Warangal, Khammam get women Mayors, Deputy Mayors
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Hyderabad, May 7 : All major Municipal Corporations in Telangana now have women Mayors and Deputy Mayors as the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on Friday entrusted the key posts in Warangal and Khammam to women.
Women corporators of the TRS were unanimously elected as Mayors and Deputy Mayors of Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) and Khammam Municipal Corporation (KMC).
Former MP and TRS women wing President Gundu Sudha Rani was elected mayor of GWMC, the second biggest municipal corporation in the state after the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). Though the post was reserved for BC/general candidate, the TRS choose a woman leader as the mayor.
After Hyderabad, Warangal, Khammam to have women mayors
In addition to these two corporations, four municipalities will have women chairpersons.
By Sakina Fatima| Updated: 7th May 2021 6:13 pm IST
Hyderabad: Following GHMC’s route, the recently elected municipal corporations of Warangal and Khammam will also have women as mayors as per the reservation made for the posts this time.
Gadwal Vijayalakshmi was elected the Mayor of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in February. The civic body is reserved to have a woman mayor for another term too.
Following this Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) and Khammam Municipal Corporation (KMC) will also get women mayors.
Several firsts in the election process: SEC
Several newly-elected ward members of seven urban local bodies (ULBs) that went to elections recently took oath virtually on Friday during the special meetings convened to elect the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, as they were in home isolation after being COVID positive during the election process.
A total of 17 ward members out of the 248 elected to the seven ULBs – nine in Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation, three in Khammam Municipal Corporation, four in Atchampet Municipality and one in Kothur Municipality, were administered oath virtually through a video link by the authorities concerned.
TRS corporators elected mayors, deputy mayors of Warangal and Khammam
TRS had secured a majority in all the seven civic bodies and bagged the mayor, deputy mayor, chairperson, and deputy chairpersons.
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HYDERABAD: Former Rajya Sabha member Gundu Sudharani was elected as mayor of Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation, while Rizwana Shameem Masood was elected as Deputy Mayor.
Meanwhile, the corporator of 26th Division P Neeraja was elected as Mayor of Khammam Corporation. Fatima Zohra was elected as his deputy.
The results of two corporations and five municipalities were declared on May 3.
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