Gram Panchayat elections see high voter turnout

The Gram Panchayat elections in Suryapet, Nirmal, and the erstwhile Warangal district saw a high voter turnout.

In Suryapet, both men and women voted in almost equal numbers, with an overall turnout of 89.55%.

Some areas had even higher turnouts, like Chilkur with 91.99%.

In Nirmal, 60% of the votes were cast.

The elections in the erstwhile Warangal district were peaceful, with a total of 564 Sarpanch posts and 4,928 ward member posts.

Many of these posts were elected unanimously, while others were contested.

The voting and counting processes were smooth, with no untoward incidents reported.

The elections were conducted to choose local leaders for the Gram Panchayats.