Archive · 30 Nov 2025
Mallapur Set For Sarpanch Election After Seven Years
In Mallapur, a village in Telangana, sarpanch elections are happening again after seven years.
The last election in 2019 was cancelled because the two main candidates allegedly decided the winner by drawing lots, which is not allowed.
Since then, the village has been managed by special officers, but many problems like bad drainage and lack of proper cremation facilities have not been fixed.
In another village called Ashalapally, a woman named Kongara Mallamma is set to become sarpanch because she is the only Scheduled Caste woman voter there.
This is a rare situation, and all political parties are now focusing on her.
Sarpanch elections in Mallapur after a seven-year gap due to the 2019 election being cancelled.
The 2019 election was annulled due to alleged collusion and a chit system used to decide the winner.
Village has faced stagnation and governance issues under special-officer rule, including drainage problems and inadequate cremation facilities.
In Ashalapally, Kongara Mallamma is set to become sarpanch unanimously as the only SC woman voter.
Mallamma's unique situation has made her the center of a political tug-of-war.
- Who
- Villagers of Mallapur and Ashalapally
- What
- Sarpanch elections after a seven-year gap
- When
- Scheduled after the 2019 election was cancelled
- Where
- Mallapur in Jagtial district and Ashalapally in Warangal district, Telangana
- Why
- To revive development works and address governance issues
- Location
- Jagtial district, Telangana
- Population
- 8,000
- Previous Election Year
- 2019
- Current Election Status
- Scheduled
- Controversy
- Alleged collusion and chit system in 2019 election
- Village Issues
- Drainage problems, inadequate cremation facilities, lack of high-level bridge
- Special Officer Rule Duration
- Seven years
