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The oath-taking ceremony of newly elected sarpanch and ward members at Chennaraopet in Warangal district turned violent on Monday as Congress and BRS workers clashed over party songs played at the venue, leaving a few persons injured before police intervened.

BRS Working President KT Rama Rao felicitated newly elected sarpanches, deputy sarpanches and ward members at the party’s Bhongir district office. He congratulated grassroots leaders and thanked voters for continuing to support the party at the village level.

BRS sustained its dominance in the final phase of gram panchayat elections in erstwhile Adilabad district, with party-backed candidates winning 118 villages across four districts, consolidating its strong performance over all three phases of the polls

Authorities have completed arrangements for the third and final phase of gram panchayat elections in the erstwhile Adilabad district. Polling will be held across four districts, covering 446 gram panchayats and involving over five lakh voters

BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused Congress MLAs of treating constitutional entitlements to gram panchayats as charity. Addressing newly elected local body representatives, he alleged misuse of power, poor governance and failure in welfare schemes under the Congress government

In a rare political development in Jangaon district, a young woman was elected sarpanch while her father emerged as deputy sarpanch in Venkiryal gram panchayat during the second phase of gram panchayat elections, drawing attention across political circles

In a nail-biting contest during the second phase of gram panchayat elections, Vadlakonda Venkatesh won the sarpanch post in Ambalpur village of Shankarapatnam mandal, Karimnagar district, by a margin of just one vote.

KTR congratulated BRS-backed sarpanch and ward member winners in the first phase of gram panchayat polls and said the results showed growing public anger against the Congress government. He accused Chief Minister Revanth Reddy of failed governance and betrayal of rural Telangana

Khammam district recorded an impressive 90.08% turnout in the first phase gram panchayat polls, with several mandals crossing 90% voting. Kothagudem registered 71.79%, while Mahabubabad saw 86.69%. Counting was delayed in multiple mandals, and polling staff complained of lack of basic facilities

In Rajanna Sircilla, a deceased candidate was declared elected as Sarpanch after polling continued despite his death earlier this month. Cherla Murali, who died of a heart attack on December 5, secured over 700 votes. Authorities have put the election on hold

The first phase of gram panchayat elections in the erstwhile Medak district saw high voter turnout. Sangareddy, Siddipet and Medak recorded over 87 per cent polling, with several sarpanches elected unanimously, and results for ward members and sarpanches began arriving by evening

Around 2.41 lakh voters are set to cast their vote in the first phase gram panchayat elections in Khammam and Kothagudem districts. Election authorities have deployed staff, arranged ballot boxes and set up webcasting at sensitive polling stations to ensure smooth polling.

The first phase of gram panchayat elections begins in Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jagtial, and Rajanna-Sircilla districts on Tuesday. Authorities have deployed large police forces, imposed prohibitory orders, and arranged webcasting to ensure smooth polling and counting of votes.

Warangal Police have deployed over 2,000 personnel, including senior officers and special striking forces, for the first phase of gram panchayat elections. Intensive checks led to seizures of cash, liquor, gudumba and weapons, while over 2,200 individuals were bound over.

Over 56 lakh voters will participate across 4,236 panchayats, where more than 80,000 candidates are contesting. Counting begins at 2 pm the same day

In Khammam, sarpanch candidates Ravella Krishna Rao and Kondapalli Srinivas Rao have announced unique manifestos promising scholarships, free water, money for weddings, medical camps, and even addressing monkey menace. Villagers await their decision to get elected unanimously

Telangana Congress government extends party-based BC reservations, prioritising gram panchayat elections. Cabinet also approves Gig Workers Act, memorial initiatives for poet Ande Sri, and names SRSP Phase II after former minister Ramireddy Damodar Reddy. Local body polls follow HC directions.

"A clash erupted between workers of TDP and YSRCP in Mettavalasa village of Srikakulam allegedly over social media post related to recent local body polls," said Sub Inspector of Srikakulam Police, M Ahmad.

The election is being held in 12 mandals of Machilipatnam revenue division in Krishna district for 196 Sarpanch posts and 1,440 ward members.

District Judge MG Priyadarshini participated in 11th National Voters’ Day programme held in the collectorate auditorium here on Monday