In the backdrop of the upcoming municipal elections in Andhra Pradesh, the TDP has accelerated the selection process of its candidates. As part of this, it officially released the second list of 22 candidates on Saturday. Along with the Machilipatnam Corporation Mayor candidate, the names of the Chairperson candidates for 21 municipalities and Nagar Panchayats have been finalized in this list. This announcement was made by the party's national office.

The TDP, which recently announced the first list with 36 candidates, has increased its aggressiveness in the election race with the release of the second list. Sheikh Abdul Abida has been selected as the key Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation Mayor candidate in this list. Party sources said that the candidates were finalized by considering the party's opinions and social equations at the field level. By announcing the candidates in advance, the TDP is acting strategically to give them enough time to campaign and to mobilize the party ranks at the field level. With these two lists, the TDP has announced its candidates for a total of 58 seats so far.

Complete list of confirmed candidates:

Municipal Corporation (1):
Machilipatnam: Sheikh Abdul Abida

Municipalities and Nagar Panchayats (21):
Akiveedu: Nilofar Sheikh
Bethancherla: I. Lokesh Goud
Chirala: Yericharla Honey Spandana 
Buchireddypalem: Dodla Vijayalakshmi
Don: Kotla Sujathamma 
Gutthi: Govindarajulu Tamil Selvi
Guntakal: Yashoda
Jangareddygudem: Rongala Anusha
Kadiri: Sheikh Sameera
Kalyanadurgam: Butna Lakshmi
Kondapalli: Kannekanti Amulya
Kovvur: Jonnalagadda Radharani
Naidupeta: Shakira
Nandigama: Shakamuri Vamsidhar
Nandikotkur: E.M. Saburunnisa
Narsipatnam: Chintakayala Padmavati
Proddaturu: Nandyala Raghavareddy
Venkatagiri: Donthu Sarada
Uyyuru: Chedurthipati Praveen Kumar
Yeleswaram: Yarlagadda Akshita 
Emmiganur: Machani Sunitha

It seems that women and youth have been given priority in this list. By announcing candidates for municipalities in various districts of the state, the party has sent signals that it is preparing for elections in all areas. The TDP high command hopes to finalize the candidates for the remaining seats soon and embark on a full-scale election campaign.