The third and final phase of gram panchayat elections across Adilabad, Mancherial, Nirmal and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts concluded peacefully with an impressive overall turnout of 84.66 per cent. A total of 575 candidates contested for sarpanch posts and over 8,000 for ward member positions.
The final phase of gram panchayat elections in the erstwhile Karimnagar district concluded peacefully on Wednesday, with voters braving cold weather to cast their ballots. Karimnagar district registered the highest turnout at 86.42 per cent, followed closely by Peddapalli at 85.66 per cent.
In Dharur village of Jagtial urban mandal, three members of the same family were elected as ward members in the second phase of gram panchayat elections. The family thanked voters for their support and pledged to work towards resolving civic issues and improving local amenities.
In a tragic incident during panchayat elections in Rangareddy district, Palle Latha (42), a candidate from Masaniguda under Shankarpally mandal, collapsed while campaigning and was declared dead on arrival at hospital. Despite her death, she won the ward member election by 30 votes against her rival candidate.
A newly elected gram panchayat ward member has been accused of killing her husband in Mominpet, Vikarabad district. Police say the man was strangled at home on Friday night, and the woman has been taken into custody.
Sangareddy: In a tragic incident, a woman member of Grama Panchayat died when the tractor-trolley of Grama Panchayat veered off the road and fell on her. The victim was identified as Zubeda Begum (62), a ward member of Khambampally village in Munipally Mandal. Begum was proceeding towards her agriculture field on Thursday morning when the […]
