Women rule the roost in corporations, municipalities
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GWMC and KMC Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts occupied by women for the first time
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Punukollu Neeraja and Fathima Johra celebrate after being elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Khammam Municipal Corporation on Friday. (R) Kadavergu Manjula being greeted by Minister Harish Rao after being elected chairperson of Siddipet municipality .
GWMC and KMC Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts occupied by women for the first time
Women walked away with top positions of the municipal corporations and municipalities for which the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) finalised its candidates after winning majority seats in the elections conducted recently.
TRS Grabs Siddipet Municipality With Huge Majority May 04, 2021, 11:10 IST
It was a landslide victory for the ruling TRS party in the Siddipet Municipality elections. The party won 36 of the 43 wards and is assured of winning the chairperson’s post.
The TRS rebels won five wards, while the BJP and AIMIM won one ward each. The Congress did not get a single seat.
Just an hour after TRS rebel candidate Mohammad Riyazuddhin s victory, he joined TRS in the presence of Finance Minister T Harish Rao. He won from the 20th ward.
Kothapally Radha of BJP won the 17th ward, while Mohammad Abdul Nazeer of AIMIM won the 29th ward. TRS rebels emerged victorious in the 20th, 35th, 36th, 42nd, and 43rd wards. The remaining 36 wards were won by TRS candidates.