The Telangana Backward Classes Commission has sought caste details of elected Sarpanches and Ward Members from the Panchayat Raj department. While most Heads of Department have submitted employee caste data, delays from Finance and Municipal Administration are holding up state-level analysis.
The BRS maintained a strong showing in the third phase of gram panchayat elections in erstwhile Adilabad district, winning 126 villages across four districts and consolidating its victories in a total of 224 villages over all phases.
The final phase of Gram Panchayat elections in the erstwhile Karimnagar district will be held on Wednesday, with polling scheduled from 7 am to 1 pm. Authorities have deployed additional police forces, imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS, and arranged webcasting and CCTV monitoring at sensitive stations.
Polling for the second phase of gram panchayat elections began across Telangana on Sunday for Sarpanch and ward member posts. While turnout was slow initially due to cold weather, officials expect participation to pick up during the day.
In the first phase of gram panchayat elections, 19 sarpanch candidates and 220 ward members were elected unanimously in Khammam, while Kothagudem saw 14 sarpanch and 336 ward members win without contest. The remaining posts will go to polls on December 11.
A total of 2,593 sarpanch nominations and thousands of ward member nominations were filed across 506 gram panchayats in the erstwhile Adilabad district. Several panchayats and wards, however, received no nominations, particularly in Mancherial, Utnoor, and Dasturabad mandals.
The nomination process for the first phase of gram panchayat elections commenced in Khammam and Kothagudem districts on Thursday. A total of 192 gram panchayats and 1,740 wards in Khammam, and 159 gram panchayats with 1,436 wards in Kothagudem, have been notified.
