Stage set for Kadapa Mayor election on December 11

The much-awaited predetermination to the vacant Kadapa Municipal Corporation (KMC) Mayoral station is acceptable to beryllium held connected December 11 (Thursday).

It whitethorn beryllium recalled that the erstwhile Mayor K. Suresh Babu of YSRCP had moved the High Court challenging his removal connected charges of corruption, arsenic his word would extremity lone successful February 2026. Even arsenic this lawsuit was pending, helium erstwhile again moved the tribunal connected December 5, this time, challenging the contented of a notification to capable the casual vacancy of the Mayor’s post.

The lawsuit came up for proceeding connected Wednesday, where, successful a large setback to Mr. Suresh Babu, the aforesaid was dismissed, paving the mode for the behaviour of the predetermination connected Thursday successful the signifier of a peculiar gathering of the council.

Though Mr. Suresh Babu was removed connected corruption charges, the YSRCP intelligibly has the numbers successful its favour. The concern has kindled hopes among the party’s elder corporators, who are expected to participate the contest.

However, YSRCP territory president P. Ravindranath Reddy and Kadapa MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy person already expressed enactment to Paka Suresh to don the Mayor’s seat.

TDP plays spectator

With the numbers intelligibly against them, the TDP has opted to beryllium retired of the contest.

“We lone wanted the corrupt Mayor removed and we person succeeded successful it. We neither person immoderate involvement successful his successor, nor bash we person the numbers. Hence, we volition bask the relation of a spectator,” said TDP polit bureau subordinate and territory president R. Srinivasa Reddy.

Meanwhile, the Revenue Divisional Officer John Irwin promulgated orders nether Section 163 of BNSS for a radius of 200 metres from KMC bureau from Thursday to Saturday (December 13). Similarly, the constabulary section has mobilised capable manpower to the KMC to support the instrumentality and bid concern nether control.