The Telangana government has announced dates for elections to 130 municipalities and municipal corporations in the state, along with reservations for women, SCs and STs in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). Of the 136 ULBs, five are for Scheduled Tribes (STs), 18 for Scheduled Castes (SCs), 44 for Backward Castes (BCs) and 69 for Unreserved categories. Among these, 120 municipalities and 10 municipal corporations will go to polls on January 22. Of the total 13 municipal corporations, elections are not due for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation(GHMC), Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) and Khammam Municipal Corporation. Among municipalities, Zaheerabad, Manuguru, Palwancha, Mandamarri, Nakrekal, Badepally and Siddipet are not going to polls. With the completion of the reservation process, the Telangana State Election Commission will issue the poll notification on January 7. The filing of nominations will begin on January 8 and conclude at 5 pm on January 10. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is January 14. Polling will be held on January 22, between 7 am and 5 pm. Counting of votes will begin at 8 am on January 25. Results will be declared on the same day. The Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) department on January 5 issued notification of Reservation of Offices of Mayors to Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, Backward Castes and Women. Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar also issued notification of Reservation of Offices of Chairpersons to Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, Backward Castes, and Women. Municipal Corporations Of the 13 municipal corporations, Mayors' posts in seven have been allocated to the general category, four for BCs and one each for SC, and STs. Office of Mayor reserved for ST category: Meerpet Municipal Corporation Office of Mayor reserved for SC category: Ramagundam Municipal Corporation Office of Mayor reserved for BC Category: Jawaharnagar Municipal Corporation (Women), Nizamabad Municipal Corporation (Women), Bandlaguda Jagir Municipal Corporation, Warangal Municipal Corporation Office of Mayor reserved for open category (among which 4 are to be reserved for women through lottery): Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (Women), Khammam Municipal Corporation (Women), Nizampet Municipal Corporation (Women), Badangpet Municipal Corporation (Women), Peerzadiguda Municipal Corporation, Boduppal Municipal Corporation, Karimnagar Municipal Corporation Municipalities Office of Chairperson reserved for ST Category: 1. Amangal 2. Dornakkal 3. Wardhannapet (Women) 4. Maripeda (Women) Office of Chairperson reserved for SC Category 1. Kyathanpally 2. Bellampally 3. Madhira (Women) 4. Parkal (Women) 5. Ibrahimpatnam 6. Wyra 7. Leeja 8. Pebbair (Women) 9. Naspur 10. Alampur (Women) 11. Neredcherla 12. Thorrur 13. Waddepalle (Women) 14. Bhupalpally (Women) 15. Narsingi 16. Pedda Amberpet (Women) 17. Tirumalgiri (Women) Office of Chairperson reserved for BC Category 1. Sircilla (Women) 2. Narayanapet (Women) 3. Korutla (Women) 4. Sadasivapet (Women) 5. Chandrur (Women) 6. Bheemgal (Women) 7. Armur (Women) 8. Kosgi (Women) 9. Narayankhed 10. Metpalli (Women) 11. Andol-Jogipet 12. Jagityal (Women) 13. Gadwal 14. Nirmal 15. Raikal 16. yellareddy 17. Mahabubnagar 18. Sangareddy (Women) 19. Bhainsa (Women) 20. Makthal (Women) 21. Parigi 22. Wanaparthy 23. Amarchinta 24. Pochampally (Women) 25. Sulthanabad (Women) 26. Dharmapuri (Women) 27. Narsampet (Women) 28. Ramayanpet 29. Choutuppal 30. Kodangal 31. Khanapur 32. Kollapur (Women) 33. Yadagirigutta (Women) 34. Thoopran 35. Mancherial 36. Banswada 37. Alair 38. Bhongir 39. Narsapur 40. Bodhan (Women) Offices of Chairperson reserved for General category 1. Choppandandi (Women) 2. Medak 3. Peddapalli (Women) 4. Devarkonda 5. Gajwel 6. Zaheerabad 7. Vemulavada (Women) 8. Kothakota (Women) 9. Cherial (Women) 10. Dubbaka (Women) 11. Mothkur (Women) 12. Kothapally 13. Atmakur (Women) 14. Kamareddy (Women) 15. Tandur (Women) 16. Chennur (Women) 17. Dundigal (Women) 18. Jangaon (Women) 19. Nagarkurnool (Women) 20. Shamshabad (Women) 21. Husnabad (Women) 22. Yellundu 23. Atchampet 24. Bhoothpur 25. Luxettipet 26. Jammikunta 27. Manthani (Women) 28. Huzurnagar (Women) 29. Huzurabad (Women) 30. Shankarpally (Women) 31. Kagaznagar 32. Vikarabad (Women) 33. Kalwakurthy 34. Shadnagar 35. Siddipet (Women) 36. Thukkuguda 37. Suryapet (Women) 38. Pocharam 39. Dhammaiguda 40. Adibatla 41. Kothagudem (Women) 42. Ghatkesar (Women) 43. Chityal 44. Adilabad 45. Medchal (Women) 46. Nandikonda (Women) 47. Ameenpur 48. Mahabubabad 49. Miryalguda 50. Tellapur (Women) 51. Sattupalli 52. Kompally 53. Kodada (Women) 54. Nagaram 55. Turkayamjal (Women) 56. Thumkunta 57. Bollaram 58. Gundlapochampally (Women) 59. Manikonda 60. Jaipally 61. Haliya 62. Nalgonda Hyderabad to get a woman mayor The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, which is due for elections after February 2021, will have a woman mayor. Before this, the city has seen three women mayors. The last was Banda Karthika Reddy of the Congress, who became the Mayor in December 2009. She continued in Office till January 2012. Rani Kumudini Devi, daughter of former Deputy Prime Minister of Hyderabad State, Pingle Venaktaramana Reddy, was elected the Mayor of the erstwhile Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH) in 1962. She passed away in August 2009 at the age of 98. Another Congress veteran, Sarojini Pulla Reddy, was Mayor of the MCH in 1965 and continued for a year. She held ministerial portfolios of Municipal Administration, Health and Women and Child Welfare in the Cabinets of Bhavanam Venkatram, T Anjaiah and Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy. She passed away in February 2013, at the age of 90. The today's Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) was formed on April 16, 2007, by merging 12 municipalities and eight gram panchayats with the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad(MCH).
