Reservations for 27 ZPTC seats, 27 MPP posts in Eluru

Eluru: Eluru District Collector and District Election Officer K Vetriselvi on Wednesday announced the finalisation of reservations for 27 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) seats and 27 Mandal Parishad President (MPP) posts in the district for the ensuing local body elections.

In a statement, she said the reservations had been notified in accordance with the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Act No 13 of 1994), and the orders issued by the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department through Government Order No 154 dated October 12.

Of the 27 ZPTC seats, four have been reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs), with two allotted to women and two to the general category. Six seats have been reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs), with three each for women and the general category. Of the three seats allocated to Backward Classes (BCs), one is reserved for a woman and two for the general category. The remaining 14 seats fall under the unreserved category, with seven allotted to women and seven to the general category. Overall, women have been allocated 13 seats and the general category 14.

For ZPTC seats, Velerupadu and Jeelugumilli have been reserved for ST women, while Buttayagudem and Chintalapudi have been allotted to the ST general category. Jangareddigudem, Kukunoor and T Narasapuram have been reserved for SC women, while Agiripalli, Chatrai and Pedapadu have been allocated to the SC general category. Nuzvid is reserved for BC women, while Denduluru and Eluru are allotted to the BC general category.

Among the unreserved ZPTC seats, Dwaraka Tirumala, Kamavarapukota, Lingapalem, Musunuru, Nidamarru, Pedavegi and Polavaram are reserved for women. Bhimadole, Kaikaluru, Kalidindi, Koyyalagudem, Mandavalli, Mudinepalli and Unguturu are allotted to the general category.

The reservation pattern for the 27 MPP posts is also divided into four ST seats, six SC seats, three BC seats and 14 unreserved seats, with 13 posts allotted to women and 14 to the general category.

Velerupadu and Jeelugumilli are reserved for ST women, while Buttayagudem and Kukunoor are allotted to the ST general category. Chintalapudi, Dwaraka Tirumala and Musunuru are reserved for SC women, while Kamavarapukota, Lingapalem and Pedavegi are allotted to the SC general category.

Kalidindi is reserved for BC women, while Kaikaluru and Mandavalli are allotted to the BC general category. Among the unreserved MPP posts, Polavaram, Bhimadole, Chatrai, Eluru, Koyyalagudem, Mudinepalli and Unguturu are reserved for women. Agiripalli, Denduluru, Jangareddigudem, Nidamarru, Nuzvid, Pedapadu and T Narasapuram are allotted to the general category.

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