Telangana govt finalises reservations for municipal elections

The state government on Sunday finalised reservations for the posts of chairpersons for 123 municipalities and mayors for 13 municipal corporations in the state keeping in view the notification for municipal polls scheduled to be released on January 7 by the State Election Commission.

The State Election Commission has already announced that the elections will be held for 120 municipalities and 10 municipal corporations.

While announcing the reservations at her office, Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration T K Sridevi said that of total 13 municipal corporations, seven mayors’ posts have been allocated for general category, four for BCs and one each for SCs and STs.

She said that though the population of SCs and STs was less, a minimum of one seat each was reserved as per norms.

She said that reservations were finalised for all mayoral posts despite elections not being conducted in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation and Khammam Municipal Corporation.

Among municipal chairpersons’ posts in 123 municipalities, Ms Sridevi said that four seats were reserved for STs, 17 for SCs, 40 for BCs and 62 were allocated to the general category and about 50 per cent of the seats have been reserved for women in all categories which will be selected through lottery system.

She said that the reservations were finalised based on the 2011 Census data.

Reservations for mayor posts in municipal corporations:

Open category (with four seats reserved for women through lottery):  Greater Hyderabad (elections not due now), Karimnagar, Khammam, Boduppal, Badangpet, Nizampet,



Peerzadiguda.

BC category: Greater Warangal, Nizamabad, Jawaharnagar, Bandlaguda.

SC category: Ramagundam

ST category: Meerpet

Reservations for chairpersons posts in municipalities:

Open category (31 seats reserved for women through lottery): Choppa-dandi, Medak, Peddapalli, Devarakonda, Gajwel, Zaheerabad, Vemulawada, Kothakota, Cherial, Dub-bak, Mothkur, Kothapally, Atmakur, Kamareddy, Tandur, Chennur, Dundigal, Jangaon, Nagarkurnool, Shamshabad, Husnabad, Yellandu, Achampet, Bho-othpur, Luxettipet, Jammikunta, Manthani, Huzurnagar, Huzurabad, Shankarpally, Kagaznagar, Vikarabad, Kalwakurthy, Shadnagar, Siddipet, Thukkuguda, Suryapet, Pocharam, Dhammaiguda, Adibatla, Kothagudem, Ghatkesar, Chityal, Adilabad, Medchal, Nandikonda, Ameenpur, Mahabubabad, Miryalaguda, Tellapur, Sattupalli, Kompally, Kod-ada, Nagaram, Turkayamjal, Thumkunta, Bolaram, Gundla Pochampally, Manikonda, Jalpally, Hal-iya, Nalgonda.

BC category: Sircilla, Narayanapet, Korutla, Sadashivpet, Chandur, Bheemgal, Armur, Kosgi, Narayankhed, Metpalli, AndolJogipet, Jagityal, Gadwal, Nirmal, Raikal, Yella-reddy, Mahbubnagar, San-gareddy, Bhainsa, Makthal, Parigi, Wanaparthy, Amarchinta, Pochampally, Sultanabad, Dharmapuri, Narsampet, Ramayampet, Choutuppal, Kodangal, Khanapur, Kollapur, Yadagirigutta, Thoopran, Mancherial, Bhanswada, Alair, Bhongir, Narsapur and Bodhan.

SC category:  Kythanap-ally, Bellampally, Madhira, Parkal, Ibrahimpatnam, Wyra, Ieeja, Pebbair, Nas-pur, Alampur, Neredcherla, Thorur, Waddepalle, Bhupalpally, Narsingi, Pedda Amberpet and Tirumalagiri.

ST category: Amangal, Wardhannapet, Dornakal, Maripeda.