G Raja Kumari set a deadline for election officials in Nandyal. Booth Level Officers must finish house-to-house voter verification and fix polling station locations by July 24. This work follows the schedule from the Election Commission of India.

Important dates for voters

Check the draft voters list when it comes out on July 31. If you need to make changes, like adding your name or fixing any details, submit your requests by August 30. The final list will be ready by October 3, 2026. Officials are also talking with political parties to make sure the process is clear and stays on schedule.