TDP set to bag about 500 mandals

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD, JULY 22. The Telugu Desam is set to have its nominees as presidents of about 500 mandals and the Congress about 440 mandals, out of the 1,096 mandals in the State.

This is in line with the number of Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituencies they won in last week's elections which were marked by the Congress and the Telugu Desam entering into local adjustments here and there, contrary to the two parties' public stand. The crucial elections to 22 Zilla Parishads will take place on Monday.

In Pedakurupadu in Guntur district, where the Congress and the TDP tied for the president's post with six seats each, there was tension as one TDP-elected member was abducted and the TDP organised a big rasta roko.

Police fired in the air to disperse people staging a dharna. But later, the TDP and the Congress signed an agreement under which the TDP nominee is to be mandal president for the first two years and the Congress nominee to succeed him for the remaining three years of the term.

At Jukkal in Nizamabad district, the BJP gave its support to the Congress candidate to win. Out of 11 members, the Congress and the TRS won four seats each while the BJP and an Independent got one seat each.

Instead of the Congress taking TRS support, they obtained the support of the BJP and the Independent to win.

In Cuddapah, the Congress won 29 mandals compared to 18 by the TDP. In Porumamilla mandal, the TDP had seven compared to six by the Congress but the Congress candidate won with one TDP nominee supporting its candidature.

In Prakasam district, the Telugu Desam won 37 mandals compared to 19 by the Congress. In this district, there was a tie in four mandals but in lots, the TDP captured three mandals compared to one by the Congress.

In Krishna district, the TDP got 23 mandals and the Congress 26. In Guntur district, the TDP captured 28 mandals compared to 24 by the Congress and one bagged by Independent.

In West Godavari district, the TDP won 28 Mandals, Congress 13 and Independents 2. In this district, elections were postponed in three mandals.

In Khammam, the TDP won 15 mandals compared to 11 by the Congress, six by the CPI and seven by the CPI(M). In this district, the CPI (ML) New Democracy retained its hold on three mandals.

In Karimnagar, the TRS won 20 mandals, the Congress 16, TDP 10, Independents 5 and CPI 1. The BJP which secured 59 MPTCs in the district, failed to win in a single mandal.

In Nellore, the Telugu Desam won 12 mandals compared to 11 by the Congress, two by the CPI(M) and one by the BJP.

In Warangal district, the Congress won 18 Mandals, Telugu Desam 12, 11 by TRS and three independents. In this district, elections to six mandals were postponed.

In Ranga Reddy district, the Congress won 18 Mandals, the TDP 12, TRS 1 and CPI(M) 1.

In Chittoor district, out of 65 mandals, the TDP bagged 33 mandals compared to 29 by the Congress while elections to three mandals were postponed to Monday.

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