Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Mayor candidate Mukka Sravani filed her nomination at the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) office on Sunday amid a grand rally attended by senior party leaders.

MP M. Sribharat, Andhra Pradesh TDP president Palla Srinivasa Rao, MLAs Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu, P.G.V.R. Naidu, Ch. Vamsikrishna Srinivas, Visakhapatnam TDP president Ch. Pattabhiram and other senior leaders accompanied her.

Speaking to the media after filing her nomination, Ms Sravani thanked the party for giving her the opportunity. She said that being a resident of Visakhapatnam and having served as a corporator for the past five years, she is well aware of the civic issues in the corporation.

“Sanitation, drinking water, street-lighting and pollution will be my top priority,”, she said, adding that if voted to power, she would ensure the budget provided to the GVMC will be used carefully for public welfare.

MP Sribharat said that Dr. Sravani was selected consultations with alliance leaders, MLAs and constituency in-charges. She had served as a corporator since 2021 and earned the trust and support of the people through her work.

He also added that she had secured a significant majority in her ward, even when the alliance was in the opposition. He acknowledged the contributions of her father Mukka Mutyala Naidu to the party.

Highlighting Visakhapatnam’s growing industrial and economic importance, Mr. Sribharat emphasised the need for capable and accountable leadership to manage the GVMC, which has an annual budget of approximately ₹4,000 crore.