# TDP set for Kamalapuram win as YSRCP skips race

> The Telugu Desam Party expects an easy victory in Kamalapuram Municipality elections after the YSR Congress Party filed no nominations, while violence mars the nomination deadline elsewhere in Kadapa district.
- Title: TDP set for Kamalapuram win as YSRCP skips race · The Hindu
- Summary: The Telugu Desam Party expects an easy victory in Kamalapuram Municipality elections after the YSR Congress Party filed no nominations, while violence mars…
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- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdp-hopeful-of-a-cakewalk-in-kamalapuram-municipality-as-ysrcp-stays-away-from-contest/article71600295.ece
- Author: A.D. Rangarajan
- Published: 2026-10-18T14:59:16+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: telugu desam party, ysr congress party, kamalapuram municipality, kadapa district, municipal elections, andhra pradesh, news, politics
## YSRCP files no nominations
The YSR Congress Party did not file a single nomination for Kamalapuram Municipality elections in Kadapa district as the deadline ended on Sunday.
## TDP expects easy victory
With only independents in the fray, TDP's chairperson candidate G. Swapna and councillor nominees were hopeful of a cakewalk in Kamalapuram Municipality.
## Why YSRCP stayed away
Kamalapuram MLA Putha Krishna Chaitanya Reddy said rivals found it unviable to focus energy and funds on the municipality, as it will come into TDP's fold.

> The rivals, perhaps, found it unviable to focus their energy and funds on the municipality, as it will any way come into our fold, thanks to the people's unwavering support.
## Violence elsewhere in district
Unlike Kamalapuram, the nomination deadline in Pulivendula and other places saw violent incidents. District police booked cases against sixty-three people, mostly YSRCP members.
## Senior leaders arrested
District police placed former Deputy Chief Minister S.B. Amzath Basha under house arrest in Kadapa and Member of Parliament Y.S. Avinash Reddy in Pulivendula.
## TDP leaders also detained
TDP Pulivendula in-charge B. Tech Ravi and party district president C. Bhupesh Reddy were also placed under house arrest on the nomination deadline.
## Amzath Basha denies wrongdoing
Former Deputy Chief Minister S.B. Amzath Basha accused ruling party leaders of assaulting YSRCP cadres with sticks and rods, and criticised police for remaining a mute spectator.
## Key takeaway

The YSR Congress Party filed no nominations for Kamalapuram Municipality elections, leaving the Telugu Desam Party's candidates facing only independent challengers and expecting an easy victory.