Telangana: Women mayors for GWMC, KMC
Hyderabad: Continuing with its practice of selecting women as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), women corporators from Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) were elected as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) and Khammam Municipal Corporation (KMC).
With the ruling party bagging a majority of seats in the civic polls to GWMC, KMC and five other municipalities’ on April 30, the party bagged the Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts of GWMC and KMC as also Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson posts of five municipalities – Siddipet, Jadcherla, Nakrekal, Atchampet and Kothur.
All the candidates were elected unanimously. Former Rajya Sabha member Gundu Sudha Rani, who won from Division-29, was elected as GWMC Mayor. Another corporator Rizwana Shameem, who was elected from Division-36, was elected as Deputy Mayor.
Ponukollu Neeraja, who won from Division-26, was elected as KMC Mayor while Shaik Fathima Zohara, who won from Division-37, was elected as Deputy Mayor.
In the five municipalities, the TRS selected three women – Kadavergu Manjula, Dorepalli Laxmi and B Lavanya for the Chairpersons’ post in Siddipet, Jadcherla and Kothur municipalities respectively. Rachakonda Srinivasu and Yedla Narasimha Goud were elected as Chairpersons for Nakrekal and Atchampet municipalities respectively.
Gundu Sudha Rani
To ensure the smooth election of Mayors, Deputy Mayors, Chairpersons and Deputy Chairpersons, the party appointed observers especially Ministers for each civic body. The nominees’ names for Mayors, Deputy Mayors, Chairpersons and Deputy Chairpersons were sent in a sealed cover.
Adhering to Covid-19 safety protocols, the State Election Commission (SEC) had made all arrangements for election of Mayors, Deputy Mayors, Chairpersons and Deputy Chairpersons. Necessary measures were taken to ensure that the seating capacity would not exceed 50 per cent.
Kadavergu Manjula
Physical distance was also ensured while making seating arrangements for the members. A nodal health officer was appointed in each municipality to ensure strict implementation of Covid protocols and a senior IAS officer was appointed to oversee the election process.
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