New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI): Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission not to publish final list of candidates for upcoming urban local body polls in the state until October 26. The final list was scheduled to be published today. A vacation bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said that Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy-led Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) has “made out prima facie case” that several of its candidates were stopped from filing nomination papers for polls to around 100 urban local bodies.
It directed the state poll panel to consider the complaints by YSRCP and other candidates with relevant materials that they were prevented from filing nomination papers and take a decision by Thursday on extending the last date of nomination papers. The bench directed the DGP to provide adequate security to the contesting candidates and the election offices.
Thursday, October 22, 2026