Archive · 5 Dec 2025
Villages Protest ST Quota Errors
In two villages, Vanjarapalli in Warangal and Perooru in Nalgonda, there's a problem with local elections.
The villages have no people from the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community, but the government still reserved some important seats for ST candidates.
Because of this, no one applied for these seats, and the villagers are upset.
In Vanjarapalli, they tried to tell the officials and even went to the High Court.
The villagers say this mistake happened because the officials are using old data from before 2011.
The same thing happened in 2019 in Vanjarapalli, but the elections didn't take place then either because no one applied.
Meanwhile, a Congress minister is campaigning in another village, saying that voting for Congress-backed candidates will ensure better development for the village.
He criticized the previous government for not doing enough for rural areas.
Vanjarapalli and Perooru villages have no ST population, but authorities reserved the sarpanch post and ward member seats for ST category.
No candidates filed nominations for the reserved seats by the deadline, causing the elections to be stalled in both villages.
Villagers in Vanjarapalli raised objections with officials and approached the High Court, which referred the case to a Division Bench for further examination.
The issue stems from administrative decisions using outdated combined population data from before 2011, when the villages were merged with other areas.
Congress minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy campaigned in another village, urging voters to elect Congress-backed candidates for better village development.
- Who
- Residents of Vanjarapalli and Perooru villages, authorities, High Court, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy (Congress)
- What
- Protest against incorrect ST quota reservation for local body elections; Campaign for Congress-backed candidates
- When
- During the ongoing local body elections, with a pending High Court case for Vanjarapalli
- Where
- Vanjarapalli village, Sangem mandal, Warangal district; Perooru gram panchayat, Anumula mandal, Nalgonda district
- Why
- Villages have no ST population, but seats were reserved for ST category due to administrative error; Congress claims voting for their candidates will ensure village development
Congress
BRS
Government Performance
Congress
Congress government has issued new ration cards, sanctioned Indiramma houses, and provided free bus travel for women, benefiting rural communities.
BRS
BRS government allegedly did little for rural communities, issued poor-quality Bathukamma saris, and diluted housing schemes.
- Location 1
- Vanjarapalli village, Sangem mandal, Warangal district
- Location 2
- Perooru gram panchayat, Anumula mandal, Nalgonda district
- Population 1
- 530 residents, 373 voters in Vanjarapalli
- Population 2
- 792 voters in Perooru (20 OCs, 665 BCs, 105 SCs, 0 STs)
- Reserved Seats
- Sarpanch post and three ward member seats in Vanjarapalli; Sarpanch post and four ward member seats in Perooru
- ST Population
- 0 in both Vanjarapalli and Perooru
- Nomination Deadline
- Passed with no candidates for reserved seats in both villages
- Court Action
- High Court case pending with Division Bench for Vanjarapalli
- Previous Incident
- Same error occurred in 2019 in Vanjarapalli
- Communities in Villages
- BC and SC communities in both villages
