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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2021 Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 
| previous_year = 2007
| next_election = 
| next_year = 2026
| outgoing_members = 
| elected_members = 
| seats_for_election = All 98 elected seats in the [[Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation]]
| opinion_polls = 
| registered = 
| majority_seats = 50
| turnout = 59.41%
| image1 = [[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling Fan.svg|105px]]
| leader1 = 
| party1 = YSR Congress Party
| leader_since1 = 
| leaders_seat1 = 
| last_election1 = {{no change}}
| seats1 = 59
| seat_change1 = {{no change}}
| popular_vote1 = 
| percentage1 = 
| swing1 = {{no change}}
| image2 = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|55px]]
| leader2 = 
| party2 = Telugu Desam Party
| leader_since2 = 
| leaders_seat2 = 
| last_election2 = {{no change}}
| seats2 = 29
| seat_change2 = {{no change}}
| popular_vote2 = 
| percentage2 = 
| swing2 = {{no change}}
| image3 = 
| party3 = [[Independent politician|Independents]] 
| leader_since3 = 
| leaders_seat3 = 
| last_election3 = {{no change}}
| seats3 = 4
| seat_change3 = {{Steady}}
| popular_vote3 = 
| percentage3 = 
| swing3 = {{no change}}
| image4 = [[File:Indian_election_symbol_glass_tumbler.svg|45px]]
| leader4 = 
| party4 = Jana Sena Party
| leader_since4 = 
| leaders_seat4 = 
| last_election4 = {{no change}}
| seats4 = 3
| seat_change4 = {{Steady}}
| popular_vote4 = 77,865
| percentage4 = 
| swing4 = {{no change}}
| image5 = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.png|50px]]
| leader5 = 
| party5 = Communist Party of India
| leader_since5 = 
| leaders_seat5 = 
| last_election5 = {{no change}}
| seats5 = 1
| seat_change5 = {{no change}}
| popular_vote5 = 
| percentage5 = 
| swing5 = {{no change}}
| image6 = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|50px]]
| leader6 = 
| party6 = Communist Party of India (Marxist) 
| leader_since6 = 
| leaders_seat6 = 
| last_election6 = {{no change}}
| seats6 = 1
| seat_change6 = {{no change}}
| popular_vote6 = 8,100
| percentage6 = 
| swing6 = {{no change}}
| image7 = [[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]]
| leader7 = 
| party7 = Bharatiya Janata Party 
| leader_since7 = 
| leaders_seat7 = 
| last_election7 = {{no change}}
| seats7 = 1
| seat_change7 = {{no change}}
| popular_vote7 = 36,953
| percentage7 = 
| swing7 = {{no change}}
| election_date = 10 March 2021 
| map_image = 
| title = [[Mayor of Visakhapatnam , India|Mayor]]
| before_election = P Janardhan
| before_party = [[Indian National Congress]] 
| after_election = Golagani Hari Venkata Kumari
| after_party = [[YSR Congress Party]] 
}}

The '''2021 Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation election''' were held on 10 March 2021 to elect members to all 98 wards of the [[Municipal corporation (India)|municipal corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2021/feb/16/andhra-pradeshurban-local-bodies-will-go-topolls-on-march-10-counting-on-14th-2264487.html|title=Andhra Pradesh urban local bodies will go to polls on March 10, counting on 14th
|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=16 February 2021|access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/elections-for-12-corporations-75-municipalities-in-ap-on-march-10/article33844295.ece|title=12 corporations, 75 municipalities to go to polls on March 10|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 February 2021|access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref> The ruling YSRCP party was able to cross the magic figure and won the GVMC Elections 2021. Out of 98 wards,YSRCP won 58 wards, TDP won 30 wards, Janasena Party won 4 wards, BJP won 1 ward , CPI, CPM 1 each and 3 wards are won by Independents.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/visakhapatnam/ruling-party-breaks-into-tdp-bastion-vizag-wins-58-seats/articleshow/81499316.cms|title= Ruling party breaks into TDP ‘bastion’ Vizag, wins 58 seats {{!}} Visakhapatnam News  |access-date=2021-03-14|publisher = Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Election schedule==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!'''Event'''
!'''Date'''
|-
| Date for Nominations
| 11 March 2020 
|-
| Last Date for filing Nominations
| 13 March 2020
|-
| Date for scrutiny of nominations
| 14 March 2020
|-
| Date for commencement of withdrawal of candidature
| 2 March 2021
|-
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures and
publication of contesting candidates
| 3 March 2021
|-
| Date of poll
| 10 March 2021
|-
| Date of re-poll, if any
| 13 March 2021
|-
| Date of counting
| 14 March 2021
|-
|}
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://react.etvbharat.com/english/national/state/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-municipal-polls-on-march-10/na20210215122237827|title=Andhra Pradesh municipal polls on March 10|work=[[Eenadu]]|date=15 February 2021|access-date=22 February 2021}}</ref>

== Corporation election 2021 ==

{| class="wikitable"  width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
! Abbreviation
!Flag
!Symbol
!Number of Corporators
!Change 
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[YSR Congress Party]]
| align="center"| [[YSR Congress Party|'''YSRCP''']]
|
| [[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling Fan.svg|50x50px]]
| align="center"| '''59'''
| {{no change}}
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:white"|'''2.'''
| [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| align="center"| [[Telugu Desam Party|'''TDP''']]
| [[Image:TDPFlag.PNG|center|50x50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|50x50px]]
| align="center"| '''29'''
| {{no change}}
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Independent politician}};color:white"|'''3.'''
| [[Independent Politician|Indipendents]]
| align="center"| [[Independent Politician|'''IND''']]
| [[File:No flag.svg|50x50px]]
| [[File:No flag.svg|50x50px]]
| align="center"| '''4'''
| {{no change}}
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Jana Sena Party}};color:white"|'''4.'''
| [[Jana Sena Party]]
| align="center"| [[Jana Sena Party|'''JSP''']]
|
| [[File:Indian election symbol glass tumbler.svg|50x50px|Glass Tumbler]]
| align="center"| '''3'''
| {{no change}}
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''5.'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| align="center"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|'''BJP''']]
| [[File:BJP flag.svg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Lotos flower symbol.svg|50x50px]]
| align="center"| '''1'''
| {{no change}}
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white"|'''6.'''
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| align="center"| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|'''CPI(M)''']]
| [[File:CPI(M) Flag.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|50x50px]]
| align="center"| '''1'''
| {{no change}}
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};color:white"|'''7.'''
| [[Communist Party of India]]
| align="center"| [[Communist Party of India|'''CPI''']]
| [[File:CPI Flag.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.png|50x50px]]
| align="center"| '''1'''
| {{no change}}
|-
|}

==Results by ward==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! S.no
! Name
! Candidate
! Party
|-
| 1
|
|Akkaramani Padma
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|2
|
|Gadu Chinna Kumari Lakshmi
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|3
|
|Ganta Appalakonda
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|4
|
|Doulapalli Yedu Kondala Rao
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|5
|
|Melli Hemalatha
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|6
|
|Muttamsetti Lakshmi Priyanka
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|7
|
|Pilla Mangamma
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|8
|
|Lodagala Apparao
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|9
|
|Korkonda Venkata Ratna Swathi
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|10
|
|Maddila Ramalakshmi
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|11
|
|Golagani Hari Venkata Kumari
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|12
|
|Akkaramani Rohini
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|13
|
|Kella Sunitha
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|14
|
|K Anil Kumar Raju
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|15
|
|Appari Srividya
|Independent
|-
|16
|
|Melli Lakshmi
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|17
|
|Gedela Lavanya
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|18
|
|Golagani Manga
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|19
|
|Nooli Nookaratna
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|20
|
|Nekkella Lakshmi
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|21
|
|Chennuboyina Srinivasa Rao
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|22
|
|LV Narayana Murthy
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Jana Sena Party}};color:White"|'''JSP'''
|-
|23
|
|Gudla Vijayasai
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|24
|
|Saadi Padmareddy
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|25
|
|Saripalli Govind
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|26
|
|Mukka Sravani
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|27
|
|Golagani Veera Rao
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|28
|
|Palla Appalakonda
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|29
|
|Urikooti Narayana Rao
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|30
|
|Koduru Appalaratnam
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|31
|
|Bipin Kumar Jain
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|32
|
|Kandula Nagaraju
|Independent
|-
|33
|
|Beesetti Vasantha Lakshmi
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Jana Sena Party}};color:White"|'''JSP'''
|-
|34
|
|Thota Padmavati
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|35
|
|Villuri Bhaskara Rao
|Independent
|-
|36
|
|Masipogu Mary Jones
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|37
|
|Chenna Janaki Ram
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|38
|
|Godi Vijayalakshmi
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|39
|
|Mohammad Sadiq
|Independent
|-
|40
|
|Gundapu Nageswara Rao
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|41
|
|Kodigudla Poornima
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|42
|
|Alla Leelavati
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|43
|
|Peddisetti Ushasri
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|44
|
|Banala Satya Srinivas
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|45
|
|Kampa Hanok
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|46
|
|Kattamuri Satish
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|47
|
|Kantipaamu Kameswari
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|48
|
|Gankala Kavitha
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:White"|'''BJP'''
|-
|49
|
|Allu Shankara Rao
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|50
|
|Vavilapalli Prasad
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|51
|
|Reyyi Venkataramana
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|52
|
|Jiyyani Sridhar
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|53
|
|Bartak Ali
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|54
|
|Challa Rajani
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|55
|
|KVN Sasi Kala
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|56
|
|Saragadam Rajasekhar
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|57
|
|Murruvani Nanaji
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|58
|
|Gulivindala Lavanya
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|59
|
|Purri Purna Sri
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|60
|
|PV Suresh
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|61
|
|Konathala Sudha
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|62
|
|Balla Lakshmana Rao
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|63
|
|Galla Polipalli
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|64
|
|Dalli Govind Reddy
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Jana Sena Party}};color:Black"|'''JSP'''
|-
|65
|
|Boddu Narsimhapatrudu
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|66
|
|Mohammed Imran
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|67
|
|Palla Srinivas
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|68
|
|G Venkata Sai Anusha
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|69
|
|Kaki Govinda Reddy
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|70
|
|Urukuti Ramachandra Rao
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|71
|
|Rajaana Ramarao
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|72
|
|AJ Stalin
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};color:white"|'''CPI'''
|-
|73
|
|Bhupatiraju Sujata
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|74
|
|Tippala Vamsi Reddy
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|75
|
|Puli Jhansi Lakshmi Bai
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|76
|
|Gandham Srinu
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|77
|
|Battu Surya Kumari
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|78
|
|B Ganga Rao
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white"|'''CPM'''
|-
|79
|
|Rowthu Srinivas
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|80
|
|Konatala Neelima
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|81
|
|Peela Lakshmi Sowjanya
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|82
|
|Mandapati Sunitha
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|83
|
|Jajula Prasanna Lakshmi
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|84
|
|Madamsetti Chinathalli
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|85
|
|Illapu Varalakshmi
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|86
|
|Lella Koteswara Rao
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|87
|
|Bonda Jagannadham
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|88
|
|Melli Mutyala Naidu
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|89
|
|Dadi Venkata Ramesh
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|90
|
|Bommidi Ramana
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|91
|
|Kunche Jyotsna
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|92
|
|Behara Venkata Swarnalatha Sivadevi
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|93
|
|Raparthi Kanna
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|94
|
|Balla Srinivasa Rao
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|95
|
|Mummana Demudu
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|YSR Congress Party}};color:White"|'''YSRCP'''
|-
|96
|
|Peela Srinivasa Rao
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|97
|
|Shanavati Vasantha
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|98
|
|PV Narasimham
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:Black"|'''TDP'''
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.gvmc.gov.in/wss/ Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporatio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723103710/https://gvmc.gov.in/wss/ |date=2021-07-23 }}

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