As many 8,491 coal miners out of the total 9,127 votes utilised the franchise in Srirampur Area. A total of 4,515 miners cast votes as against the total 4,835 votes in Mandamarri, while 959 miners participated in voting out of the total 996 votes in Bellampalli Areas.
The Indian National Trade union Congress (INTUC), and All India Trade union of Congress (AITUC), Telangana Boggu Ghani Karmeeka Sangham and Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) and Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) are vying for getting the status of recognized trade union. They carried out a canvassing by meeting coal miners at underground mines and opencast projects till Monday.